Übersicht

• Download PirateCash core from GitHub, Prepare wallet
• Exchange to PirateCash, transfer to your wallet, then pay yourself EXACTLY 10 000 PIRATE
• Create a Linux Droplet
• Connect to Droplet via PuTTY for Windows/Terminal for Mac
• Edit masternode configuration file's

Wallet vorbereiten

1. Unzip PirateCash Core file to the location of your choice. You will run the wallet from this location.
2. Encrypt your wallet: Settings -> Encrypt Wallet. Choose a password. Write it down. Restart your wallet.

   

3. Backup Wallet: File -> Backup Wallet
4. Click Window -> Console to open the console. Type the following command into the console to generate a new PirateCash address for the collateral: getnewaddress MN1

   getnewaddress MN1

5. To send 10,000 PIRATE to this address via @piratecash_bot, you need to go to the 💵 Balance → PirateCash → 📤 Withdraw️ menu or execute the command /withdraw_pirate.

   

Create a Linux droplet on DigitalOcean

1. Register for an account, create new “droplet” – Digital Ocean’s term
2. Ubuntu 26.04 (LTS) auswählen
3. Select 2 GB/1vCPU – sufficient and only $12/month
4. Select any datacenter region you like. Create!
5. Write down your droplet IP address
6. Check your email for initial VPS root password
7. Access VPS via PuTTY – this will allow you to copy and paste commands to your VPS. The web console will not. Mac users can use Terminal. Launchpad -> Search -> Terminal -> Type: ssh root@IP

   ssh root@SERVER_IP

8. P2P: 63636/tcp

   ufw allow 63636/tcp
   ufw enable

9. Create a Swap File:

   fallocate -l 1G /swapfile
   chmod 600 /swapfile
   mkswap /swapfile
   swapon /swapfile
   echo "/swapfile none swap sw 0 0" >> /etc/fstab

Automatische Einrichtung aus dem masternode-Repository

Nach dem Erzeugen des BLS-Schlüssels ist der einfachste Weg zur Konfiguration der Node das Skript aus unserem masternode-Repository.

1. Kaufen Sie 10.001 PIRATE, zum Beispiel auf PancakeSwap.
2. Wenn Sie bereits Token haben, tauschen Sie diese über @piratecash_bot in native PIRATE-Coins.
3. Starten Sie einen Server bei einem Hosting-Anbieter, zum Beispiel über diesen Hosting-Link.
4. Greifen Sie per SSH auf den Server zu.
5. Klonen Sie das Repository: https://github.com/piratecash/masternode.

   git clone https://github.com/piratecash/masternode.git
   cd masternode

6. Erzeugen Sie in PirateCash einen BLS-Schlüssel mit bls generate. Tragen Sie den Wert secret in masternodeblsprivkey=xxx in /home/pirate/.piratecore/piratecash.conf innerhalb von Docker oder in /opt/node/piratecash/piratecash.conf auf dem Host-System ein.
7. Führen Sie ./install_masternode.sh für die automatische Einrichtung aus.

   ./install_masternode.sh

8. Starten Sie Docker neu.
9. Aktivieren Sie die Masternode über PirateCash Core und fahren Sie danach mit den Aktivierungsschritten unten fort.

Masternode configuration file setup

Zweite Option: manuelle Einrichtung. Diese Methode ist komplexer; verwenden Sie sie nur, wenn Sie das automatische Setup-Skript nicht nutzen möchten.

rpcuser=RPC_USER
rpcpassword=RPC_PASSWORD
corsarpcuser=CORSA_RPC_USER
corsarpcpassword=CORSA_RPC_PASSWORD
corsarpcport=46464
rpcallowip=127.0.0.1
server=1
rest=1
listen=1
txindex=1
listenonion=0
daemon=1
maxconnections=700
masternodeblsprivkey=BLS_SECRET_KEY
externalip=SERVER_IP

wget https://github.com/piratecash/corsa/releases/download/v1.0.62/corsa-linux-amd64.tar.bz2tar -xjf corsa-linux-amd64.tar.bz2
nohup env \
CORSA_LISTEN_ADDRESS=:64646 \
CORSA_BOOTSTRAP_PEERS=65.108.204.190:64646 \
CORSA_RPC_HOST=127.0.0.1 \
CORSA_RPC_PORT=46464 \
CORSA_RPC_USERNAME=CORSA_RPC_USER \
CORSA_RPC_PASSWORD=CORSA_RPC_PASSWORD \
./corsa-node > corsa-node.log 2>&1 &

./piratecashd

ProRegTx

1. After the transaction is completed, various keys related to the transaction need to be extracted for later inclusion in a configuration file and registration transaction. This registration transaction serves as proof, recording the configuration on the blockchain and ensuring the masternode’s inclusion in the deterministic list. Please execute masternode outputs

   masternode outputs

   

2. Prepare a ProRegTx transaction
   First, we need to get a new, unused address from the wallet to serve as the owner key address (ownerKeyAddr). This is not the same as the collateral address holding 10,000 PIRATE. Generate a new address as follows:
   getnewaddress owner_key

   getnewaddress owner_key

3. This address can also be used as the voting key address (votingKeyAddr). Alternatively, you can specify an address provided to you by your chosen voting delegate, or simply generate a new voting key address as follows:
   getnewaddress voting_key

   getnewaddress voting_key

4. Then either generate or choose an existing address to receive the owner’s masternode payouts (payoutAddress). It is also possible to use an address external to the wallet:
   getnewaddress masternode_payouts

   getnewaddress masternode_payouts

   

5. You can also you need to generate and fund another address as the transaction fee source(feeSourceAddress). If you selected an external payout address, you must specify a fee source address:
   getnewaddress pay_fees

   getnewaddress pay_fees

6. We will now prepare an unsigned ProRegTx special transaction using the protxregister_prepare command. This command has the following syntax
   
   protx register_prepare collateralHash collateralIndex ipAndPort ownerKeyAddr operatorPubKey votingKeyAddr operatorReward payoutAddress feeSourceAddress
   
   Open a text editor such as notepad to prepare this command. Replace each argument to the command as follows:
   collateralHash: The txid of the 10,000 PIRATE collateral funding transaction
   collateralIndex: The output index of the 10,000 PIRATE funding transaction
   ipAndPort: Masternode IP address and port, in the format x.x.x.x:63636
   ownerKeyAddr: The new PirateCash address generated above for the owner/voting address
   operatorPubKey: The BLS public key generated above (or provided by your hosting service)
   votingKeyAddr: The new PirateCash address generated above, or the address of a delegate, used for proposal voting
   operatorReward: The percentage of the block reward allocated to the operator as payment
   payoutAddress: A new or existing PirateCash address to receive the owner’s masternode rewards
   feeSourceAddress: Address used to fund ProTx fee. payoutAddress will be used if not specified.

   protx register_prepare COLLATERAL_TX_HASH COLLATERAL_OUTPUT_INDEX SERVER_IP:63636 OWNER_ADDRESS OPERATOR_PUBLIC_KEY VOTING_ADDRESS 0 PAYOUT_ADDRESS FEE_SOURCE_ADDRESS

   

7. Sign the ProRegTx transaction
   We will now sign the content of the signMessage field using the private key for the collateral address as specified in collateralAddress. Note that no internet connection is required for this step, meaning that the wallet can remain disconnected from the internet in cold storage to sign the message. In this example we will again use PirateCash Core, but it is equally possible to use the signing function of a hardware wallet. The command takes the following syntax:
   signmessage collateralAddress signMessage

   signmessage COLLATERAL_ADDRESS SIGN_MESSAGE

   

8. Submit the signed message
   We will now submit the ProRegTx special transaction to the blockchain to register the masternode. This command must be sent from a PirateCash Core wallet holding a balance on either the feeSourceAddress or payoutAddress, since a standard transaction fee is involved. The command takes the following syntax:
   
   protx register_submit tx sig
   
   tx: The serialized transaction previously returned in the tx output field from the protx register_prepare command
   sig: The message signed with the collateral key from the signmessage command

   protx register_submit PREPARED_TX SIGNATURE

   

9. Your masternode is now registered and will appear on the Deterministic Masternode List after the transaction is mined to a block.