monero Installation Guide Installation Guide

monero is a free and open-source privacy coin node. Monero provides private, secure, untraceable cryptocurrency node

Hardware Requirements:

CPU: 2+ cores

RAM: 4GB minimum

Storage: 100GB+ for chain

Network: P2P protocol

Operating System:

Linux: Any modern distribution (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, Fedora, Arch, Alpine, openSUSE)

macOS: 10.14+ (Mojave or newer)

Windows: Windows Server 2016+ or Windows 10

FreeBSD: 11.0+

Network Requirements:

Port 18080 (default monero port)

RPC on 18081

Dependencies:

See official documentation for specific requirements

System Access: root or sudo privileges required

This guide supports installation on:

RHEL 8/9 and derivatives (CentOS Stream, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux)

Debian 11/12

Ubuntu 20.04/22.04/24.04 LTS

Arch Linux (rolling release)

Alpine Linux 3.18+

openSUSE Leap 15.5+ / Tumbleweed

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15+

macOS 12+ (Monterey and later)

FreeBSD 13+

Windows 10/11/Server 2019+ (where applicable)

bash

# Install EPEL repository if needed
sudo dnf install -y epel-release

# Install monero
sudo dnf install -y monero

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now monero

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=18080/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
monero --version

bash

# Update package index
sudo apt update

# Install monero
sudo apt install -y monero

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now monero

# Configure firewall
sudo ufw allow 18080

# Verify installation
monero --version

bash

# Install monero
sudo pacman -S monero

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now monero

# Verify installation
monero --version

bash

# Install monero
apk add --no-cache monero

# Enable and start service
rc-update add monero default
rc-service monero start

# Verify installation
monero --version

bash

# Install monero
sudo zypper install -y monero

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now monero

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=18080/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
monero --version

bash

# Using Homebrew
brew install monero

# Start service
brew services start monero

# Verify installation
monero --version

bash

# Using pkg
pkg install monero

# Enable in rc.conf
echo 'monero_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service monero start

# Verify installation
monero --version

bash

# Using Chocolatey
choco install monero

# Or using Scoop
scoop install monero

# Verify installation
monero --version

bash

# Create configuration directory
sudo mkdir -p /etc/monero

# Set up basic configuration
# See official documentation for detailed configuration options

# Test configuration
monero --version

bash

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable monero

# Start service
sudo systemctl start monero

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop monero

# Restart service
sudo systemctl restart monero

# Check status
sudo systemctl status monero

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u monero -f

bash

# Enable service
rc-update add monero default

# Start service
rc-service monero start

# Stop service
rc-service monero stop

# Restart service
rc-service monero restart

# Check status
rc-service monero status

bash

# Enable in /etc/rc.conf
echo 'monero_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service monero start

# Stop service
service monero stop

# Restart service
service monero restart

# Check status
service monero status

bash

# Using Homebrew services
brew services start monero
brew services stop monero
brew services restart monero

# Check status
brew services list | grep monero

powershell

# Start service
net start monero

# Stop service
net stop monero

# Using PowerShell
Start-Service monero
Stop-Service monero
Restart-Service monero

# Check status
Get-Service monero

See the official documentation for advanced configuration options.

nginx

upstream monero_backend {
    server 127.0.0.1:18080;
}

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name monero.example.com;
    return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
}

server {
    listen 443 ssl http2;
    server_name monero.example.com;

    ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/monero.example.com.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/private/monero.example.com.key;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://monero_backend;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
}

apache

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName monero.example.com
    Redirect permanent / https://monero.example.com/
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerName monero.example.com
    
    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/monero.example.com.crt
    SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/monero.example.com.key
    
    ProxyRequests Off
    ProxyPreserveHost On
    
    ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:18080/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:18080/
</VirtualHost>

haproxy

frontend monero_frontend
    bind *:80
    bind *:443 ssl crt /etc/ssl/certs/monero.pem
    redirect scheme https if !{ ssl_fc }
    default_backend monero_backend

backend monero_backend
    balance roundrobin
    server monero1 127.0.0.1:18080 check

bash

# Set appropriate permissions
sudo chown -R monero:monero /etc/monero
sudo chmod 750 /etc/monero

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=18080/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Enable SELinux policies (if applicable)
sudo setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect on

See official documentation for database configuration requirements.

bash

# Basic system tuning
echo 'net.core.somaxconn = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
echo 'net.ipv4.tcp_max_syn_backlog = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
sudo sysctl -p

bash

# Check service status
sudo systemctl status monero

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u monero -f

# Monitor resource usage
top -p $(pgrep monero)

bash

#!/bin/bash
# Basic backup script
BACKUP_DIR="/backup/monero"
DATE=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)

mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
tar -czf "$BACKUP_DIR/monero-backup-$DATE.tar.gz" /etc/monero /var/lib/monero

echo "Backup completed: $BACKUP_DIR/monero-backup-$DATE.tar.gz"

bash

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop monero

# Restore from backup
tar -xzf /backup/monero/monero-backup-*.tar.gz -C /

# Start service
sudo systemctl start monero

1. Service won't start:

bash

# Check logs
sudo journalctl -u monero -n 100
sudo tail -f /var/log/monero/monero.log

# Check configuration
monero --version

# Check permissions
ls -la /etc/monero

2. Connection issues:

bash

# Check if service is listening
sudo ss -tlnp | grep 18080

# Test connectivity
telnet localhost 18080

# Check firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --list-all

3. Performance issues:

bash

# Check resource usage
top -p $(pgrep monero)

# Check disk I/O
iotop -p $(pgrep monero)

# Check connections
ss -an | grep 18080

yaml

version: '3.8'
services:
  monero:
    image: monero:latest
    ports:
      - "18080:18080"
    volumes:
      - ./config:/etc/monero
      - ./data:/var/lib/monero
    restart: unless-stopped

Maintenance

bash

# RHEL/CentOS/Rocky/AlmaLinux
sudo dnf update monero

# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade monero

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -Syu monero

# Alpine Linux
apk update && apk upgrade monero

# openSUSE
sudo zypper update monero

# FreeBSD
pkg update && pkg upgrade monero

# Always backup before updates
tar -czf /backup/monero-pre-update-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz /etc/monero

# Restart after updates
sudo systemctl restart monero

Regular Maintenance

bash

# Log rotation
sudo logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.d/monero

# Clean old logs
find /var/log/monero -name "*.log" -mtime +30 -delete

# Check disk usage
du -sh /var/lib/monero

Official Documentation: https://docs.monero.org/

GitHub Repository: https://github.com/monero/monero

Community Forum: https://forum.monero.org/

Best Practices Guide: https://docs.monero.org/best-practices

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Note: This guide is part of the HowToMgr collection. Always refer to official documentation for the most up-to-date information.

1. Prerequisites

2. Supported Operating Systems

3. Installation

RHEL/CentOS/Rocky Linux/AlmaLinux

Debian/Ubuntu

Arch Linux

Alpine Linux

openSUSE/SLES

macOS

FreeBSD

Windows

Initial Configuration

Basic Configuration

5. Service Management

systemd (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, openSUSE)

OpenRC (Alpine Linux)

rc.d (FreeBSD)

launchd (macOS)

Windows Service Manager

Advanced Configuration

Reverse Proxy Setup

nginx Configuration

Apache Configuration

HAProxy Configuration

Security Configuration

Basic Security Setup

Database Setup

Performance Optimization

System Tuning

Monitoring

Basic Monitoring

9. Backup and Restore

Backup Script

Restore Procedure

6. Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Integration Examples

Docker Compose Example

Maintenance

Update Procedures

Regular Maintenance

Additional Resources

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