The IOTA Full Node Installer (IRI)

Welcome to IRI-playbook full node installer!

NOTE: Please consider switching to Hornet-playbook <https://github.com/nuriel77/hornet-playbook>

To install your node go to Getting Started Quickly.

Watch this video on how simple it is to install a node using the IRI playbook! (credits to discord user TangleAid)

This Installer Includes

• Fully automated installation
• Configuration of firewall and security
• All services running in Docker containers
• Automatically configure the java memory limits based on your system’s RAM
• IOTA Peer Manager to manage neighbors
• iric, a menu-driven utility to help manage the node
• Serve IOTA Peer Manager and Graphs password protected via HTTPS (secure)
• IRI metrics and graphs, created by Chris Holliday’s IOTA Exporter.
• IOTA Caddy PoW middleware, thanks to Luca Moser https://github.com/luca-moser/iotacaddy/blob/master/IOTA.md.

Please star the playbook’s repository on github: iri-playbook

• Introduction
• Overview
• Getting Started Quickly
  • Run the Installer!
• The Requirements
  • Virtual Private Server
  • Operating System
  • Accessing the VPS
• Installation
• Post Installation
  • Enabling Multiple Loadbalancers
  • Controlling IRI
  • Controlling IOTA Peer Manager
  • Checking Ports
  • Checking IRI Full Node Status
  • Connecting to IOTA Peer Manager
  • Adding or Removing Neighbors
  • Install IOTA Python libs
• Full Node Remote Access
  • 1. Exposing IRI Port Externally
  • 2. Tunneling IRI API for Wallet Connection
  • Peer Manager Behind WebServer with Password
  • Limiting Remote Commands
• Files and Locations
• Maintenance
  • Upgrade IRI
  • Upgrade IOTA Monitoring
  • Check Database Size
  • Check Logs
  • Replace Database
• Docker
  • Docker Installation
  • Services Management
  • Docker Network
  • Service’s Configurations and Data Directories
  • Docker Images
• Load Balancer
  • Overview
  • Configuration Options
  • Quick Installation Example for Multiple Nodes
• Security Hardening
  • SSH Key Access
  • Disabling Password Authentication
  • Disabling SSH Root Access
  • Using Alternative SSH Port
• Fullnode IRI Configuration Utility
• Troubleshooting
  • Upload Logs to Pastebin
  • How to Handle Git Conflicts
  • HTTP Error 401 Unauthorized When Running Playbook
  • Error Starting or Restarting IRI
  • Fix Nginx
• FAQ
  • How to override playbook variables
  • How to tell if my node is synced
  • How do I tell if I am syncing with my neighbors
  • Where to get the latest milestone index from
  • Why is latestSolidSubtangleMilestoneIndex always behind latestMilestoneIndex
  • How to get my node swap less
  • Where can I get a fully synced database to help kick start my node
• Uninstall
• Command Glossary
  • Check IRI’s node status
  • Add neighbors
  • Remove neighbors
  • Check iri and iota-pm ports listening
  • Check all ports on the node
  • Opening a port in the firewall
  • Checking memory usage per application
  • Checking system load and memory usage
• Appendix
  • Using Fully Qualified Domain Name for my server
  • Configuring my server with HTTPS
  • Reverse Proxy for IRI API (wallet)
  • Sending Alert Notifications
  • Configuring Multiple Nodes for Ansible
  • Using Nano to Edit Files
  • Running IRI API Port Behind HAProxy
  • Installation Options
  • Upgrade IRI and Remove Existing Database
  • Upgrade IRI and Keep Existing Database
• Disclaimer
• Donations