Setup Remote Server
Provides machine specs and commands for installing Docker, docker‑compose, and Solana CLI on Ubuntu.
Machine Specs
4 cores, 8GB RAM, 1TB storage, 8MBit/sec network bandwidth
E.g. AWS c5a.2xlarge, Ubuntu, x86_64, EBS 1 TB GP3
Add Docker's official GPG key
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ca-certificates curl
sudo install -m 0755 -d /etc/apt/keyrings
sudo curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc
sudo chmod a+r /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc
Add the repository to Apt sources:
echo \
"deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu \
$(. /etc/os-release && echo "$VERSION_CODENAME") stable" | \
sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin
# Not needed but just to check if docker is working
sudo docker run hello-world
Install docker-compose
sudo snap install docker
sudo apt install docker-compose
Update Permissions
sudo groupadd docker
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
sudo chown root:docker /var/run/docker.sock
sudo chmod 660 /var/run/docker.sock
logout
Install Solana
sh -c "$(curl -sSfL https://release.solana.com/v1.18.18/install)"
export PATH="/home/ubuntu/.local/share/solana/install/active_release/bin:$PATH"
Open the EC2 Ports below
HTTP: 80
HTTPS: 443
Block Explorer: 1000
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