How to run a Monero full node on Ubuntu 16

How To Start

We must install bitmonerod daemon software that ships with the Monero tree. It is a console program, and manages the blockchain. While a bitcoin wallet manages both an account and the blockchain, Monero separates these: bitmonerod handles the blockchain, and simplewallet handles the account.
This guide assumes you have already set up your VPS account and are using SSH to tunnel into the server console.

Linux, 64-bit (Ubuntu)

Make sure that port 18080 is open

bitmonerod uses this port to communicate with other nodes on the Monero network.
Example if using ufw: sudo ufw allow 18080 Example if using iptables: sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 18080 -j ACCEPT

Download the current Monero Core binaries

wget https://downloads.getmonero.org/linux64

Make a directory and extract the files.

mkdir bitmonero
tar -xjvf linux64 -C bitmonero

Launch the daemon

cd bitmonero
./bitmonerod

Options:

Show list of all options and settings:

./bitmonerod --help

Launch the daemon as a background process:

./bitmonerod --detach

Monitor the output of bitmonerod if running as daemon:

tail -f .bitmonero/bitmonero.log