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Main => Technical Support => Topic started by: FuLl on September 13, 2014, 09:39:48 pm
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Hi,
I've been talking in another thread about how to set up a delegate node amongst other things, on a VPS running linux. During that conversation it came up that it might be possible to run a delegate node in Windows. The thread is located here for those interested in having a look:
https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?topic=8644.0
This is a good thing for me, since I already paid a fee to create my primary BitSharesX account as a delegate account. If I were to have to create a new account to be a delegate & run on the linux box, I will have wasted my money on that delegate fee for my primary account.
Apparently a BitSharesX client is distributed along with the main BitSharesX GUI, as detailed in the following screenshot:
You can't manage the wallet from your windows machine.
Hm, I think I did at one point... (Am I wrong???)
Not sure, but I think liondani was even running a delegate under win. at one point.
Yea, I might be incorrect about some of this stuff. I know there were issues that dacsunlimited made a post about in regards to having 2 wallets with same key + delegates. One would have to not be producing blocks. This might be readily possible, but for a newbie asking how to do it, I think the answer would be "no you can't". There is just no reason to do this. Have a delegate account and have your personal account.
The code to run a delegate under windows exists just like it does under linux, but I am not sure the CLI version is even distributed for Windows. So that means you'd need to compile it since the GUI client is strongly recommended against when running a delegate.
If Windows CLI is distributed by dacsunlimited, then I suppose there would be no reason to not run a delegate under windows. I'd need to dig around the install directory and see....
It is there: bitshares_client.exe
(http://i.imgur.com/gbWw43Z.png)
I'm starting this thread as a means to a) determine how to run a delegate node in Windows, & b) to server as a reference for other newbies such as myself to learn how to do so themselves.
So to all those who know more about this than I do right now, please reply with answers that will help people run a delegate node in Windows.
Thanks.
Kindest Regards,
-F
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1. You still must be
selected elected as delegate.
2. While, maybe possible, running it under windows is not recommended, as far as I know