# Installation

## Prerequisite

**Update system and install dependencies**

```
sudo apt -q update
sudo apt -qy install curl git jq lz4
sudo apt -qy upgrade
```

**Clone Installation** 

```
git clone https://github.com/cortensor/installer
cd installer
```

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**Install Docker (located on installer folder)**

```
#For Ubuntu 22.04
./install-docker-ubuntu.sh


#For Debian 9
./install-docker-debian.sh

```

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**Install IPFS (located on installer folder)**

```
./install-ipfs-linux.sh

```

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**Install Cortensord (located on installer folder)**

```
./install-linux.sh

#this command will generate new user "deploy"
```

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**Copy installer folder to deploy home**

```
cd ~/
cp -Rf ./installer /home/deploy/installer
chown -R deploy.deploy /home/deploy/installer
```

#### Switch to user "deploy" and Verify the installation

```
sudo su deploy
cd ~/

ls -al /usr/local/bin/cortensord
ls -al $HOME/.cortensor/bin/cortensord
ls -al /etc/systemd/system/cortensor.service
ls -al $HOME/.cortensor/bin/start-cortensor.sh
ls -al $HOME/.cortensor/bin/stop-cortensor.sh
docker version
ipfs version

Note : If the output similiar this and no error found your installation is success
```

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