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How to install and run BPX full node on Windows

  1. Download the Execution Client and Beacon Client latest releases EXE installers.

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2. Go to your Downloads folder. There should be two installers there. Run the execution client installer first.

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3. Different warnings may appear depending on the Windows version. In such cases, select "More info", "Run anyway" and "Yes".

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4. Accept the license. Go through all installer steps by clicking "Next" and "Install". When the installation process is finished, close the installer.

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5. A shortcut to BPX Execution Client will appear in the Start Menu. Run it.

Never launch the Execution Client in any other way, especially by double-clicking the "bpx-geth.exe" file from C:\Program Files. This will switch the synchronization mode which cannot be reverted other way than deleting all files. BPX Execution Client requires additional command-line parameters which are already configured in the Start Menu shortcut. If you are an advanced user, you can run the execution client by this command:

bpx-geth.exe --syncmode full --http --authrpc.addr localhost --authrpc.port 8551 --authrpc.vhosts localhost

but never just bpx-geth.exe without any arguments.

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6. Allow the windows firewall to open the execution client port. Execution client will start. You should see its console window

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7. Now run the Beacon Client installer. Confirm pop-up warnings as before.

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8. Accept the license, go through the next installation steps.

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9. When the installation is finished, click the "Get Started" button.

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10. As after installing the Execution Client, agree to open the port.

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11. Beacon Client GUI will launch. Select node mode.

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12. At this point, both clients will start synchronizing with the network. This may take many hours or days.

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13. After the synchronization is finished, your full node is ready to work.

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