# Install

## Install docker & docker compose 

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[cac-cong-cu-can-thiet](https://docs.mewcrypto.com/newbie/cac-cong-cu-can-thiet)
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## Clone the repository against the testnet branch.

```
git clone https://github.com/PowerLoom/deploy.git --single-branch powerloom_testnet_5_pairs --branch testnet_5_pairs && cd powerloom_testnet_5_pairs
```

## Copy `env.example` to `.env`

```
cp env.example .env
```

## Edit the .env file

```
nano .env
```

Ensure the following required variables are filled:

* SOURCE\_RPC\_URL: The URL for Ethereum RPC (Local node/Infura/Alchemy) service.
* SIGNER\_ACCOUNT\_ADDRESS: The address of the signer account. This is your whitelisted address on testnet - please file a ticket if you need a new burner wallet registered.
* SIGNER\_ACCOUNT\_PRIVATE\_KEY: The private key corresponding to the signer account address.

## Create SystemD

```
sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/powerloom.service > /dev/null <<EOF
[Unit]
Description=Powerloom snapshot
After=network-online.target

[Service]
User=$USER
WorkingDirectory=$HOME
ExecStart=$HOME/powerloom_testnet_5_pairs/build.sh
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=5
LimitNOFILE=65535

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF
```

```
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable powerloom.service
```

## Start service

```
sudo systemctl start powerloom.service && journalctl -u powerloom -f
```

## Stop service

```
sudo systemctl stop powerloom.service && journalctl -u powerloom -f
```

## Check logs

```
docker ps
```

if all the necessary docker containers are up and running. You should see an output against:

```
# docker ps

CONTAINER ID   IMAGE                                  COMMAND                  CREATED       STATUS                 PORTS                                                                                                                                                 NAMES
bfa1abe2b8aa   powerloom-pooler-frontend              "sh -c 'sh snapshott…"   2 hours ago   Up 2 hours (healthy)   0.0.0.0:3000->3000/tcp, :::3000->3000/tcp                                                                                                             deploy-pooler-frontend-1
852f3445f11c   powerloom-pooler                       "bash -c 'sh init_pr…"   2 hours ago   Up 2 hours (healthy)   0.0.0.0:8002->8002/tcp, :::8002->8002/tcp, 0.0.0.0:8555->8555/tcp, :::8555->8555/tcp                                                                  deploy-pooler-1
ee652fda8513   powerloom-audit-protocol               "bash -c 'sh init_pr…"   2 hours ago   Up 2 hours (healthy)   0.0.0.0:9000->9000/tcp, :::9000->9000/tcp, 0.0.0.0:9002->9002/tcp, :::9002->9002/tcp                                                                  deploy-audit-protocol-1
5547fb5c1ab4   ipfs/kubo:release                      "/sbin/tini -- /usr/…"   2 hours ago   Up 2 hours (healthy)   4001/tcp, 8080-8081/tcp, 4001/udp, 0.0.0.0:5001->5001/tcp, :::5001->5001/tcp                                                                          deploy-ipfs-1
999de5864a1b   rabbitmq:3-management                  "docker-entrypoint.s…"   2 hours ago   Up 2 hours (healthy)   4369/tcp, 5671/tcp, 0.0.0.0:5672->5672/tcp, :::5672->5672/tcp, 15671/tcp, 15691-15692/tcp, 25672/tcp, 0.0.0.0:15672->15672/tcp, :::15672->15672/tcp   deploy-rabbitmq-1
2c14926d7cfd   redis                                  "docker-entrypoint.s…"   2 hours ago   Up 2 hours (healthy)   0.0.0.0:6379->6379/tcp, :::6379->6379/tcp                                                                                                             deploy-redis-1
```