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This page will be updated with the most commonly used scripts to help simplify node maintenance

Upgrade Script
Tor ScriptBackup Script
Restore Script

Description

Command

Upgrade Script

1

Download and install latest system and security updates

Update the packages

Remove old files

The following block of text is meant to be copied and pasted in its entirety

Code Block
cat <<EOF > ~/upgrade

_script

.sh
#!/bin/bash
sudo apt-get

-y

update
sudo apt-get -y dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get -y autoremove
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get autoclean
EOF

Code Block
chmod u+x ~/upgrade

_script

.sh

Code Block
sudo ~/upgrade

_script

.sh

Tor Script - ONLY USE IF USING TOR

2

Update the torrc file to make tor work with the

zen

zend daemon

Some tor repo updates make changes to the torrc file, this script is intended to repair the tor service for zend
You will need to restart the zend client after running the script for changes to take affect, see System Maintenance for commands

The following block of text is meant to be copied and pasted in its entirety

Code Block
cat <<EOF > ~/tor

_script

.sh
#!/bin/bash
sudo sed -i 's/#ControlPort 9051/ControlPort 9051/g' /etc/tor/torrc
sudo sed -i 's/#CookieAuthentication 1/CookieAuthentication 1/g' /etc/tor/torrc
sudo su -c "echo 'CookieAuthFileGroupReadable 1' >> /etc/tor/torrc"
sudo su -c "echo 'LongLivedPorts 9033' >> /etc/tor/torrc"
sudo systemctl restart tor.service
EOF

Code Block
chmod u+x ~/tor

_script

.sh

Code Block
sudo

~/tor_script.shBackup Script3

Replace <FQDN> with your fully-qualified domain name, remove '#' from '#7z a tor.7z ~/.zen/onion_private_key' if using tor

More detail can be found here: Secure Node Backup

Code Block
FQDN=<FQDN>

The following block of text is meant to be copied and pasted in its entirety

Code Block

cat <<EOF > ~/backup_script.sh
#!/bin/bash
#Create a temp Directory
mkdir ~/.temp
cd ~/.temp
#Archive Zend Files
7z a zen.conf.7z ~/.zen/zen.conf
7z a wallet.7z ~/.zen/wallet.dat
#7z a tor.7z ~/.zen/onion_private_key
#Archive Secure Node Tracker Config Files
7z a secnodetracker.7z ~/zencash/secnodetracker/config
#Archive Script Files
7z a scripts.7z ~/*.sh -xr!acme.sh
#Create Encrypted Archive of Backup Files
cd
7z a -p backup.$FQDN.7z ~/.temp
#Erase Temporary Files
rm -rf ~/.temp
cd
EOF

Code Block
chmod u+x ~/backup_script.sh

Code Block
~/backup_script.sh

Restore Script4

Replace <FQDN> with your fully qualified domain name, remove '#' from '#7z x tor.7z -ozen' and '#cp /home/$USER/.temp/zen/onion_private_key /home/$USER/.zen/' if using tor

More detail can be found here: Secure Node Restore

Code Block
FQDN=<FQDN>

The following block of text is meant to be copied and pasted in its entirety

Code Blockcat <<EOF

>

~/

restore_script.sh #!/bin/bash #Create a temp Directory mkdir ~/.temp cd ~/.temp #Extract Encrypted Archive of Backup Files 7z x backup.$FQDN.7z #Extract Zend Files 7z x zen.conf.7z -ozen 7z x wallet.7z -ozen #7z x

tor

.7z -ozen #Extract Secure Node Tracker Config 7z x secnodetracker.7z -osecnodetracker #Extract Script Files 7z x scripts

7z -oscripts #Erase .7z Files rm *.7z #Make needed directories mkdir /home/$USER/zencash/secnodetracker/config/ #Copy needed files cp /home/$USER/.temp/secnodetracker/config/* /home/$USER/zencash/secnodetracker/config/ #cp /home/$USER/.temp/zen/onion_private_key /home/$USER/.zen/ cp /home/$USER/.temp/zen/wallet.dat /home/$USER/.zen/ cp /home/$USER/.temp/zen/zen.conf /home/$USER/.zen/ cp /home/$USER/.temp/scripts/*.

sh

/home/$USER/ #Erase Temporary Files rm -rf ~/.temp cd EOF

Code Block
chmod u+x ~/restore_script.sh

code

~/restore_script.sh

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