Node Wallet Backup

Files Backed Up

Zend

Nodetracker

Create and Execute Backup Script - Perform upon completion of node setup, or anytime after generating new Z addresses

1. Log into your node using your RSA key auth

2. Set the $FQDN environment variable - you will need to type this command and change <FQDN> to the Fully-Qualified Domain Name of your node

   FQDN=<FQDN>

3. Stop zend and the tracker if you're using monit and PM2

   sudo monit stop zend && pm2 stop 0

4. Stop zend and the tracker if you're using systemd

   sudo systemctl stop zend zentracker

5. Remove '#' from the line: '#7z a tor.7z ~/.zen/onion_private_key', if using tor

   cat <<EOF > ~/backup.sh #!/bin/bash #Create a temp Directory mkdir ~/.temp && cd ~/.temp #Archive zend file(s) 7z a wallet.7z ~/.zen/wallet.dat #7z a tor.7z ~/.zen/onion_private_key #Archive nodetracker config file 7z a config.7z ~/nodetracker/config/config.json cd ~/ 7z a -p backup.$FQDN.7z ~/.temp #Erase Temporary Files rm -rf ~/.temp EOF

6.  Make the backup script executable

   chmod u+x ~/backup.sh

7. Install 7zip

   sudo apt install p7zip-full -y

8. Run the backup script and create and confirm a password when prompted

   ~/backup.sh

9. Start zend and the tracker if you're using monit and PM2

   sudo monit start zend && pm2 start 0

10. Start zend and the tracker if you're using systemd

    sudo systemctl start zend zentracker

11. Check the sha256 hash of the backup file and re-check the hash after transferring to your local machine

    sha256sum backup.$FQDN.7z

File Transfer Section

1. Launch Terminal

   1. CMD + Space, search 'Terminal' and press <Enter>

2. Enter the following to SCP the backup file into your home directory
   
   

   1. Replace <USER> with your username

   2. Replace <FQDN> with your fully qualified domain name
      
      
      

   scp <USER>@<FQDN>:backup.<FQDN>.7z ~/

3. The "backup.<FQDN>.7z" file is located in "/Users/<USER>/"

4. Check the sha256 hash of the backup file and verify it is the same as on the node

   shasum -a 256 ~/backup.<FQDN>.7z

5. Store the file to a secure location, such as an encrypted thumb drive

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1. Launch Terminal

2. Enter the following to SCP the backup file into your home directory
   
   

   1. Replace <USER> with your username

   2. Replace <FQDN> with your fully qualified domain name
      
      
      

   scp <USER>@<FQDN>:backup.<FQDN>.7z ~/

3. The "backup.<FQDN>.7z" file is located in "/Users/<USER>/"

4. Check the sha256 hash of the backup file and verify it is the same as on the node

   sha256sum ~/backup.<FQDN>.7z

5. Store the file to a secure location, such as an encrypted thumb drive

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1. Launch WinSCP

   1. WinSCP can be downloaded here

   2. Accept importing PuTTY config, this will also grab your key files for increased security

2. Select your node from the list and click login and enter your information

3. In the right window pane, select the file named "backup.<FQDN>.7z"

4. Click download, select a location and click OK

5. Check the sha256 hash of the backup file and verify it is the same as on the node

   1. Use QuickHash to verify the sha256 hash

6. Store the file to a secure location, such as an encrypted thumb drive

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