(Ubuntu 16.04) This guide will assist you in setting up an Aegeus Masternode on a Linux Server running Ubuntu (use at your own risk).

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1 AEGEUS Aegeus Masternode VPS Setup Guide (Ubuntu 16.04) This guide will assist you in setting up an Aegeus Masternode on a Linux Server running Ubuntu (use at your own risk). If you require further assistance contact the support Discord V2.0 September 2018

2 Requirements 1. 5,000 Aegeus coins. 2. A Vultr VPS running Linux Ubuntu A Windows local wallet. 4. An SSH client such as Bitvise. Contents Section A: Creating the VPS within Vultr. Section B: Downloading and installing Bitvise. Section C: Connecting to the VPS and installing the MN script via Bitvise. Section D: Preparing the local wallet. Section E: Ensuring VPS blocks have synced. Section F: Connecting & Starting the masternode.

3 Section A: Creating the VPS within Vultr Step 1: Register at Vultr. Step 2: After you have added funds to your account go here to create your Server. Step 3: Choose a server location (preferably somewhere close to you).

4 Step 4: Choose a server type: Ubuntu Step 5: Choose a server size: $5/mo will be fine.

5 Step 6: Set a Server Hostname & Label (name it whatever you want). Step 7: Click "Deploy now.

6 Section B: Downloading and installing Bitvise Step 1: Download Bitvise here. Step 2: Select the correct installer depending upon your operating system. Then follow the install instructions.

7 Section C: Connecting to the VPS & installing the MN script via Bitvise Step 1: Copy your VPS IP (you can find this by going to the server tab within Vultr and clicking on your server).

8 Step 2: Open the Bitvise application and fill in the "Hostname" box with the IP of your VPS. Step 3: Copy the root password from the Vultr server page.

9 Step 4: Type "root" as the login/username. Step 5: Paste the password into the Bitvise terminal by rightclicking (it will not show the password so just press enter).

10 Step 6: Once you have clicked open it will open a security alert (click yes). Please make sure you are logged in as a root user as shown in the picture below. Step 7: Paste the bash script into the Bitvise terminal. bash <(curl Step 8: Press Enter and your screen will look like the image below. Step 9: Sit back and wait for the install (do not press any buttons or type anything into your VPS while you are waiting!).

11 Step 10: When prompted to enter your Masternode Gen Key - press Enter.

12 Step 11: You will now see all of the relevant information for your server. Keep this terminal open as we will need the info for the wallet setup.

13 Section D: Preparing the local wallet Step 1: Download and install the Aegeus wallet here. Step 2: Send EXACLY 5,000 Aegeus to a receive address within your wallet. Step 3: Create a text document to temporarily store information that you will need. Step 4: Go to the debug console within the wallet. Step 5: Type the command below and press enter. Step 6: Copy the long key (this is your transaction ID) and the 0 or 1 at the end (this is your output index). Paste these into the text document you created earlier as you will need them in the next step.

14 Section E: Ensuring VPS blocks have synced Step 1: In your VPS type aegeus-cli getinfo and press enter to see what block the VPS is on. Step 2: Wait for your VPS blocks to sync up to the correct block (compare to the block count in your wallet). Step 3: Once your VPS is on the same block as your wallet you can proceed to section F.

15 Section F: Connecting & starting the masternode Step 1: Go to the tools tab within the wallet and click Open Masternode Configuration File. OR, this file can also be found in the Aegeus wallet folder as masternode - open this file in notepad.

16 Step 2: Enter your information in this format [alias] [IP:port] [masternodeprivkey] [collateral_output_txid] [collateral_output_index]. For Alias, type something like "MN01" (don't use spaces). The IP:port is the IP address which can be found in the Bitvise terminal that you still have open or your Vultr account. The masternodeprivkey is your masternode Gen Key (this is also in the Bitvise terminal that you have open). The collateral_output_txid is the transaction ID (the long key that you copied to the text file in section D). The collateral_output_index is the 0 or 1 that you copied to your text file. Example - Click "File Save. Step 3: Close the wallet and then reopen wallet. Click on the Masternodes tab. Click Start MISSING in the masternodes tab. Step 4: Check the status of your masternode within the VPS by using this command: aegeus-cli masternode status *You should see status 4 or 9. If you do, congratulations! You have now setup a masternode. If you do not, please contact support and they will assist you.