# WASP installation notes

## Prerequisites
VPS with Ubuntu 18.04
GoShimmer node (verify and apply [GoShimmer Docker Changes](#GoShimmer-Docker-installation-changes))

## Installation

Install Go version 1.16.8 (WASP does not build with Go 1.14 in Ubuntu)
`sudo snap install go --classic`

## Clone and build WASP
`git clone https://github.com/iotaledger/wasp.git`

### Switch to develop branch

cd wasp
git fetch origin develop
git checkout develop

### Build WASP with rocksdb tags
`go build -tags rocksdb`

### Build WASP-cli
`go build -tags rocksdb ./tools/wasp-cli`

## Start WASP

### Create an empty directory for the node and copy the necessary files

cd ..
mkdir wasp-node
cd wasp-node
cp ../wasp/wasp .
cp ../wasp/config.json .
cp ../wasp/wasp-cli .

### Edit WASP configuration
`nano config.json`

#### Change the Dashboard password

  },
  "dashboard": {
    "auth": {
      "scheme": "basic",
      "username": "wasp",
      "password": "PUT A STRONG PASSWORD HERE"
    },

#### Change the address of the GoShimmer node

  },
  "nodeconn": {
    "address": "YOURGOSHIMMERIP:5000"
  },

#### Run WASP
`./wasp`

## GoShimmer Docker installation changes

### Add the TXStream plugin port

    ports:
    [...]
      # TXStream plugin
      - "0.0.0.0:5000:5000/tcp"
    [...]

### Enable the TXStream plugin

[...]
--node.enablePlugins=remotelog,networkdelay,spammer,prometheus,txstream
[...]

## Connect WASP nodes with each other

### Set up WASP-cli

`wasp-cli init`