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Prerequisites

You MUST have a GPU to run an Infera Node.
Minimum requirements for the node are 16GB RAM and 8GB VRAM. A node will run with less RAM, but will get significantly less or no jobs.

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Installation

1

Install and Run Ollama

Ollama is required to run an Infera Node.You can download it from Ollama’s official website.
2

Install the Infera Lite browser extension

  1. Open the Chrome Browser (if you do not have Chrome installed, download it here)
  2. Go to the Infera Lite extension on the Chrome Web Store.
  3. Click “Add to your Chrome” to install the extension in your browser.
3

Open your terminal

Open the Terminal application on your Linux system. You can usually find it in your applications menu or by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T.
4

Download the installation script

Copy paste the following commands in your command line and press enter to install your Infera node. The first command removes previous installations of infera if they are present.For M series chip
curl -sSL http://downloads.infera.org/infera-apple-m.sh | bash
echo "alias init-infera='~/infera'" >> ~/.zshrc && source ~/.zshrc
5

Running an Infera Node

After installing, run the following command to start your node:
init-infera
6

Verify that your Infera Node is running

If your node is running correctly, your terminal will display a message like this:
7

Connect to your node

Click on the Infera Lite extension in Chrome while your node is running to monitor your node.If your node is running, the extension should automatically detect your node.Go to the Infera Lite Guide to learn more about how you can use the extension to monitor your node.
8

Link the Node

If this is your first time, you may see a message saying
ERROR: node verification failed
This is because you must link your node to your Infera Account. Linking your node to your account is neccessary to withdraw tokens earned from completing jobs on the network.To link your node, follow the Link Node to Account. This must be done once for every node you run.If you have already linked your node, it should just start up and you will see messages in terminal counting uptime. That means your node is running!If your node gets a job, you will see a message saying Starting job in terminal.

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Updating Infera

To update the Infera Node on your computer, enter the following command into your Terminal to remove and replace the depricated version of Infera. Apple M series 
rm -rf ~/infera
curl -sSL http://downloads.infera.org/infera-apple-m.sh | bash
If you are experiencing trouble updating your Node, it may help to reboot your PC after running the rm -rf ~/infera command

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Uninstalling Infera

To delete infera from your computer, enter the following command into your Terminal. 
rm -rf ~/infera

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Troubleshooting

  • If the installation script fails, ensure your internet connection is active.
  • Make sure you have the latest version of Ollama running before starting the Infera node.
  • Make sure your computer has a GPU
  • If having issues with updating Infera, try rebooting your PC after running rm -rf ~/infera command
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