Step-by-step guide for starting multiple masternodes on a Microsoft Windows(3 masternodes in this example)

Requirements

• RenosCoin wallet running on your local computer with at least 30000 RenosCoin coins for every masternode
• White static IP with open ports for masternodes

Step 1: Preparing Masternodes

1. Choose the place where you will hold you masternodes dirs (you need 1,5Gb free space for every masternode).
2. Create folder "RNSMN1" there.
3. Copy file "RenosCoin-qt.exe" in folder "DPMN1".
4. Create in folder "RNSMN1" new folder "data".
5. Copy file "blk0001.dat" and folder "txleveldb" in created folder "data".
6. Rename "RenosCoin-qt.exe" to the "rns-mn1.exe".
7. Press Win+R and type "cmd" and press Enter.
8. Now type there:
   echo start rns-mn1.exe -datadir=./data > %homepath%/Desktop/startmn1.cmd
9. Move the file "startmn1.cmd" from Desktop to the "RNSMN1" folder.
10. Repeat the process from step 2 for each masternode you want to created, with changing mn1 to mn2, mn3.
11. Run startmn1.cmd, startmn2.cmd and startmn3.cmd, wait for complete loading wallets and complete syncing with blockchain.
12. Now you can exit from each running masternode wallets

Step 2: Prepairing Controller Wallet

1. Open your main wallet where you have your coins.
2. Go to Receive tab.
3. Press button "New address" and enter "Masternode 1" in Label (do not check "Stealth address").
4. Send to this address exactly 25000 DPs.
5. Wait for 1 confirmation of transaction and go to the Debug console.
6. Run command "masternode genkey" and write down generated key (this is your masternode private key).
7. Run command "masternode outputs" and write down hexnumbers (this is your masternode tx) and digit after ":" (this is tx index).
8. Go to Masternodes tab and switch to the "My Masternodes".
9. Press button "Create".
10. Enter "Alias" - "MN1" (do not use spaces and special charatcers).
11. Enter "Address" - "YOUREXTERNALIP:PORT" (your external white ip and port for masternode).
12. Enter "Privkey" - masternode private key you generated with "masternode genkey".
13. Enter "TxHash" - masternode tx from "masternode outputs" command.
14. Enter "Output Index" - tx index from "masternode outputs" command.
15. Now you can press "Ok".
16. Repeat process from step 2 for MN2 and MN3. With renaming MN1 to MN2 and MN3 and changing port.
17. Press "Update" and you will see all three masternodes in list with status "Not in the masternode list."

Step 3: Configuring your Masternodes

1. Go to "RNSMN1/data" folder.
2. Open "RenosCoin.conf" in Notepad.
3. Type there:
   port=PORT
masternode=1
masternodeaddr=IP:PORT
masternodeprivkey=PRIVKEY
4. Replace PORT with port for your Masternode 1, IP:PORT with your external white ip and the same port for you Masternode 1.
5. Replace PRIVKEY with masternode private key you generated with "masternode genkey" in controller wallet for Masternode 1.
6. Save it and repeat process for Masternode 2 and Masternode 3.

Step 4 : Starting masternodes

1. Now you can start all your masternodes with "startmn1.cmd", "startmn2.cmd" and "startmn3.cmd".
2. Go to controller wallet, check that your coins in Masternode 1, 2 and 3 addresses have at least 15 confirmations.
3. Go to Masternodes tab and switch to the "My Masternodes".
4. Press "Start All".

Step-by-step guide to setup a masternode in a Linux VPS

Requirements

• RenosCoin wallet running in your local computer with at least 25000 DPs.
• The software Putty to connect and send commands through SSH.
• The software WinSCP to see your VPS's folders, it will ease the configuration.
• A VPS running a Linux distribution.

Step 1: Compiling the RenosCoin wallet on your VPS

1. Connect to your VPS with the Putty.
2. Download the wallet to be compilled, with the commands below. Remember the folder where the RenosCoin will be stored.
   sudo apt-get install git
git clone https://github.com/cpozzer/RenosCoin

3. Install the dependencies:
   sudo apt-get -y update && sudo apt-get -y install build-essential libssl-dev libdb++-dev libboost-all-dev libcrypto++-dev libqrencode-dev libminiupnpc-dev libgmp-dev libgmp3-dev autoconf autogen automake libtool
4. Access your RenosCoin folder and run the following command:
   cd src
sudo make -f makefile.unix


• Your VPS will start compiling the wallet. This operation can take more than 1 hour on a Raspberry PI so be patient. If your VPS lacks of RAM to compile, follow this guide to add memory using a Swap file.
  https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-add-swap-space-on-ubuntu-16-04
• After finished, you should see a new file named "RenosCoind" in your RenosCoin/src folder.

Step 2: Starting and Configuring the wallet

• Start the wallet typing the following command in the src folder:
  ./RenosCoind -daemon
• Your should get "RenosCoin server starting". When you start the wallet for the first time a new folder is created with the chain, the conf file and so in. This folder is located in the same repository as the RenosCoin one. For example if your RenosCoin folder path is /home/RenosCoin , then the new folder path is /home/.renoscoin (sometimes its located in the /root folder). You won't see it in WinSCP so you need to make hidden folders visible by clicking on the small icon at the bottom right of WinSCP.
• Now you need to configure your wallet, first we need to close the wallet and edit the conf file:
  ./RenosCoind stop
cd ~/.renoscoin
sudo nano renoscoin.conf

• The file should look like this:
  rpcuser=Random_string
rpcpassword=Longer_random_string
rpcallowip=127.0.0.1
listen=1
server=1
daemon=1
staking=0

• Save the file, restart the wallet and wait it to get fully synced.
  cd ..
cd RenosCoin/src
./RenosCoind

• You can check the progress of the syncronization of the wallet by typing this command:
  ./renosd getmininginfo

In this guide, we will show how to configure your masternodes to be controlled remotely with a cold wallet, since it's easier and safer.

• Open your Windows wallet, go into the console and type:
  masternode genkey
• Copy the result in a file. This is your masternode private key. You will need to use this string later.
• Create a new address to receive your 30000 RNS, typing:
  getaccountaddress mn01
• Send exactly 30000 RNS to the address you just created and wait for 10 confirmations. You have to close the wallet now. It will be reopen later.
• Now you need to edit the renoscoin.conf of your local wallet. For Windows users the file is located in C:\Users\your_name\AppData\Roaming\renoscoin To see this folder you need to make hidden folders visible. If you do not have the renoscoin.conf file in your folder, create a txt file name "RenosCoin.txt" then change the extension to renoscoin.conf. We need to edit this file, just copy:
  rpcuser=SomeRandomString
rpcpassword=EvenLongerRandomString
rpcallowip=127.0.0.1
listen=1
server=1
daemon=1
staking=0
logtimestamps=1

• You will need to edit the digital.conf on your VPS again. Before, the wallets needs to be closed and fresh (no transactions). Just type:
  ./renosd stop
• Open the RenosCoin.conf in your VPS, located in the .dprice folder. Fill the file as below:
  rpcuser=SomeRandomString
rpcpassword=EvenLongerRandomString
rpcallowip=127.0.0.1
listen=1
server=1
daemon=1
staking=0
logtimestamps=1
port=9999
masternode=1
masternodeaddr=XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:9999
masternodeprivkey=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
This one must be exactly the same as the RenosCoin.conf of your local wallet.
  port: Select an open port, I recommend you to use 9999
  masternodeaddr: You have to put your VPS ip and the port.
  masternodeprivkey: It's the string you got from the "masternode genkey" command before.
  
• Save the file. In the same folder, delete your wallet.dat (if it's an empty wallet there is no problem, else backup it then delete), the txlvldb folder and the blk00001.dat using WinSCP.
• Keep WinSCP open, we gonna copy some files. Go back to your Windows dprice folder where you edited the first RenosCoin.conf and drag the txlvldb folder and the blk00001.dat file to your .dprice VPS folder. It will take 3-4 minutes to copy. When its done, we can start again the VPS wallet. If your RenosCoin folder path is /home/RenosCoin then:
  cd /home/RenosCoin/src
./renosd

• Open your local wallet again. Go to the Debug console and type:
  masternode outputs
• A string will be printed, something like that : "aa7c6c173f7b691e5a070a37aeazd23557636ad1b4b43680ace39d522e1d4493" "1" . The first part is your transaction hash, the "1" is the index. Save them to be used next.
• Now we gonna create the masternode.conf file. In your wallet, click on the "Masternodes" tab, you will see the list of active masternodes. Click on My masternodes and on Create. A box appears:
  Alias : The name of your masternode, type mn01.
  Address : The IP and the port you used in your VPS conf file, use the same.
  Privkey : Your masternode privkey from the "masternode genkey" command.
  TxHash : The first part of the "masternode outputs" command, in our example it's aa7c6c173f7b691e5a070a37aeazd23557636ad1b4b43680ace39d522e1d4493
  OutputIndex : The last number, in our example it's 1.
  
• Click Ok and wait few seconds. A new entry is created, its your masternode. It should say that your masternode is not on the list. To start it, unlock the wallet, press start and you are done!