VPS Setup Guide (Ubuntu)

We chose Contabo.com as VPS Provider because they fit our needs at a very competitive price point. Setting up a VPS with a running Ubuntu OS on Contabo.com is very easy and fast. (Note that we don’t get any commission for this article, if you want to support us feel free to collect the article as NFT)

On Contabo.com select the cheapest VPS option, the specs are completely sufficient for our needs. Depending on your country of residence, the monthly price will vary, VAT is still added on checkout.

-Select your term length 1 month, so you are the most flexible

-Select your preferred region

-200GB SSD storage is our preferred choice

-Select Ubuntu 20.04 as Operating System

-Set a strong password (save it with a password manager)

-Keep the default Networking and Add-Ons settings

Fill in your personal details in the next window (you can use random data, just use an real email)

Checkout with Paypal or Card, for the first term you will have to pay a small setup fee on top.

Login on https://my.contabo.com/account/login with the previously set password, on your Control panel click on “Your services” and copy the IP address assigned to your VPS.

Download Putty SSH client from https://www.putty.org - no install is needed, just launch putty.exe

Paste the IP Address into the field “Host Name” and click on “Open”, congrats you’re now connected to your Virtual Private Server. Login as root and the previously set password.

TOR exit node Setup Guide

Install the TOR exit node via an automated install command, just copy the command below and paste into putty by right-clicking and then hit Enter.

curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Onion-DAO/tornode/main/setup.sh — output oniondao.setup.sh && sudo bash oniondao.setup.sh $HOME && rm oniondao.setup.sh

Follow the on-screen instructions. You will have to provide your Ethereum address or ENS to receive the POAPs, an Email, Nickname, Twitter (optional) and bandwidth limit for your VPS.