🚀 Nexus Testnet III — Prover Setup Guide

A step-by-step guide to install and run the Nexus Prover on your server.

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📦 Requirements

• Ubuntu/Debian-based system
• Git, curl, and build tools
• Node ID (from Nexus Dashboard)

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🛠️ Step-by-Step Installation

✅ 1. Update System

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

✅ 2. Install Dependencies

sudo apt install screen curl build-essential pkg-config libssl-dev git-all -y
sudo apt install protobuf-compiler -y
sudo apt update

✅ 3. Install Rust

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh

🔹 Follow the prompts to complete the Rust installation.
🔹 Then run:

source $HOME/.cargo/env

✅ 4. Add RISC-V Target

rustup target add riscv32i-unknown-none-elf

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🚀 Run the Prover

🖥️ Start a Background Session

screen -S nexus

🔧 Install Nexus CLI

curl https://cli.nexus.xyz/ | sh

▶️ Start the Prover

source ~/.bashrc
nexus-network start --node-id YOUR_NODE_ID

example

source ~/.bashrc
nexus-network start --node-id 6756232

source ~/.bashrc
nexus-network start --node-id 7268428

🔁 Replace YOUR_NODE_ID with your actual node ID from the Nexus dashboard.

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📌 Useful Screen Commands

• Detach screen (keep it running in background):
  Ctrl + A, then D

• Reattach screen session:

  screen -r nexus

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📚 Resources

• 🌐 Nexus Dashboard
• 📄 Nexus Docs

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🙌 Credits

Maintained by the Nexus community. Feel free to contribute!