Virtual Machine

1. Download Ubuntu image (opens new window)

2. Download and install VirtualBox (opens new window) and follow along with the first 8 minutes of the Ministry of Nodes tutorial (opens new window) using the parameters bellow

OS

• type - linux
• version - ubuntu (64-bit)

Ram

• Memory size - 4096 MB (minumum)

Storage

• Create a virtual hard disk now
• VDI (VirtualBox Disk image)
• Dynamically allocated
• File location and size - 30 GB (minumum)

Settings

• General > Advanced > Shared Clipboard - Bidirectional
• System > Processor > Processors(s) - 4 (minumum)
• Storage - ubuntu-20.04.2.0-desktop-amd64.iso
• Network > Adapter 1 > Attached to: Bridged Adapter

Start the Virtual Machine and go through the Ubuntu installation. Important, for the Ubuntu username use joinmarket as this will be useful later.

3. Install Joininbox (opens new window)

• Change to root user with: sudo su

• Run the build script (opens new window):

# download
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openoms/joininbox/master/build_joininbox.sh
# inspect the script
cat build_joininbox.sh
# run
sudo bash build_joininbox.sh

• Start the JoininBox menu by changing to the joinmarket user in the terminal: sudo su joinmarket and set a new password.
• On the Startup option choose

PRUNED Start a pruned node from prunednode.today

• Once you are synced to the tip of the blockchain you can press Ctrl+c to get out of the logs. Next you should exit the terminal by typing exit and pressing enter till the terminal is closed.
• Reopen the terminal and first we need to create a wallet
  1. START Quick start with JoinMarket
  2. GEN Generate a new wallet

Follow the process to create a new wallet and at the end press ENTER to go back to the Joininbox menu.

• To start the Joinmarket graphical interface you can exit from the Joininbox menu and type:

python joinmarket-qt.py

Being the first time you start Joinmarket-QT you'll be prompted to restart it. Do so.