Private Servers Deployment

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Prerequisites

• Ensure that SSH server is running on your device.
• If your SSH server runs on a non-default port (not 22), update the SSH port in the Blockops UI to match.
• Ensure your deployment user does not require a password for sudo commands.
  • You have two options:
    1. Create a dedicated passwordless user for Blockops.
    2. Allow passwordless sudo for your user by editing the sudoers file:
       sudo visudo
       
       Add this line (replace youruser with your actual username):
       youruser ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL
       

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Authentication Methods

1. Password-Based SSH Authentication: you’ll need:
   1. username: the username on your device
   2. password: the password for that user
   3. port: the SSH port (default: 22)
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2. Private Key Authentication

1. Create a new SSH key pair: run this command on your terminal\
   ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "your_email@example.com"
   
2. When prompted:
   1. File path: Press Enter to save to default (~/.ssh/id_rsa)
   2. Passphrase: Press Enter to create a key without a passphrase\
3. Add the public key
   Copy the contents of ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub into ~/.ssh/authorized_keys

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Connecting Your Private Server to Blockops

• Go to app.blockops.network
• Sign in or create an account

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Select deployment options

1. Choose the network you want to deploy
2. Select Baremetal as the cloud provider
3. In the Authentication section, check the private server field and follow the on-screen instructions.

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Install Autossh

brew install autossh

sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y autossh

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Establish the SSH Tunnel

sudo autossh -M 0 -R example71:22:localhost:22 blockops.sh -p 7777

sudo autossh -M 0 -R example71:22:localhost:22 blockops.sh -p 7777

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Deploy Your Node