HOWTO Run Sia host on Ubuntu server

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#HOWTO Run Sia host on Ubuntu server
#Updated: 13 august, 2016
#Tested with Sia 1.0.2 and Ubuntu 16.04

#Update 13.08.2016: Changed from using supervisor to systemd

# Create user `siad`
adduser siad
su siad

# Download and install Sia binaries
cd ~
wget https://github.com/NebulousLabs/Sia-UI/releases/download/v1.0.2/Sia-UI-v1.0.2-linux-x64.zip
unzip Sia-UI-v1.0.2-linux-x64.zip
mv Sia-UI-linux-x64/ Sia/

# Configure systemd so that siad runs on boot (and restarts in case of a crash)

# Create siad.service
nano ~/.config/systemd/siad.service

# Add these lines to siad.service
[Unit]
Description=Sia Daemon

[Service]
ExecStart=/home/siad/Sia/siad
WorkingDirectory=/home/siad/Sia/
Restart=always

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Alias=siad.service

Note: If you are also running Sia-UI, change WorkingDirectory above to:
WorkingDirectory=/home/siad/.config/Sia-UI/sia/

# Exit to root user
exit

# Configure firewall (if ufw is in use)
ufw allow 9982

# Start siad as a service
systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl enable ~/.config/systemd/siad.service
systemctl start siad.service

# Sia should now be running as a service which can be confirmed with:
curl -s -X GET http://localhost:9980/consensus -A "Sia-Agent"

# Next, lets configure siad by changing to user `siad`:
su siad
cd ~/Sia

# Create new wallet:
./siac wallet init

# Copy down the seed to a safe location! You will need this to unlock your wallet.

# Unlock wallet (might take upwards to a minute, but probably less):
./siac wallet unlock

# Create a new wallet address that you can receive funds on:
./siac wallet address

# Configure your host settings:
# See: http://blog.sia.tech/2016/05/26/how-to-run-a-host-on-sia/

# Confirm your host status:
./siac host

# Announce your host:
./siac host announce

# If you want to run Sia on a different port and/or host, do this instead:
./siac host announce [hostname]:[port]

# Wait a few minutes/hours and confirm other nodes see you:
http://siapulse.com/page/network