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Install and uninstall

The GaiaNet node utilizes version control from its source GitHub repo. You check out the GaiaNet node versions from the release page.

Install​

You can install the WasmEdge Runtime on any generic Linux and MacOS platform.

Install the latest version of GaiaNet node​

To install the most recent version of GaiaNet node, run the following command line.

curl -sSfL 'https://github.com/GaiaNet-AI/gaianet-node/releases/latest/download/install.sh' | bash

The GaiaNet node will be installed in your $HOME/gaianet folder by default. If you want to install gaianet in a different directory, you will can use curl -sSfL 'https://github.com/GaiaNet-AI/gaianet-node/releases/latest/download/install.sh' | bash -s -- --base <Path> to specify where you want to install GaiaNet. Once you use --base

Install the specific version of GaiaNet Node​

If you want to install a particular GaiaNet node version, run the following command line.

curl -sSfL 'https://github.com/GaiaNet-AI/gaianet-node/releases/latest/v0.1.1/install.sh' | bash

Update the current Gaianet node​

Simply run the following nodes to upgrade your node.

curl -sSfL 'https://github.com/GaiaNet-AI/gaianet-node/releases/latest/download/install.sh' | bash -s -- --reinstall

Uninstall​

To uninstall or clear the environment, run the following command line.

curl -sSfL 'https://github.com/GaiaNet-AI/gaianet-node/releases/latest/download/uninstall.sh' | bash

What's installed​

If you install the GaiaNet node in the $HOME/gaianet directory by default, you will have the following directories and files after installation:

  • The $HOME/gaianet/bin directory contains the GaiaNet CLI tool, frpc binary and Qdrant Vector database binary.
  • The $HOME/gaianet/ directory contains the llamaedge-api-server.wasm and rag-api-server.wasm for the LLM inference, dashboard (chatbot ui), nodeid.json for the registering your node, and gaianet-domain binary.
  • The $HOME/.wasmedge/bin directory contains the WasmEdge Runtime CLI executable files, which serve as the LLM runtime.

CLI options for the installer​

You can use the following command line to check out all the avaible CLI options

curl -sSfL 'https://github.com/GaiaNet-AI/gaianet-node/releases/latest/download/install.sh' | bash -s -- --help

The output should be as the following. You can use the following options to customize your installation.

Usage:
  ./install.sh [Options]

Options:
  --config <Url>     Specify a url to the config file
  --base <Path>      Specify a path to the gaianet base directory
  --reinstall        Install and download all required deps
  --tmpdir <Path>    Specify a path to the temporary directory [default: /tmp]
  --ggmlcuda [11/12] Install a specific CUDA enabled GGML plugin version [Possible values: 11, 12].
  --enable-vector:   Install vector log aggregator
  --version          Print version
  --help             Print usage