🛰️ Nexus Prover Node

Contribute computing power and earn NEX Points by supporting the Nexus protocol.

This guide walks you through multiple ways to run a Nexus prover node — using browser tabs, CLI, or remote VPS.

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💡 Multi-Device Ready

You can run nodes on:

• Desktop and laptop computers
• VPS or cloud servers
• Mobile phones
• Multiple browser tabs or terminals

All nodes can be linked and managed from a single Nexus account.

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🔧 Environment Setup

For Windows Users

Install WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) and follow the Linux-based instructions in the Ubuntu terminal inside WSL.
📘 Guide: Install Linux on Windows

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For VPS Users

You can use a virtual private server (VPS) to run your node 24/7.
Recommended VPS providers:

• Contabo
• Hostbrr
• Hetzner
• DigitalOcean

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🧾 Create a Nexus Account

1. Visit https://app.nexus.xyz
2. Register and connect your EVM-compatible wallet
3. Follow the instructions to add and manage nodes
4. Earn NEX Points by contributing compute power

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🌐 Run in Web Browser

You can launch prover nodes directly from the Nexus dashboard using your browser.

🔗 https://app.nexus.xyz

• No installation required
• Compatible with Chrome, Brave, and similar browsers
• You can open multiple tabs for parallel contributions
• All sessions sync to your Nexus account

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⚡️ One-Click Deployment

1. Sign up at Mintair
2. Choose a pre-configured Nexus node VPS
3. Launch with a single click — no manual setup needed

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🧪 Run Browser-Based Node on VPS

You can also install a graphical interface and Chromium browser on a Linux VPS to run browser nodes remotely.

📘 Guide: Install Chromium on Linux VPS (Docs still being written .. )

• Supports multiple tabs
• Works with remote desktops (VNC, xRDP, XFCE)
• Good for testing — performance may vary

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🛠️ Run Prover Node via CLI

⚠️ Requires basic knowledge of the Linux terminal

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1. Install Required Dependencies

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

Install Rust:

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
source $HOME/.cargo/env
rustup target add riscv32i-unknown-none-elf

2. Launch CLI Prover

screen -S nexus

Download and install the CLI:

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

3. Start the Node

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

Replace your-node-id with a valid Node ID (see next section).

🔑 Create a Node ID

Option 1 — From the Web

Go to: https://app.nexus.xyz/nodes

Click Add Node → Add CLI Node

Copy the generated Node ID

Use that in your CLI with --node-id

Option 2 — Using CLI

Register your wallet:

nexus-network register-user --wallet-address your-wallet-address

Generate a Node ID:

nexus-network register-node

Start your node:

nexus-network start --node-id your-node-id

➕ Run Multiple CLI Nodes

You can run multiple CLI nodes in separate terminal sessions. For example:

screen -S nexus2
nexus-network register-node
nexus-network start --node-id second-node-id

Monitor system usage with:

sudo apt install htop
htop

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🧩 GLIBC Compatibility Issue

Some systems may return the following error:

nexus-network: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.39' not found

Check current version:

ldd --version

If you don’t have 2.39, install it manually:

sudo apt install gawk bison gcc make wget tar
wget https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/glibc/glibc-2.39.tar.gz
tar -zxvf glibc-2.39.tar.gz
cd glibc-2.39 && mkdir glibc-build && cd glibc-build
../configure --prefix=/opt/glibc-2.39
make -j$(nproc)
sudo make install

Run CLI with Custom GLIBC Loader

/opt/glibc-2.39/lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 \
--library-path /opt/glibc-2.39/lib:/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu \
/root/.nexus/bin/nexus-network register-user --wallet-address your-wallet

If unsure about the binary path, run:

which nexus-network

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📢 Need Help?

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