# Bootstrap instructions for Linux

### Instructions for a machine that did not have Alterdot installed before

If Alterdot is not already downloaded and running, you have to download the wallet from the official [GitHub releases page](https://github.com/Alterdot/Alterdot/releases/latest).

You can download either the QT version (with graphical user interface) or the non-QT one a.k.a the CLI (command-line) version depending on your setup. On VPS servers you will be running the CLI version. On a Desktop, you can run either of them, the QT version being a lot more user-friendly.

* Download and extract the wallet for Linux (the non-QT version in this case).

```
cd ~
wget https://github.com/Alterdot/Alterdot/releases/download/v1.9.2.0/alterdot-v1.9.2-linux.tar.gz
tar -xzf alterdot-v1.9.2-linux.tar.gz
```

The folder alterdot-v1.9.2-linux will contain the binaries/executables for Alterdot.

* Download and extract the bootstrap file.

```
mkdir ~/.alterdot
cd ~/.alterdot
wget https://github.com/Alterdot/Alterdot/releases/download/v1.8.0.0/bootstrap.tar.gz
tar -xzf bootstrap.tar.gz
```

The last step can take a bit more time as the bootstrap is a large file.

* Start the Alterdot node.

```
cd ~/alterdot-v1.9.2-linux
./alterdotd --daemon
```

The daemon will start in the background and it will begin syncing the rest of the blocks up to the present day.

### Instructions for a machine already running Alterdot

* Take a backup of your `wallet.dat` file if you have any funds there or if you plan to use it in the future.

```
cd ~/.alterdot/wallet.dat /some_dir/wallet.dat
```

You can ensure that you have a zero balance in this wallet by going to the folder with the `alterdot-cli` binary (typically `~/alterdot-v1.9.2-linux`) 

```
cd ~/alterdot-v1.9.2-linux # Or the folder where alterdot-cli exists
./alterdot-cli getinfo
```

Among the displayed output you will find a field called "balance" corresponding to the amount of Alterdot owned by this wallet.

* Shutdown the daemon.

```
./alterdot-cli stop
```

* Run the following commands to clean up the old files.

```
cd ~/.alterdot
rm -f *.log net*.dat peers.dat fee*.dat netf*.dat mnp*.dat gov*.dat mnc*.dat bootstrap.tar.gz
rm -rf blocks chainstate backups database evodb llmq bdns
```

* Download and extract the bootstrap file.

```
wget https://github.com/Alterdot/Alterdot/releases/download/v1.8.0.0/bootstrap.tar.gz
tar -xzf bootstrap.tar.gz
cd ~
```

* Start the Alterdot node.

```
cd ~/alterdot-v1.9.2-linux
./alterdotd --daemon
```