# Linux

{% hint style="info" %}
These instructions are specific to Linux. Instructions are also available for [Windows](broken://pages/-MYp9ZMDepU1JWUVcovE) and [Mac](broken://pages/-MYp9ZMFv3Jl061AYoUm).
{% endhint %}

## 1. Install Docker

Open a terminal window and run the following commands to install Docker:

```bash
wget -O get-docker.sh https://get.docker.com 
sudo sh get-docker.sh
sudo apt install -y docker-compose
rm -f get-docker.sh
```

![Install Docker](/files/-MYp9ZV9sdDpGPCJXzaP)

## 2. Download the Taraxa Scripts

```bash
cd ~/
wget https://github.com/Taraxa-project/taraxa-ops/archive/refs/heads/master.zip && unzip master.zip && rm -f master.zip
```

{% hint style="danger" %}
GitHub is blocked in some countries. If you can't run the previous command please refer to the [GitHub is blocked](https://docs.taraxa.io/node-setup/testnet_node_setup/github_blocked) document.
{% endhint %}

![Download Scripts](/files/-MYp9ZVATD2a2niBFL4v)

## 3. Start the Taraxa Node

```bash
cd ~/taraxa-ops-master/taraxa_compose
sudo docker-compose up -d
sudo docker-compose logs -f
```

![Start Node](/files/-MYp9ZVB7xvImExHak3p)

The node will start after Docker pulls the latest Taraxa Node image.

![Node Running](/files/-MYp9ZVCUuuuFI3hgfqe)

*NOTE: You can press `CTRL` + `C` to stop displaying the logs*

## 4. Update the Taraxa Node

From time to time we will release new versions of the node software. Try to keep it up to date using the following commands:

```bash
cd ~/taraxa-ops-master/taraxa_compose
wget -O docker-compose-new.yml https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Taraxa-project/taraxa-ops/master/taraxa_compose/docker-compose.yml && mv docker-compose-new.yml docker-compose.yml
```

{% hint style="danger" %}
GitHub is blocked in some countries. If you can't run the previous command please refer to the [GitHub is blocked](https://github.com/Taraxa-project/taraxa-documentation/tree/f4ee57d43b23f5ad4a2212fa5ec90254d9181f92/node-setup/testnet_node_setup/node-setup/github_blocked.md) document.
{% endhint %}

```bash
sudo docker-compose down
sudo docker-compose pull
sudo docker-compose up -d
sudo docker-compose logs -f
```

During the testing period, we will also make changes on the protocol level and you will have to re-sync all the data. Don't worry, we will let you know. To remove the current data and do a full re-sync you have to run the following commands:

```bash
cd ~/taraxa-ops-master/taraxa_compose
sudo docker-compose down -v
sudo docker-compose pull
sudo docker-compose up -d
sudo docker-compose logs -f
```


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