First time running intcoind — checklist

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Quick checklist for bringing up your first INTcoin full node.

1. Get the binary

Either build from source (BUILDING.md)
or grab a release from
GitHub Releases.

2. Pick a datadir

By default INTcoin uses:

  • Linux: ~/.intcoin/
  • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/INTcoin/
  • Windows: %APPDATA%\INTcoin\

Override with -datadir=/path or in intcoin.conf. The chain takes
a few hundred MB at launch and grows; don’t put it on a tiny boot
partition.

3. Minimum config

Create intcoin.conf in the datadir:

server=1
rpcuser=YOUR_USER_HERE
rpcpassword=A_LONG_RANDOM_STRING
rpcbind=127.0.0.1
rpcallowip=127.0.0.1

# Optional but recommended
txindex=1

Generate the rpcpassword with openssl rand -hex 24.

4. Start the daemon

intcoind -daemon

Check it’s up:

intcoin-cli getnetworkinfo | head
intcoin-cli getblockchaininfo

verificationprogress close to 1.0 means you’re synced.

5. Networking

Default P2P port is 2210 (testnet 12210, signet 22210). If you
want inbound peers, forward that port to your node from the router.
Outbound connections work without forwarding.

Behind a strict NAT? Run over Tor instead — see the
Privacy & Networking category.

6. systemd service (optional, for “always on”)

[Unit]
Description=INTcoin Core
After=network-online.target

[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/intcoind -datadir=/var/lib/intcoin
Restart=on-failure
User=intcoin

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Save as /etc/systemd/system/intcoind.service, then systemctl daemon-reload && systemctl enable --now intcoind.

Done — what next?

Standalone miner setup walkthrough