Install Node on macOS

Install OpenJDK 8

Note. Do not install OpenJDK 8 if you already have OpenJDK 11 installed. The node Installation is supported in both versions 8 and 11.

Install OpenJDK 8 (opens new window) with the following command:

brew cask install adoptopenjdk/openjdk/adoptopenjdk8

Check the JDK version with the following command:

java -version

If you see this result, you can move to the next step:

java version "1.8.0_201"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_201-b09)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.201-b09, mixed mode)

Download Waves Package and Configure the Application

Download the latest version (opens new window) of waves.jar and the required .conf (opens new window) file (for Mainnet, Testnet or Stagenet) to any folder, for example ~/waves.

Configuration file is very important! The safety of your wallet and assets depends on it!

Edit the .conf file with your favorite text editor. For details see Node configuration article.

Then start Terminal app Terminal.app, navigate to the folder with the jar file with the command cd ~/waves and start the node with the following command (replace {*} with actual package name):

java -jar {*}.jar waves.conf

Additional Security

For added security, it is recommended to store your wallet and configuration applications on an encrypted partition. For details see the following article (opens new window).

Also, you may want to limit the use of these folders to designated users only. You can read about it here (opens new window).

If you decide to use RPC, you should protect it with macOS embedded or any other firewall. You can read about it here (opens new window). If your server is public and available to the Internet and you decide to enable and use RPC, then allow only certain methods using Nginx's proxy_pass module (opens new window) and do not forget to set the API key hash in the configuration file.

Also, do not forget to keep the OS and other security software up-to-date.