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Install phoenixd

(Refer to the Phoenix documentation for more details.)

1. Download and Set Up phoenixd​

Download and extract the latest version:

wget https://github.com/ACINQ/phoenixd/releases/download/v0.6.0/phoenixd-0.6.0-linux-x64.zip
unzip -j phoenixd-0.6.0-linux-x64.zip

Move the binaries to a global path:

sudo mv phoenixd /usr/local/bin/
sudo mv phoenix-cli /usr/local/bin/

Remove the zip file

rm phoenixd-0.6.0-linux-x64.zip

2. Create a Systemd Service File​

Create a new systemd service file:

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/phoenixd.service

Add the following content (replace your_username with your actual username):

[Unit]
Description=Phoenix Daemon
After=network.target

[Service]
ExecStart=phoenixd
User=your_username
Restart=always
RestartSec=5
LimitNOFILE=4096
WorkingDirectory=/home/your_username/

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

3. Reload Systemd and Enable the Service​

sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable phoenixd

4. Start the Service​

sudo systemctl start phoenixd

5. Check Service Status​

sudo systemctl status phoenixd