Install TAD COIN

Thank you for your interest in our project. TAD Coin runs on the PoST network (Proof of Space and Time). This means you use hard drives and almost any type of computer to farm proofs on the blockchain. To get started you will need to acquire a usable computer and some hard drives. More hard drive space, the better your chance to win. After you have successfully installed TAD Coin you will need to make plot files to store on your hard drives. This is done by using the plotter that is included with the software. Your plot files will be read on your hard drives by your farmer program that you have installed.  

Installation: To install TAD Coin, follow these instructions. Please make you choose the correct operating system. Also be aware TAD Coin currently only supports 64-bit`` operating systems.  

Mnemonics Make sure you save your mnemonic as they are created on your first installation. If you want to add your own keys it can be done with - tad keys add.   Plotting Creating plots can be done using the GUI or using CLI, and as an alternative we actually recommend using Mad Max plotter. MMX can be found here https://github.com/MMX-World/mmx-plotter.   

Ports: Please consider opening your router port for 4044 so others can connect to you. Doing so can also help your connectivity as well as others. 

Hardware: TAD Coin can be farmed on many types of machines. You can use anything from a Raspberry Pi 4 to a decked-out server. If you are a new farmer, we like to recommend starting with what you have available to you. This will keep your initial startup fees down, which is always a good thing.   

Windows: Please download the Windows .exe from our GitHub 

https://github.com/BTCgreen-Network/tad-blockchain/releases

 Please know that because we are so new during installation, you will need to choose "More Info" and "Run Anyway" to be able to complete the installation. Some anti-virus applications may see the file as a "false positive" and that is why you are being promoted with these choices. All blockchain files can be viewed, and we encourage you to do so before installation. 

Mac: Please Install the macOS .dmg installer from our GitHub here https://github.com/BTCgreen-Network/tad-blockchain/releases

Manual Mac installation is as follows.   

git clone https://github.com/BTCgreen-Network/tad-blockchain.git -b latest  cd tadcoin-blockchain  sh install.sh  . ./activate  sh install-gui.sh  cd tadcoin-blockchain-gui  npm run electron &  

Linux * For installation of the GUI you will need to be running Ubuntu or a similar system to enable windowing.  Manual Linux installation as follows. 

This is for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.     

sudo apt-get update  

sudo apt-get upgrade -y  

* Install Git  sudo apt install git -y   * 

Checkout the source and install   

git clone https://github.com/BTCgreen-Network/tad-blockchain.git latest   --recurse-submodules  cd  tadcoin -blockchain  sh install.sh  . ./activate  * 

For installation of the GUI you will need to be running Ubuntu or a similar system to enable windowing.  

sh install-gui.sh  

cd  tadcoin -blockchain

-gui  npm run electron &  

Timelord: A Timelord can only be ran on Linux or WSL for windows. There is no Windows specific build. If you want to install and run a timelord please do so using the following commands.  . ./activate  sh install-timelord.sh  tadcoin start timelord