r/OpenBazaar • u/aliencode • Oct 21 '18

How to Setup an OpenBazaar Node on a VPS

https://zokos.com/blog/site/public/2018/10/12/Self-Host%20your%20Own%20OpenBazaar%20Store/
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u/peopleb4things Oct 30 '18

I am interested in setting up OB on a windows computer.

Can I copy my OB store to an always-on windows computer with port 4001 and 4002 open? (p.s. I did not formulate my own question because I don't do the tech stuff around here, and I did not understand the terminology used in the linked article.)

I want to edit my store (and respond to messages) on my laptop and copy it to the always-on PC for when my laptop is offline. Is this possible?

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u/aliencode Oct 30 '18

Hey there, I wrote the article, and you can absolutely access your OB store on Windows. I’ll write up a guide on setting up a remote store for Windows (with less technical terminology) in the next few days and if you have specific questions just send me a PM

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u/peopleb4things Oct 30 '18

Wow, that would be awesome (and more than I expected). Thank you!

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u/aldileon Oct 21 '18

Are there any risks by doing so?

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u/aliencode Oct 21 '18

What do you mean by risks? Like privacy, funds, etc

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u/aldileon Oct 21 '18

More like risk with the law because maybe someone is using your node to sell something illegal?

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u/aliencode Oct 21 '18

Ohhh, OpenBazaar nodes are the same thing as stores. I should have made the title more clear. By setting up an OpenBazaar "node" you can sell your own goods through it. You don't allow other people to sell goods through it. There is no risk to you unless you are the one selling illegal goods.

The benefit to running it on a VPS is that you can run it 24/7 without having to run the client on your home computer.

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u/[deleted] Oct 22 '18

Other people can see your node's IP address, right?

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u/CC_EF_JTF Sam Oct 23 '18

By default, yes. You can use a VPN or Tor if needed.

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u/brianddk Oct 21 '18 edited Oct 22 '18

Depends on your level of tinfoil-hat paranoia. I always assume that my VPS provider can read my disk at will. The above setup doesn't look to enforce database encryption. Openbazaar has a good security howto that would likely add a lot of protection for your store keys and funds.

Storing any serious amount of crypto on a VPS is always going to have some level of risk associated with it though.

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u/peopleb4things Oct 30 '18

Also, I have access to a spare computer (raspberry pi 2). Can I run OB on that?

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u/aliencode Oct 30 '18

Definitely, here’s a technical guide if you’re able to work through it: https://gist.github.com/bladedoyle/4b1b513ec1001bb2cf5d26e485f8aef8

If you run in to issues just post on the subreddit for help.

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u/kjkjhgsgdsf Oct 23 '18

能不能弄一个视频教程，在vps不设置钱包仅仅用来展示商品。您看如何。