# Installation

**Server preparation:**

```bash
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y && sudo apt install tmux git curl -y && sudo apt install make clang pkg-config libssl-dev build-essential -y 
```

**Download Pactus v1.6.4: (amd64)**

```bash
ver="1.6.4" && \
cd $HOME && rm -rf node_pactus && \
wget https://github.com/pactus-project/pactus/releases/download/v${ver}/pactus-cli_${ver}_linux_amd64.tar.gz && \
tar -xzf pactus-cli_${ver}_linux_amd64.tar.gz && \
rm -rf pactus-cli_${ver}_linux_amd64.tar.gz && \
mv pactus-cli_${ver} node_pactus && cd node_pactus
```

**Download Pactus v1.6.4: (arm64)**

<pre class="language-bash"><code class="lang-bash">ver="1.6.4" &#x26;&#x26; \
<strong>cd $HOME &#x26;&#x26; rm -rf node_pactus &#x26;&#x26; \
</strong>wget https://github.com/pactus-project/pactus/releases/download/v${ver}/pactus-cli_${ver}_linux_arm64.tar.gz &#x26;&#x26; \
tar -xzf pactus-cli_${ver}_linux_arm64.tar.gz &#x26;&#x26; \
rm -rf pactus-cli_${ver}_linux_arm64.tar.gz &#x26;&#x26; \
mv pactus-cli_${ver} node_pactus &#x26;&#x26; cd node_pactus
</code></pre>

**Create Wallet:**&#x20;

```
./pactus-daemon init
```

\*Note: It is recommended to run <mark style="color:red;">**1-32**</mark> validator.\
Save all important information in this step (<mark style="color:red;">Address validator, Wallet & seed</mark>).

**If you already had a wallet before, you can use this command to restore the wallet**

\
**Restore wallet:**

```bash
./pactus-daemon init --restore "<your-seed>"
```

**Start Pactus: Run in tmux**

```bash
sudo ./pactus-daemon start
```

**Wallet seed:**

```bash
./pactus-wallet seed
```

#### List of Addresses: <a href="#list-of-addresses" id="list-of-addresses"></a>

```bash
./pactus-wallet address all
```

**Check Balance:**

```bash
./pactus-wallet address balance <ADDRESS>
```

**Bond to the validator**

```bash
./pactus-wallet tx bond <Reward address> <Validator address> <AMOUNT>
```

**Send token**

```bash
./pactus-wallet tx transfer <reward address> <receiver address> <AMOUNT>
```