Set up domain and request credentials

The first step is running a public mainnet node is to register an internet domain. Any DNS service provider can be used for this purpose.

The DNS address is used as a client identification (using OAuth) and also to host your instance of the marketplace web application. We need to detangle these different purposes. There are different identity needs again to be a validator, but we won't address those for this particular guide.

Sign up for an account at https://support.blockapps.net and login. Select the “Request Client Credentials” type of support request:

Provide the domain name of your future node and the network that you want to join (Mercata) and click Send.

You will receive an email with a link to download the client secret (password) for your client id.

Next step: Amazon Web Services setup.