Draft instruction for running a IOTA node:1. Download IRI:
http://188.138.57.93/IRI-0.9.3.zip2. Extract it in any folder.
3. Make sure JRE or JDK 1.8.0.66 or later is installed. Check with
java -version in the console. If java path is not found add it manually to actual java path.
4. You can sync your IRI faster with transactions snapshot:
http://188.138.57.93/transactions.zip5. Modify nodes.iri to contain more peers. Ask me in PM for extended peer list.
6. Run IRI with
java -jar IRI.jar. Run with
sudo on linux or mac.
7. IRI may not synchronize when working behind NAT, with filtered UDP traffic. May occure problems with UPNP and port forwarding. I cannot help you here. If it does not sync try another machine.
8. Open console.html (double click on it) and enter
{"command":"getNodeInfo"}9. Check nonSeenTransactions field. When node is fully synced it becomes 0 or 1.
10. Check currentTips field. When node is fully synced it should be somewhere near coordinatedTips.
11. Open nostalgia.html (double click on it) and enter your seed (also known as passhprase). Make sure to create a strong seed, at least 20 latin letters.
12. Click "Generate Address" and wait a bit. Copy an address from the popup and PM me.
13. I will send couple IOTAs to your address to check connectivity.
14. Now you are ready to claim full amount of your IOTAs.