Run a Node

1. Press ⌘ Command + Space to open Spotlight Search
2. Type Terminal and press Enter

A dark window with a blinking cursor appears — that's Terminal.

After downloading, paste these into Terminal one at a time:

cd ~/Downloads
tar xzf qweercoin-v0.1.0-macos-arm64.tar.gz
sudo cp qwr-v0.1.0-macos/qweercoind qwr-v0.1.0-macos/qweercoin-cli /usr/local/bin/

Verify it worked:

qweercoind --version

qweercoind -daemon

You'll see: Qweercoin Core starting

Wait 30 seconds, then check it's running and finding other nodes:

qweercoin-cli getblockchaininfo

qweercoin-cli getpeerinfo

Make Qweercoin start automatically when your Mac turns on. First find your username:

whoami

Then paste the block below, replacing YOUR_USERNAME with the result:

cat > ~/Library/LaunchAgents/org.qweercoin.node.plist <<'PLIST'
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN"
  "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0"><dict>
  <key>Label</key><string>org.qweercoin.node</string>
  <key>ProgramArguments</key><array>
    <string>/usr/local/bin/qweercoind</string>
  </array>
  <key>RunAtLoad</key><true/>
  <key>KeepAlive</key><true/>
  <key>StandardOutPath</key>
  <string>/Users/YOUR_USERNAME/Library/Logs/qweercoin.log</string>
  <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
  <string>/Users/YOUR_USERNAME/Library/Logs/qweercoin.log</string>
</dict></plist>
PLIST
launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/org.qweercoin.node.plist

Letting other nodes connect to yours makes the network stronger. macOS doesn't block outbound connections by default, so your node already works. To also accept inbound connections, open TCP port 9444 on your router.

1. Find your local IP address first:

ipconfig getifaddr en0

2. Log in to your router — usually at 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.0.1 in a browser
3. Find Port Forwarding (may be under "Advanced" or "NAT")
4. Add a rule: Protocol TCP, Port 9444, pointed at your local IP
5. Save and apply

Check the blockchain:

qweercoin-cli getblockchaininfo

See your peers:

qweercoin-cli getpeerinfo

Stop the node gracefully:

qweercoin-cli stop

Watch the live log:

tail -f ~/Library/Application\ Support/Qweercoin/debug.log

Press Control + C to stop watching the log.

1. Click the Start menu and search for PowerShell
2. Right-click Windows PowerShell → Run as Administrator
3. Click Yes if a security prompt appears

1. Right-click the downloaded .zip file → Extract All
2. Extract to C:\Qweercoin

Now add Qweercoin to your PATH so you can run it from anywhere:

[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("Path", $env:Path + ";C:\Qweercoin", "Machine")

Close and reopen PowerShell as Administrator. Then verify:

qweercoind --version

Start Qweercoin in a hidden background window:

Start-Process qweercoind.exe -WindowStyle Hidden

Wait 30 seconds, then check it's running:

qweercoin-cli getblockchaininfo

qweercoin-cli getpeerinfo

Make Qweercoin start automatically when you log into Windows:

1. Press Windows key + R, type shell:startup, press Enter — a folder opens
2. Right-click inside the folder → New → Shortcut
3. For the location, type: C:\Qweercoin\qweercoind.exe
4. Click Next, name it Qweercoin, click Finish

Letting other nodes connect to yours makes the network stronger. First, allow port 9444 through the Windows firewall:

New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "Qweercoin" -Direction Inbound -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 9444 -Action Allow

Then forward the port on your router:

1. Find your local IP — in PowerShell run ipconfig and look for IPv4 Address (e.g. 192.168.1.45)
2. Log in to your router — usually at 192.168.1.1 in a browser
3. Find Port Forwarding and add: Protocol TCP, Port 9444, to your local IP
4. Save and apply

Check the blockchain:

qweercoin-cli getblockchaininfo

See your peers:

qweercoin-cli getpeerinfo

Stop the node gracefully:

qweercoin-cli stop

Watch the live log:

Get-Content "$env:APPDATA\Qweercoin\debug.log" -Wait -Tail 20

Press Control + C to stop watching the log.

Press Ctrl + Alt + T, or search for Terminal in your applications menu.

Then paste these into Terminal one at a time:

cd ~/Downloads
tar xzf qweercoin-v0.1.0-linux-x64.tar.gz
sudo cp qwr-v0.1.0-linux/qweercoind qwr-v0.1.0-linux/qweercoin-cli /usr/local/bin/

Verify it worked:

qweercoind --version

qweercoind -daemon

You'll see: Qweercoin Core starting

Wait 30 seconds, then check it's running:

qweercoin-cli getblockchaininfo

qweercoin-cli getpeerinfo

Create a systemd service to start Qweercoin automatically with your Linux session:

mkdir -p ~/.config/systemd/user
cat > ~/.config/systemd/user/qweercoin.service <<'SERVICE'
[Unit]
Description=Qweercoin Node
After=network.target

[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/qweercoind
Restart=always
RestartSec=5

[Install]
WantedBy=default.target
SERVICE
systemctl --user enable qweercoin
systemctl --user start qweercoin

Check status: systemctl --user status qweercoin

View logs: journalctl --user -u qweercoin -f

Allow other nodes to connect to yours for a stronger network.

If you're using UFW (Ubuntu, Debian):

sudo ufw allow 9444/tcp
sudo ufw reload

If you're using firewalld (Fedora, CentOS, Red Hat):

sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=9444/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

Find your local IP for router port forwarding:

hostname -I

Then log in to your router (usually at 192.168.1.1) and add a Port Forwarding rule: Protocol TCP, Port 9444, to your local IP.

Check the blockchain:

qweercoin-cli getblockchaininfo

See your peers:

qweercoin-cli getpeerinfo

Stop the node gracefully:

qweercoin-cli stop

Watch the live log:

tail -f ~/.qweercoin/debug.log

Press Control + C to stop watching the log.