Step 3: Getting Your Nodes Online

After purchasing a node and linking your brand account, you need to get your node online in order to earn digital rewards! From My Nodes, click on Set Up Nodes. You'll be directed to Node Setup. Here you will find options to run your node license on software downloaded to a local device, through a VPS service such as Vultr, or on the BlockFabric platform. Instructions for each option can be found on this page, as well as here.

For help getting your node online with Block Fabric, view the following video, or consult the text instructions below:

In this example, we'll use BlockFabric.

Click on "Get Started" in the BlockFabric feature at the top of the page. 

You'll be redirected to the BlockFabric site to create an account. Click Get Started.

After creating an account and logging in, Select the "Start Hosting" button.  


From the Node Network dropdown, select the brand of node you would like to host. Add the number of Smart Nodes and Lite Nodes you currently own for that brand. Please note that Lite Nodes are not currently sold. If you recently purchased your nodes, you should just select Smart Nodes.

Add as many nodes for this brand as you own. For example, you can add 3 Win Smart Nodes here,  but a Galvan Smart Node would needs to be added separately.

Click Proceed to Checkout.

Enter your payment information, taking note of billing dates. You'll only need to enter payment information on your first hosting instance. Billing information will be saved and applied to additional instances. You may also be asked to verify your account during the setup of your first instance.

Lastly, enter the email and password associated with the brand you are adding. For example, if this was an instance for a Win node, you'd enter your Connect account email and login password. If you are adding a Rally Smart Node, you would enter your RLink account login email and password.

Hit Deploy. You will see your nodes under Deployments.  To add additional nodes, click on Add Instances.

Please note it may take up to one hour for hosted nodes to reflect as online in your Connect account. At that time, you can go back to web.connectunited.com and select My Nodes from your dashboard. You should see that your node is online!  

You've done it! By now. you should have created a Connect account and brand accounts,  purchased your node(s), and put your node(s) online! Check your BlockBot Report to see earned rewards, and check out the Share page to share Connect with friends!