install

This document contains instructions for installing rippled. The APT package manager is common on Debian-based Linux distributions like Ubuntu, while the YUM package manager is common on Red Hat-based Linux distributions like CentOS. Installing from source is an option for all platforms, and the only supported option for installing custom builds.

From source

From a source build, you can install rippled and libxrpl using CMake's --install mode:

cmake --install . --prefix /opt/local

The default prefix is typically /usr/local on Linux and macOS and C:/Program Files/rippled on Windows.

With the APT package manager

1. Update repositories:

   sudo apt update -y

2. Install utilities:

   sudo apt install -y apt-transport-https ca-certificates wget gnupg

3. Add Ripple's package-signing GPG key to your list of trusted keys:

   sudo mkdir /usr/local/share/keyrings/ wget -q -O - "https://repos.ripple.com/repos/api/gpg/key/public" | gpg --dearmor > ripple-key.gpg sudo mv ripple-key.gpg /usr/local/share/keyrings

4. Check the fingerprint of the newly-added key:

   gpg /usr/local/share/keyrings/ripple-key.gpg

   The output should include an entry for Ripple such as the following:

   In particular, make sure that the fingerprint matches. (In the above example, the fingerprint is on the third line, starting with C001.)

5. Add the appropriate Ripple repository for your operating system version:

   echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/local/share/keyrings/ripple-key.gpg] https://repos.ripple.com/repos/rippled-deb focal stable" |
   sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ripple.list

   The above example is appropriate for Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa. For other operating systems, replace the word focal with one of the following:

   • jammy for Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish
   • bionic for Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver
   • bullseye for Debian 11 Bullseye
   • buster for Debian 10 Buster

   If you want access to development or pre-release versions of rippled, use one of the following instead of stable:

   • unstable - Pre-release builds (release branch)
   • nightly - Experimental/development builds (develop branch)

   Warning: Unstable and nightly builds may be broken at any time. Do not use these builds for production servers.

6. Fetch the Ripple repository.

   sudo apt -y update

7. Install the rippled software package:

   sudo apt -y install rippled

8. Check the status of the rippled service:

   systemctl status rippled.service

   The rippled service should start automatically. If not, you can start it manually:

   sudo systemctl start rippled.service

9. Optional: allow rippled to bind to privileged ports.

   This allows you to serve incoming API requests on port 80 or 443. (If you want to do so, you must also update the config file's port settings.)

   sudo setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=+ep' /opt/ripple/bin/rippled

With the YUM package manager

1. Install the Ripple RPM repository:

   Choose the appropriate RPM repository for the stability of releases you want:

   • stable for the latest production release (master branch)
   • unstable for pre-release builds (release branch)
   • nightly for experimental/development builds (develop branch)

2. Fetch the latest repo updates:

   sudo yum -y update

3. Install the new rippled package:

   sudo yum install -y rippled

4. Configure the rippled service to start on boot:

   sudo systemctl enable rippled.service

5. Start the rippled service:

   sudo systemctl start rippled.service