How to run an HTH masternode

A masternode requires 1,000,000 HTH collateral held in a wallet you control, plus a small always-on VPS running the HTH node. You keep custody of the coins the entire time — the collateral only needs to stay put; it is never sent to anyone.

You need two machines: a control wallet (your desktop, holds the 1,000,000 HTH) and a remote node (a cheap 1–2 GB VPS with a static public IP). The private key generated for the node controls no funds.

Step by step

Fund the collateral. In your control wallet, create a fresh receiving address and send it exactly 1,000,000 HTH in a single transaction. Wait for ~15 confirmations.
Get the collateral outpoint. In the wallet's Debug Console:
```
masternode outputs
```
This returns a txid and an output index (0 or 1).
Generate the masternode key. Either run this on the control wallet, or let the VPS installer print one for you:
```
masternode genkey
```
Provision the VPS. Open the Set up a node page, fill in your alias, VPS IP, the masternode key, and the collateral txid/index. Copy the generated one-line installer and run it on your VPS as root. It installs the daemon, writes helpthehomeless.conf, opens port 65000, and starts a systemd service.
Register on the control wallet. Add the generated line to ~/.helpthehomeless/masternode.conf, restart the wallet, then start the node:
```
masternode start-alias <alias>
```
Verify. On the VPS: helpthehomeless-cli masternode status should read "Masternode successfully started". Then find it on the Dashboard — status ENABLED means it's earning.

Keeping it healthy

The VPS node must stay online 24/7 and fully synced, or the network will drop it to EXPIRED / NEW_START_REQUIRED.
Do not move or spend the 1,000,000 HTH — spending the collateral immediately removes the masternode.
After a daemon upgrade, re-run masternode status and, if needed, start-alias again.

Chain: x25x PoW · 60-second blocks · 1,000,000 HTH collateral · ChainLocks. Support: Discord nucash.