Installing and Launching a Holon Through Amazon Web Services

March 16, 2021

Setting up the Holon server is a major step you can take to bring different viewpoints to ultimately the Zero Theft Movement. While the setup process might get a bit technical, we have broken it down into easy-to-follow steps so anyone who wishes to launch a Holon can.

WHAT IS A HOLON?

Holon originates from the Greek word holos (“whole”), and is defined as something that simultaneously functions as a part of the whole as well as the whole itself. We use the term to refer to the interpretive groups or communities on our voting platform that, all together, constitute the Zero Theft Movement. You can look through our Holons, created and run by fellow users, and join the one that best represents your views on the rigged economy. To vote and author proposals, every user must be a member of a Holon.

System Requirements

Ubuntu server
Nginx
Ram – 8GB
Storage size – 250GB (minimum 100GB)

Hosting Server Options

To create a Holon, you need to sign up with a hosting server. Many great options exist, but we have gone ahead and provided some below.

Essentially, whatever service you choose, you need to specifically look for Linux hosting. You will be creating an Ubuntu server, so make sure you have it and Nginx downloaded before you start this process.

While we recommend DigitalOcean to all users (Holon installation guide for DigitalOcean), we encourage you to use whatever service fits your needs best. If you’re an Amazon Web Services user, feel free to follow this guide. We also have a dedicated guide for those of you who use Google Cloud Platform. Alternatively, you can peruse many other options below.

If you have decided to proceed with Amazon Web Services, please skip to the instructions.

Standard Disclaimer

The Zero Theft Movement does not have any interest in partisan politics/competition or attacking/defending one side. We seek to eradicate theft from the U.S economy. In other words, how the wealthy and powerful rig the system to steal money from us, the everyday citizen. We need to collectively fight against crony capitalism in order for us to all profit from an ethical economy.

Terms like ‘steal,’ ‘theft,’ and ‘crime’ will frequently appear throughout the book. Zero Theft will NOT adhere strictly to the legal definitions of these terms (since congress sells out). We have broadly and openly defined terms like ‘steal’ and ‘theft’ to refer to the rigged economy and other debated unethical acts that can cause citizens to lose out on money they deserve to keep.

Creating the Server

If you need to create an AWS account, go here

From the AWS Dashboard, go to Compute > EC2 > Instances > Launch Instances
Select Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS (HVM), SSD Volume Type
Select t2.large
Select Next: Configure Instance Details
Configure your instance details exactly as they are in the screenshot below. You should not have to change anything as they are the default values.
Select Next: Add Storage
Enter a Size (GiB) value of 256 (or at least 100) and keep the other default values the same
Select Next: Add Tags
Add Name tag as shown in the image below
Select Next: Configure Security Group
Add three rules with different types:
1. HTTP
2. HTTPs
3. Custom TCP with a port range of 8080
Select Review and Launch
Select Launch
Create a new key pair, or select an existing key pair if you already have one

Note: For more information on what key pairs are, go here to read AWS’s explanation.

15. Select Download Key Pair and save the pem file (e.g. filename.pem) in a safe place

16. Select Launch Instances

17. Change file permissions for the pem file using:

sudo chmod 400 <pemfile_downloaded_path>/<name>.pem

18. Link to your ubuntu server by entering the IP address of the server and pem file in the terminal/command prompt

Example:

ssh -i <pemfile_downloaded_path>/<name>.pem ubuntu@<ip>

19. Edit ~/.ssh/authorized_keys using sudo nano ~/.ssh/authorized_keys

20. Add your SSH key

21. To save, first use Ctrl+O, then select Enter, and finally Ctrl+X

Converting your Server into a Holon

Please follow the instructions below to setup a Holon for Private network.

Enter the command: sudo apt-get update
Install curl using sudo apt install curl. Most systems already have curl installed, but if yours doesn’t please install it.
Install nginx using sudo apt install nginx
Enter cd /etc/nginx
Enter cd sites-enabled and delete the default file using sudo rm -rf default
Enter cd ../conf.d and create a file using sudo nano holonserver.conf
1. Note: If you have any issue using nano editor then you can use vim. sudo vim holonserver.conf
Copy and paste the following code, and replace holon10.zerotheft.net with your domain

server {

listen 80;

server_name holon10.zerotheft.net;

# return 301 https://$host$request_uri;

location / {

proxy_set_header Host $host;

proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;

proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;

proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;

proxy_pass http://localhost:8080;

}

server {

listen 443;

server_name holon10.zerotheft.net;

# ssl_certificate /etc/nginx/cert.crt;

# ssl_certificate_key /etc/nginx/cert.key;

# ssl on;

location / {

proxy_set_header Host $host;

proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;

proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;

proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;

proxy_pass http://localhost:8080;

}

8. To save it, first use Ctrl+O, then select Enter, and finally Ctrl+X

9. Restart nginx using sudo systemctl restart nginx.service

10. Go home using cd ~

11. Enter the following command to install the Holon server:

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zerotheft/install/master/install.sh)" -s private

Note: Installation may take approximately 7-10 minutes. The following dependencies will be installed during the process:

1. Nodejs
2. jq
3. texlive
4. git
5. redis-server

12. Enter the Holon url and port (8080) as configured in the web server

13. Copy and paste the Integrity Profile below or use the following url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rosssmith222/integrity-profile/develop/default.yaml

14. Go to your browser and enter the URL of the Holon (eg. http://34.220.84.47)

If successful, you will see a screen similar to the one below.

Registering your Holon

You will see different command options when you enter the zt-holon.

Create an account using zt-holon create-account
1. The highlighted part in the above screenshot is your donation address.
To register your account, you need to have funds (ETC). You can use MetaMask to transfer ETC to your account. For that, you need to set up your MetaMask for a ETC mainnet.
Please contact the Zero Theft Team if you don’t have ETC in any of your accounts.
Use the command zt-holon get-balance to confirm you have enough balance.
Register the Citizen using the following command, note that firstname, country, and LinkedIn are required fields whereas others are optional.

zt-holon register-citizen --firstname "<firstname>" --middlename "<middlename>" --lastname "<lastname>" --country "<country>" --citizenship "<citizenship>" --state "<state>" --city "<city>" --zip "<zip>" --linkedin "<linkedin_url>"

Example : zt-holon register-citizen --firstname "race" --middlename "joseph" --lastname "track" --country "United states of America" --citizenship "ul4567" --state "california" --city "county road" --zip "100253" --linkedin "https://www.linkedin.com/in/race-track-39a699200/"

5. Register the Holon using the following command:

zt-holon register-holon --url <url> --name "<holon_name>" --donation_address "<address>"

Example: zt-holon register-holon --url http://34.220.84.47 --name "LocalHolon" --donation_address "0x30574690b9cec354fd65bafba4c53746c40d415d"

6. To verify check the site: https://app.zerotheft.net/holons

NEXT STEPS

➤ Creating a Zero Theft Account

➤ Finding and select a Holon

Have questions? Reach us at contactus@zerotheft.net

Eliminate the Rigged Economy with the Zero Theft Movement

The rigged layer of the U.S. economy rips all of us off, including YOU.

The Zero Theft Movement seeks to end the corporatocracy and rid moneyed interests from politics. Our mission is and will continue to be, on waking up 330 million American citizens to the truth. We can all profit from an ethical, powerful, and safe economy if we stand up against the crony capitalists.

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