How to Update your Gala Node (2023)

Install the Gala Node Software V3 on your Linux Ubuntu VPS

Karl D. Brillant
3 min readJan 20, 2023

Since January 18 2023, you are required to install the last software to run your Gala nodes

0. Prerequisite:

In this article we are assuming that you already have:

  • A Gala games account
  • A Gala Node (founder, player, film, whatever…)
  • A Virtual Private Server (VPS) for your node, with Linux Ubuntu OS
  • PuTTY (Windows) or Terminal console (Mac/Linux)

If you need help with these prerequisites, follow the first 5–6 steps in this article: How to Run a Gala Node in 7 Steps

1. Connect to your VPS

1.1 Open PuTTY (Win) or Terminal console (Linux/Mac)

Note Mac users: Open Terminal (search Spotlight) and type ssh root@x.x.x.x where x.x.x.x is your VPS IP address

Note Win users: On Putty, paste the IP address of your VPS and click Open.

1.2 Log in to your VPS (with PuTTY or Terminal)

Username is root. Find the VPS password and copy it.

Note: the password will not be visible while you type it

Note: To paste in PuTTY, click Right Mouse Button, then hit Enter

2. Remove the old node

Refer to the Uninstall the Gala Node V2 Software on Ubuntu Linux article.

3. Install the node V3

Following the instructions by Gala Team:

3.1 Update the system and get Docker

On the terminal, paste this and hit Enter (line per line):

sudo NEEDRESTARTMODE=a apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

sudo apt install docker.io -y

sudo systemctl status docker

Press q or CTRL + C and Enter to exit the Docker Status Menu.

Note: If docker is not in active status, use this command to start it:

sudo systemctl enable --now docker

3.2 Install the Gala Node Software V3

To Download the Software, uncompress and install, copy and paste these following lines and hit Enter (one by one):

sudo wget https://links.gala.com/DownloadLinuxNode

sudo tar xzvf DownloadLinuxNode

sudo ./gala-node/install.sh

Read the End User License Agreement, Type Y, and press Enter to accept and proceed with the installation.

3.3 Get your API Key

Go to node.gala.games and sign into you Gala Games account. You will see a Dashboard similar to this one.

Go to API Key and click Generate API Key

Copy this API key for the Gala Node software setup.

3.4 Config the API Key (console)

Now back in the VPS console (PuTTY/terminal), write this and hit Enter:

sudo gala-node config api-key [your API key here]

  • Example: sudo gala-node config api-key qmlQZxDDQWERTYhwwrpfUWv8n2wE+XoGADnUWpDIVoI=

3.5 Select workloads

Run this command to see the available workloads:

sudo gala-node licenses

Note: Available workloads: founders, townstar, spidertanks, player, film

sudo gala-node config workloads ( desired workloads to run)

  • Example: sudo gala-node config workloads founders player townstar

4. Run the node!

Copy and paste then Enter:

sudo gala-node start

sudo gala-node status

Done :)

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