How to Install Arcane OS
This section will guide you through the installation of Arcane OS—the operating system purpose-built for running FluxNodes with enhanced security, privacy, and performance. Whether you’re deploying on physical hardware (bare metal) or in a virtual machine (VM), this guide will ensure you meet all requirements and complete installation correctly.
⚠️ Note: Arcane OS is currently only available for AMD64 (x86‑64) systems.
Getting Started
To install and monitor FluxNodes using Arcane OS, you’ll need one of the following wallets:
ZelCore Wallet
SSP Wallet
⚠️ This guide specifically focuses on installing Arcane OS for running home-based FluxNodes. VPS usage is limited due to current Secure Boot constraints (see below).
System Requirements
Hardware Specifications by Node Tier
Here’s the official recommended hardware for running FluxNodes at each tier, as of the most recent guidelines:
Cumulus
1,000 FLUX
4 vCores / 8 Threads
8 GB
220 GB SSD or NVMe
~2.5 TB
Nimbus
12,500 FLUX
8 vCores / 16 Threads
32 GB
440 GB SSD or NVMe
~4 TB
Stratus
40,000 FLUX
16 vCores / 32 Threads
64 GB
880 GB NVMe
~6 TB
Additional Requirements for Arcane OS
Running Arcane OS introduces a few more requirements on top of the above hardware specs:
TPM 2.0
Required (physical or onboard chip)
Required (must configure a virtual TPM)
UEFI Boot Mode
Must be enabled in BIOS
VM must be set to UEFI boot mode
Secure Boot
Not required
Required for VPS installation (note: few VPS providers currently support this)
🔸 Most modern motherboards come with TPM 2.0 and UEFI support enabled by default.
Network Requirements for Home Based FluxNodes
Your router supports DMZ or UPnP
You can host up to 8 nodes on the same network
If running more than one node, UPnP must be enabled
Additional Notes
Arcane OS is only available on AMD64 (x86-64) architectures.
If required features (TPM, UEFI, Secure Boot) are missing, the installer will display a warning and prevent installation.
For VPS deployments, Secure Boot support is generally unavailable, making most hypervisors incompatible for Arcane OS at present.
Download the ISO
You can always get the latest Arcane OS ISO from the official Flux image repository:
Browser: https://images.runonflux.io/latest
Terminal (SSH):
curl -JO https://images.runonflux.io/latest
# or
wget --content-disposition https://images.runonflux.io/latestCreate a Bootable USB (For Bare Metal Installations)
If you're installing Arcane OS on physical hardware, you'll need to flash the ISO to a USB stick.
Recommended Tools
Balena Etcher (macOS & Windows): https://etcher.io
Rufus (Windows only): https://rufus.ie
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