Run an AUUM node

Two ways to run something: a full node that syncs and stores the whole chain, or the light client that verifies one balance at a time, right in your browser, nothing to install.
Full node

Download and run

A prebuilt Linux x86_64 binary, dynamically linked against glibc -- runs on a standard glibc-based distro (Ubuntu, Debian, etc.), nothing to compile. Source isn't public yet -- this is a compiled release, and it's served live from whichever node you're on: literally the binary that node is running right now, not a stale build.

Download telecanor-chain (Linux x86_64)
chmod +x telecanor-chain
./telecanor-chain --p2p-port 7000 --rpc-port 8000 \
  --peers 122.175.43.90:7001,144.31.146.212:7010 \
  --data-dir ./data

That syncs and persists the full chain to ./data. The peer list is a starting point, not the whole mesh -- edit it freely, and add any other node addresses you're pointed at. No treasury key needed to just run and sync; that env var is only for a node hosting its own /aum/faucet.

Flags
FlagMeaning
--p2p-portPort other nodes connect to you on (gossip)
--rpc-portHTTP API/RPC port -- wallet, explorer, light-client proofs
--peersComma-separated host:port list to dial on startup, redialed automatically if a link drops
--data-dirWhere the chain persists to disk. Omit for in-memory only (resets on restart)
Alternative

Docker

docker run -d --name auum-node --network host --restart unless-stopped \
  -v $(pwd)/data:/data \
  telecanor-chain:minimal \
  --p2p-port 7000 --rpc-port 8000 \
  --peers 122.175.43.90:7001,144.31.146.212:7010 \
  --data-dir /data

Same flags, same behavior -- this is exactly how the existing nodes are deployed. Build your own image from the same source if you'd rather not run a downloaded binary directly.

Ultra-small alternative no install

Light client

Don't want to run anything persistent? The light client checks one account's balance against a cryptographic Merkle proof and a hash-verified header chain, entirely in a browser tab -- no download, no sync, no storage. It trusts the node you point it at for which chain is real, but not for the specific numbers it reports.

This is a testnet, not a production network -- single-operator mesh, unaudited, real integrity checks but no economic security model yet. See the whitepaper for the honest scope.