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dar1/3_install_zos/1_prepare_farm.md

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+# prepare farm
+
+go to [https://dashboard.bknd1.ninja.tf/](https://dashboard.bknd1.ninja.tf/) this is our beta new dashboard.
+
+![](img/tf_dashboard.png)
+
+follow instructions in manual https://manual.grid.tf/ and create account on threefold, make sure there is some TFT in your account.
+
+![](img/tf_dashboard.png)
+
+Here you see how I have access to dashboard and I have 19872 TFT in my account.
+
+## Create a farm
+
+![](img/createfarm.png)
+
+here we can create a farm, follow instructions manual.
+
+In my case I have a farm with id: 3456 (funny id)
+
+You can see that I have already booted one node before in this farm.
+

dar1/3_install_zos/2_prepare_zos_usb.md

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+# Create ZOS USB 
+
+Go to node installer (see in dashboard there is a link) but for your reference https://bootstrap.grid.tf/
+
+
+
+![](img/bootstrap_zos.png)
+
+fill in your farm id, in my case 3456
+
+![](img/zos_selection.png)
+
+select main network
+
+![](mg/zos_image.png)
+
+select the top one: USB image
+
+It will now prepare this USB image and download.
+
+Use the Balena etcher tool again to burn this USB image to USB
+
+![](img/usb_burn1.png)
+
+select the downloaded image and put on USB stick.
+
+Once done boot the 3node (your computer) with this USB stick.
+
+
+
+

dar1/3_install_zos/3_boot_zos.md

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+# Boot ZOS
+
+we are almost done, we have now done the following
+
+- we prepared our router
+- we prepared our 3Node (our computer)
+  - make sure we boot from USB stick
+  - empty the disk using rescue disk if needed
+- we prepared our farm
+- we prepared our USB stick to boot from
+
+Put the USB stick in computer and boot
+
+![](img/zos_boot_1.png)
+
+Above shows how we connected to internet and are downloading the first boot component of Zero-OS
+
+![](img/zos_boot2.png)
+
+You should see something like above
+
+Depending the speed of your connection this can take a long time.
+
+
+## check node is there
+
+see https://dashboard.bknd1.ninja.tf/#/farms
+
+![](img/farm_ok.png)
+
+Here you can see how a new node came (the other one is indeed down, not connected in my case)
+
+![](img/zos_up.png)
+
+if I click on the node I can see its up and running and the resources are not used yet.
+
+## find my node in node finder
+
+[https://dashboard.bknd1.ninja.tf/#/deploy/nodes?country=tanzania](https://dashboard.bknd1.ninja.tf/#/deploy/nodes?country=tanzania)
+
+![](img/nodes_tnx.png)
+
+Urgent time to deploy some more ZOS-nodes in tanzania !!!
+
+![](img/mynode.png)
+
+see [https://dashboard.bknd1.ninja.tf/#/deploy/nodes?nodeId=6323](https://dashboard.bknd1.ninja.tf/#/deploy/nodes?nodeId=6323)
+
+Yiha our node is active in tanzania (behind my mobile 4G connection).
+
+We can also see the monitoring info
+
+[see monitor link](https://metrics.grid.tf/d/rYdddlPWkfqwf/zos-host-metrics?orgId=2&refresh=30s&var-network=custom&var-farm=3456&var-node=5GkFKLXox85LkoA6HpWmq5axxhiU7AY5jcrtTnat8BDDKzo7&var-diskdevices=%5Ba-z%5D%2B%7Cnvme%5B0-9%5D%2Bn%5B0-9%5D%2B%7Cmmcblk%5B0-9%5D%2B)
+
+We don't see that much yet because we just booted
+
+![](img/zos_monitor.png)
+
+
+
+## troubleshooting
+
+I have notived over slow lines some things can be a little off and there can be weird error messages.
+
+> ALT F1 and ALT F2 keys give you access to more logs.
+
+In case of doubt don't hesitate to go on chat of threefold.io website and ask question (see at bottomn of the website).
+