Client Installation
There are two steps to getting a client installed:
1. Install binaries
As described in Installation Explained this can be done using the universal.sh install script, installing from a package manager (e.g. apt or dnf for Linux or brew for MacOS), or simply downloading the binary archive from GitHub releases and expanding it to your preferred destination.
1a. Add binaries folder to the path
If binaries are installed to their default location then this shouldn't be necessary, but if they're elsewhere it's recommend that you add the binary install location to the PATH.
If you chose not to install as root, you will need to add ~/.local/bin to your PATH.
Add the following line to your shell's rc file:
export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin";If you chose not to install as root, you will need to add ~/.local/bin to your PATH.
Add the following line to your shell's rc file:
export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin";2. Activate your client address
If you don't own a pair of NoPorts addresses, please visit the registrar before continuing.
2.1. First time activating your address
We will now activate the client address, you only need to activate the client address now. The device address should be activated during the device installation.
Now that you have at_activate installed, you can invoke the command with the name of the address you would like to activate:
at_activate -a @my_noports_clientNow that you have at_activate installed, you can invoke the command with the name of the address you would like to activate:
at_activate -a @my_noports_clientEnter the One Time Password (OTP) & Check your SPAM/PROMOTIONS folders
The application will pause and wait for the input of a one time pin (OTP) before you can continue. You should receive this pin to the contact information associated with the registration of your noports address (i.e. email or text message).
***If you are using a gmail.com account we have seen that sometimes the OTP gets stuck in the SPAM or PROMOTIONS folder. If you do not see the OTP check those folders.
Once you receive the message, enter the pin into the application and press enter to continue. The application should proceed to create the cryptographic keys and store them at ~/.atsign/keys/@my_noports_client_key.atKeys.
An address can only be activated once, to install this address to future devices, you must copy this file to the device (see 3.b.).
2.2. Activated this address before
If you have activated the client address before, you must copy the address from another machine where it's been activated.
The address will be located at ~/.atsign/keys/@my_noports_client_key.atKeys. Copy this file from your other machine to the same location on the machine that you are installing NoPorts on.
All Done!
sshnp is ready to go, you can now proceed to installing your device, or if you've already done that, checkout our usage guide.
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