Windows (WSL)

for convenience, we have implemented the facility for user to contribute idle compute power to octaspace using windows our windows installer is very straightforward and fully automated process pre requisites windows 11 installation to begin setting up an octaspace node on windows, you will need to download the octaspace node manager installer install and start the application on initial load, you will be presented with the t\&c's screen to proceed, accept the terms verify that your system meets the requirements our application will perform checks on the system to confirm your machine is compatible prior to proceeding if certain dependencies are missing, it will ask you permission to install these (this is fully automated) configure the disk size and memory allocation in the next step you will need set how much disk space and ram will be available for renters use the sliders or text boxes to set these values complete installation once the installation is complete, you will see a token generated copy the token and then add the node in cube https //cube octa computer/ https //cube octa computer/ click on the menu in the top right hand corner and select hosting on the hosting page, click "add node" paste the generated token in this field once you have done this, you will also need to ensure that you enable the services and set your pricing once the node is successfully online, the octaspace software will run benchmarks on your hardware, so you will see spikes in cpu and gpu utilization while these are conducted set withdrawal address for the service to work, you will also need to set a withdrawal address where you will receive payments for rentals to do so, click on the profile photo and choose profile then choose settings and provide an octaspace wallet address since payments will be in $octa done once you have completed all the steps, you can go to the desktop app which will display the below, including status, options and links to dashboard due to the complexity of configuring port forwarding in the wsl environment and its limited protocol support, it is recommended not to enable the vpn service or service ports in cube also, be aware that optix benchmark scores are not available for nodes running in the windows wsl environment, since optix is not supported