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diff --git a/config/rupaya/rupaya.compile b/config/rupaya/rupaya.compile
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+#!/bin/bash   
+chmod u+x share/genbuild.sh
+chmod u+x src/leveldb/build_detect_platform
+chmod u+x ./autogen.sh && ./autogen.sh
+./configure --disable-dependency-tracking --enable-tests=no --without-gui --without-miniupnpc
+make
+make install
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diff --git a/config/rupaya/rupaya.conf b/config/rupaya/rupaya.conf
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+################################
+# basic settings
+################################
+txindex=1
+logtimestamps=1
+listen=1
+daemon=1
+staking=0
+enablezeromint=0
+gen=0
+maxconnections=256
+bind=XXX_IPV6_INT_BASE_XXX:XXX_NETWORK_BASE_TAG_XXX::XXX_NUM_XXY:XXX_MNODE_INBOUND_PORT_XXX
+externalip=XXX_IPV6_INT_BASE_XXX:XXX_NETWORK_BASE_TAG_XXX::XXX_NUM_XXY
+masternodeaddr=XXX_IPV6_INT_BASE_XXX:XXX_NETWORK_BASE_TAG_XXX::XXX_NUM_XXY:XXX_MNODE_INBOUND_PORT_XXX
+
+#############################
+# nodes we want to stick to
+#############################
+
+
+################################
+# masternode specific settings
+################################
+masternode=1
+#### INSERT YOUR MASTERNODE PRIVATEKEY BELOW ####################################################
+masternodeprivkey=HERE_GOES_YOUR_MASTERNODE_KEY_FOR_MASTERNODE_XXX_GIT_PROJECT_XXX_XXX_NUM_XXX
+#################################################################################################
+#
+#                        b.
+#                        88b           Insert your generated masternode privkey here
+#                        888b.
+#                        88888b
+#                        888888b.
+#                        8888P"
+#                        P" `8.
+#                            `8.   
+#                             `8
+#################################################################################################
+
+#############################
+# optional indices
+#############################
+
+#############################
+# JSONRPC
+#############################
+server=1
+rpcuser=XXX_GIT_PROJECT_XXXrpc
+rpcpassword=XXX_PASS_XXX
+rpcallowip=127.0.0.1
+rpcport=555XXX_NUM_XXX
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diff --git a/config/rupaya/rupaya.env b/config/rupaya/rupaya.env
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+CODENAME=rupaya
+MNODE_DAEMON=${MNODE_DAEMON:-/usr/local/bin/rupayad}
+MNODE_INBOUND_PORT=${MNODE_INBOUND_PORT:-9050}
+GIT_URL=https://github.com/rupaya-project/rupx.git
+SCVERSION="tags/v5.0.33"
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diff --git a/docker/RUPAYA/Dockerfile_RUPAYA b/docker/RUPAYA/Dockerfile_RUPAYA
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+#
+# Dockerfile for a RUPAYA masternode
+# usage: docker run marsmensch/masternode-rupaya:latest
+# 
+# how to work with the container
+# 
+# 1) build the container (checkout desired git revision first)
+# docker build -t "marsmensch/masternode-rupaya:latest" -f docker/Dockerfile_RUPAYA .
+#
+# 2) start the container
+# docker run -p ${NODE_PORT}:${NODE_PORT} $(PWD)/config/rupaya/rupayad.conf:/opt/data "marsmensch/masternode-rupaya:latest"
+# 
+# 3) start the container interactively 
+# docker run --interactive --tty --entrypoint=/bin/bash "marsmensch/masternode-rupaya:latest"
+#
+# 4) standard help
+# docker run -v $(PWD)/config/rupaya:/opt/data "marsmensch/masternode-rupaya:latest"
+
+FROM                 ubuntu:xenial
+MAINTAINER 			 Florian Maier <contact@marsmenschen.com>
+
+ENV CONTAINER_USER   masternode
+ENV PROJECT          rupaya
+ENV GIT_URL          git://github.com/PIVX-Project/PIVX.git
+ENV SVC_VERSION      tags/v5.0.33
+ENV HOME_DIR         /usr/local/bin
+ENV NODE_PORT        9050
+ENV REFRESHED_AT     2019-01-16
+
+# add unprivileged user
+RUN adduser --shell /bin/bash --disabled-password \
+    --disabled-login --gecos '' ${CONTAINER_USER}
+
+# install system packages and compile
+RUN apt-get update \
+    && apt-get -y upgrade \
+    && apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends build-essential libtool autotools-dev \
+    libcurl4-openssl-dev libboost-all-dev libssl-dev libdb++-dev make autoconf automake \
+    libtool git apt-utils libprotobuf-dev pkg-config libboost-filesystem-dev libboost-chrono-dev \
+    libevent-dev libboost-program-options-dev libgmp-dev libboost-test-dev libboost-thread-dev \
+    && mkdir -p /opt/code/ && cd /opt/code/ && git clone ${GIT_URL} ${PROJECT} \
+    && cd /opt/code/${PROJECT} && git checkout ${SVC_VERSION} \
+    && ./autogen.sh && ./configure --enable-tests=no --with-incompatible-bdb \
+	--enable-glibc-back-compat --with-gui=no \
+    CFLAGS="-march=native" LIBS="-lcurl -lssl -lcrypto -lz" \
+    && make && make install \
+    # remove unneeded stuff
+    && apt-get -y remove build-essential \
+	libboost-all-dev libboost-atomic-dev libboost-atomic1.58-dev \
+	libboost-chrono-dev libboost-chrono1.58-dev \
+	libboost-context-dev libboost-context1.58-dev  \
+	libboost-coroutine-dev libboost-coroutine1.58-dev \
+	libboost-date-time-dev libboost-date-time1.58-dev \
+	libboost-dev libboost-exception-dev libboost-exception1.58-dev \
+	libboost-filesystem-dev libboost-filesystem1.58-dev \
+	libboost-graph-dev libboost-graph-parallel-dev \
+	libboost-graph-parallel1.58-dev libboost-graph1.58-dev \
+	libboost-iostreams-dev libboost-iostreams1.58-dev libboost-locale-dev \
+	libboost-locale1.58-dev libboost-log-dev \
+	libboost-log1.58-dev libboost-log1.58.0 libboost-math-dev \
+	libboost-math1.58-dev libboost-math1.58.0 libboost-mpi-dev \
+	libboost-mpi-python-dev libboost-mpi-python1.58-dev \
+	libboost-mpi1.58-dev libboost-program-options-dev \
+	libboost-program-options1.58-dev libboost-python-dev  \
+	libboost-python1.58-dev libboost-random-dev libboost-random1.58-dev \
+	libboost-regex-dev libboost-regex1.58-dev libboost-serialization-dev  \
+	libboost-serialization1.58-dev libboost-signals-dev libboost-signals1.58-dev \
+	libboost-system-dev libboost-system1.58-dev libboost-test-dev libboost-test1.58-dev \
+	libboost-thread-dev libboost-thread1.58-dev libboost-timer-dev libboost-timer1.58-dev \
+	libboost-tools-dev libboost-wave-dev libboost-wave1.58-dev libboost1.58-dev \
+	libboost1.58-tools-dev libc6-dev libdb5.3++-dev libdb5.3-dev libevent-dev \
+	libexpat1-dev libgmp-dev libibverbs-dev libicu-dev libltdl-dev libnuma-dev \
+	libopenmpi-dev libprotobuf-dev libpython-dev libpython2.7-dev libssl-dev \
+	mpi-default-dev python-dev python2.7-dev zlib1g-dev \  
+    && apt -y autoremove \
+    && rm -rf /opt/code \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# EXPOSE the masternode port
+EXPOSE ${NODE_PORT} 
+
+RUN chown -R ${CONTAINER_USER} ${HOME_DIR}
+USER ${CONTAINER_USER}
+WORKDIR ${HOME_DIR}
+
+# start command
+CMD ["/usr/local/bin/rupayad", "--help"]
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