CKB Mainnet Node (on external SSD)

[joshyates1980]

My goal is to install and run CKB full node 24hrs/7days on my Surface 2 with an external USB3 500gb SSD drive. I have executed full nodes (without Neuron) many times over the past 2 years, but only by the recommendations from nervos documentation.

When I attempt to execute: D:\ckb\ckb_v0.110.2_x86_64-pc-windows-msvc with any command such as ckb init or ckb run a runtime error occurs from ckb.exe. The error dialog box states: VCRUNTIME140.dll was not found. VCRUNTIME140_1.dll was not found. MSVCP140.dll was not found.

Do I need to find those dll files and move them over to the D: drive?
Can I execute a ckb full node on an external ssd?
Is it possible to execute a ckb full node on other specified drives other than C: drive?

In addition, I'm unclear if I should post troubleshoot/guide questions on github, so if the primary Nervos developers would rather me post on Nervos talk forum moving forward, I'll honor your request. Thank you.

[code-monad]

Hello joshyates1980! Have you ever tried install the Visual C++ Redistributable on your device?

If so, you may find these DLLs on your C:\Windows\System32 (through File Explorer's "find bar"). If you haven't, try install the redist package first, then open a new terminal window, the commands should be fine now.

[joshyates1980]

@code-monad This was my fix:

I installed Visual C++ Redistributable packages for Visual Studio 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2022 2 and now the CKB full node runs successfully on my external hard drive.