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# Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Recommended)

## Installation

Please find below a step by step guide on how to install Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS with screenshots at every step.

![Choose your desired language. Please use English in case any troubleshooting will be required](/files/45FB2YT4s6o1tJtJAaww)

![Update to the latest Installer](/files/fyfDhRceuEqAP2qz77Kp)

![Choose your Keyboard Layout](/files/7XwFnsEwtHxBI0x6KDK8)

![Your ethernet cable should get an IP address automatically through DHCP (in our case we have 10.0.2.15)](/files/hYtY0EksMAH2ds2pmhGQ)

![No proxy needed in our case, but your case could be different](/files/Yk3eWAdHYLoYZwjIAjao)

![Leave this option selected as default or change the servers if you need to do that](/files/hQacohpVu6E5IBRQrdPu)

![Use the entire disk](/files/g4b7dCKapnCBg8K5VX6S)

![Confirm the selection and choose Done to continue](/files/8BqM94X6elN8NOqJZd18)

![All your data on the hard drive will be lost!!! Continue](/files/0XXFRqPlm0TZmQMVmkQ1)

![Setup the Profile as you see fit and select "Done" to continue](/files/b357tSWv7hfI21GOsW9Z)

![Select "Install OpenSSH" server and continue](/files/a8dIBJVvqOD4ON2q1VPv)

![No selection is required here. Select "Done" to continue](/files/b5bB8rbBjPaJLXRB0hEN)

![Wait for the installation to complete](/files/g1KOE2t5VzFvjRGb8XWa)

![Installation is now complete. Select "Reboot Now" to continue](/files/256LpuuWaaJ46pZ2RFQh)

![Login to your new OS using the username and password created above](/files/rvc9IkWFt0fiKc3NVzKM)

![Make a note of you IP address](/files/6gqmeNzlDt7z0nEbgENR)

![Make sure your SSH server is up and running so you can connect to the node remotely. ](/files/DmVxzXDsqzPXcnywNkzQ)

### SSH Connection

Please continue to the [SSH Connection](/ethernity-node/prerequisites-ethernity-node/installing-linux/ssh-connection.md) session to find out on how to connect to your node remotely.


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