# Starting a Veilid Bootstrap Server
## Instance Recommended Setup
CPU: Single
RAM: 1GB
Storage: 25GB
IP: Static v4 & v6
Firewall: 5150/TCP/UDP inbound allow all

## Install Veilid
Follow instructions in [INSTALL.md](./INSTALL.md)

## Configure Veilid
**As root**

### Stop the Veilid service 
```shell 
systemctl stop veilid-server.service
```

### Setup the config
In _/etc/veilid-server/veilid-server.conf`_ ensure _bootstrap: ['bootstrap.<your.domain>']_ in the _routing_table:_ section

**Switch to veilid user**
```shell
sudo -u veilid /bin/bash
```

### Generate a new keypair
Copy the output to secure storage.
```shell
veilid-server --generate-key-pair
```

### Create new node ID and flush existing route table
Include the brackets [] when pasting the keys. Use the public key in the command. Secret key will be request interacitvly and will not echo when pasted.
```shell
veilid-server --set-node-id [PUBLIC_KEY] --delete-table-store
```
### Generate the DNS TXT record
Copy the output to secure storage.
```shell
veilid-server --dump-txt-record
```

**Switch back to root**
### Start the Veilid service 
```shell 
systemctl start veilid-server.service
```

_REPEAT FOR EACH BOOTSTRAP SERVER_

## Enter DNS Records
Create the following DNS Records for your domain:

(This example assumes two bootstrap serves are being created)

| Record    | Value                       | Record Type |
|-----------|-----------------------------|-------------|
|bootstrap  | 1,2                         | TXT         |
|1.bootstrap| IPv4                        | A           |
|1.bootstrap| IPv6                        | AAAA        |
|1.bootstrap| output of --dump-txt-record | TXT         |
|2.bootstrap| IPv4                        | A           |
|2.bootstrap| IPv6                        | AAAA        |
|2.bootstrap| output of --dump-txt-record | TXT         |