Setup your RAISE Certified Node

RAI Sentinel is a desktop application (Frontend + Service) that installs and updates a RAISE Certified Node (RCN). It talks to the portal, pulls the engine and sidecar containers with Docker, and can apply automatic updates.

Table of contents

• Requirements
• Registration
• Node Creation in Portal
• Installation

Requirements

Before starting make sure the machine meets the following requirements:

• Windows
  • Docker Desktop
• Linux
  • Docker Engine

Git is not required to install or run Sentinel.

Registration

You need an account on the RAISE Portal. If you already have access, sign in. If you do not have an account yet see User Registration.

Node Creation in Portal

Open Nodes in the left menu and choose Create Node.

Fill in:

• Name (required)
• Public URL (optional) — an organization or personal URL associated with the node. Leave it blank if you do not have one. Do not copy the name into this field.
• Dataset Upload Access — Open (anyone can upload to this node) or Restricted (only approved users can upload). You can change this later. See Restricted certified nodes.

Then click Save.

You should see the node while it registers. The portal shows a pairing key once. Copy it then.

Sentinel uses that key to find the node.

If you missed the key, click on registered Node. Choose Regenerate pairing key that replaces the key and locks the running Sentinel and engine until someone pastes the new key on the machine.

Installation

Download RAI Sentinel for your operating system.

Production:

• Windows
• Linux

Development portal builds use RAISentinel-development-Portable.zip and rai-sentinel-development.zip under https://develop.portal.raise-science.eu/downloads/sentinel/....

You can also start the download from the node details page in the portal (Windows 11 or Linux x64).

Install RAI Sentinel — Linux

1. Download and extract the ZIP. You should get a rai-sentinel folder.
   sudo wget https://portal.raise-science.eu/downloads/sentinel/linux/rai-sentinel.zip
sudo unzip rai-sentinel.zip
2. Run: sudo chown -R root:root "rai-sentinel"
3. Make the binaries executable:
   sudo chmod +x "rai-sentinel/RaiSentinel.Frontend" "rai-sentinel/RaiSentinel.Service"
4. Start RAI Sentinel:
   sudo "./rai-sentinel/RaiSentinel.Frontend"
5. Paste the pairing key when Sentinel asks. There is no login and no node list.
6. Start the Node Engine.
7. Choose Start Deployer if you want the Node Engine to update in the background.

Caution

Always run Sentinel with sudo on Linux to avoid data loss and errors.

Install RAI Sentinel — Windows

1. Download and extract the ZIP.
2. Open the current folder.
3. Right-click RaiSentinel.Service.exe.
4. Select Properties.
5. Check Unblock.
6. Press Apply, then OK.
7. Run RAI Sentinel as Administrator.
8. Paste the pairing key when Sentinel asks. There is no login and no node list.
9. Start the Node Engine.
10. Choose Start Deployer if you want the Node Engine to update in the background.

Optionally, click Enable Automatic Updates if you want RAI Sentinel itself to stay up to date.

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