# Running my own node
**URL:** https://forum.algorand.co/t/running-my-own-node/1637
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Tags:** community, mainnet, testnet
**Created:** [May 9, 2020, 11:59pm UTC](https://forum.algorand.co/t/running-my-own-node/1637 "2020-05-09T23:59:09Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Steviekusu](https://forum.algorand.co/u/Steviekusu)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2020, 11:59pm UTC](https://forum.algorand.co/t/running-my-own-node/1637/1 "2020-05-09T23:59:09Z")
I need help with setting up my node. I had the node setup up successfully but noticed I was having some errors and decided to setup the node again and ran into an error.
This is where i am having a challenge. `tar -xf install_master_darwin-amd64.tar.gz` this command is not executing rather is returning “Error opening archive: Failed to open 'install\_master\_darwin-amd64.tar.gz”
I need help with this ASAP
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### Author:  [@fabrice](https://forum.algorand.co/u/fabrice)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2020, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.algorand.co/t/running-my-own-node/1637/2 "2020-05-10T16:37:47Z")
My guess is that your file `install_master_darwain-amd64.tar.gz ` is corrupted. Download it again from [https://github.com/algorand/go-algorand-doc/raw/master/downloads/installers/darwin\_amd64/install\_master\_darwin-amd64.tar.gz](https://github.com/algorand/go-algorand-doc/raw/master/downloads/installers/darwin_amd64/install_master_darwin-amd64.tar.gz)
You can check the content of the file by running (and checking the output - this is the output for today, please compare with [https://github.com/algorand/go-algorand-doc/blob/master/downloads/installers/darwin\_amd64/install\_master\_darwin-amd64.sha256](https://github.com/algorand/go-algorand-doc/blob/master/downloads/installers/darwin_amd64/install_master_darwin-amd64.sha256) for the latest checksum)
```bash
$ shasum -a 256 install_master_darwin-amd64.tar.gz
97dcb37c1758e4891e44a5ea7ed58fede5c87a8b6ac0cbb086f07d9f153eb68b install_master_darwin-amd64.tar.gz
```
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### Author:  [@Steviekusu](https://forum.algorand.co/u/Steviekusu)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2020, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.algorand.co/t/running-my-own-node/1637/3 "2020-05-10T17:28:09Z")
> [@fabrice](#):
>
> shasum -a 256 install\_master\_darwin-amd64.tar.gz
still not running. It is still returning “command not found: install\_master\_darwin-amd64.tar.gz”
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### Author:  [@aojjazz](https://forum.algorand.co/u/aojjazz)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2020, 12:41am UTC](https://forum.algorand.co/t/running-my-own-node/1637/4 "2020-05-11T00:41:21Z")
That output doesn’t make much sense.
command not found would be output if the program you’re trying to run wasn’t found - ie: shasum.
The installxxx is an argument to the shasum command - if that file is found it’ll output the checksum.
If it says command not found for install\_master\_darwin-amd64.tar.gz that means you’re trying to run that, by itself. It’s a TAR file, not an executable. You download it, un-tar it with the tar command (with the correct path to where you downloaded that tar file of course) and then go from there.
A lot of the alogrand commands assume a familiarity with the command-line and general linux commands.
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### Author:  [@Steviekusu](https://forum.algorand.co/u/Steviekusu)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2020, 7:11am UTC](https://forum.algorand.co/t/running-my-own-node/1637/5 "2020-05-11T07:11:19Z")
I followed the step by step guide and if it didnt work its none of my fault. Like I stated, I installed the node previously and I had some error, I had to delete the node and trying to re-install I had those challenge.
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### Author:  [@rfustino](https://forum.algorand.co/u/rfustino)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2020, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.algorand.co/t/running-my-own-node/1637/6 "2020-05-11T14:35:48Z")
@Steviekusu can you provide the url you are following on the setup node that is not working? Also, as for “command not found: install\_master\_darwin-amd64.tar.gz” sounds like either the path needs modifying or you need to specifically put in the directory names. what is your environment you are installing to? MacOS?
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### Author:  [@Steviekusu](https://forum.algorand.co/u/Steviekusu)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2020, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.algorand.co/t/running-my-own-node/1637/7 "2020-05-11T15:16:46Z")
@fabrice was able to help me out but I am using MacOS and this is the Url [https://developer.algorand.org/docs/run-a-node/setup/install/#start-node](https://developer.algorand.org/docs/run-a-node/setup/install/#start-node)