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How to install Zcash full node

Install Zebra (zebrad) as a self-hosted Zcash full node on your server. This guide covers the agent, network selection, setup, and sync.

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Client

Zebra (zebrad)

RPC

Zebra JSON-RPC

History

Full chain, not pruned. Synced when !IBD and history is present.

Zcash on RpcNode is Zebra, not zcashd. Toolkit installs the catalog binary, keeps an unpruned history, and uses systemd stop with a short escalate budget on remove.

Synced is live tip plus history proof — a healthy RPC at the tip is not enough if the node is pruned or still in IBD.

Environments

mainnettestnet

How to install Zcash node

Choose mainnet, testnet in Toolkit, then follow these steps to provision and run a Zcash full node.

  1. Install the panel and host agent using the documentation, then register the server in the panel.
  2. In Add node, select Zcash and the required environment.
  3. Review the network options, start provisioning, and follow sync status and logs from the node page.

Operate from the panel

After the node is up you manage it in the same UI — Node Config (edit the live files and apply), client updates, restart, logs, public RPC. You do not need SSH to change conf. Install-time choices (snapshot flavor, history window, disk layout) are stored on that node.

FAQ

How do I install Zcash full node?
Install the host agent, add the server, then choose Zcash and an environment in Add node. Toolkit provisions Zebra (zebrad) and tracks sync from the panel.
Can I change the Zcash config later?
Yes. Node page → Node Config. Edit and apply; restart from the same page. A different snapshot or history flavor is an Install choice — changing it later usually means wipe and Add node again.
Pruned or light?
Full chain, not pruned. Synced when !IBD and history is present.

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