# Install prebuild binary (option B)

The c4ed binary serves as the node client and the application client. In other words, the c4ed binary can be used to both run a node and interact with it.

# Pre-Built Package

# For Linux Distributions

Download the tar.gz file:

Copy curl -LO https://github.com/chain4energy/c4e-chain/releases/download/v1.4.0/c4ed_v1.4.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz

Verify the checksum:

Copy sha256sum c4ed_v1.4.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz

You should see the following:

Copy 7b36ac7b1ebc6b5aad37f4770cb4a8eae205c6a7dad7275ff4723f0f1511d198 c4ed_v1.4.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz

Unpack the tar.gz file:

Copy tar -xvf c4ed_v1.4.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz

Move the binary to your local bin directory:

Copy mkdir -p ~/go/bin sudo mv c4ed ~/go/bin

# Install wasmvm library

Create a directory for the library

Copy mkdir ~/.c4e-chain/lib

Download the library to the directory

Copy wget https://github.com/CosmWasm/wasmvm/releases/download/v1.5.2/libwasmvm.x86_64.so -P ~/.c4e-chain/lib

Add the library to the path

Copy echo 'export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/home/$USER/.c4e-chain/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH' >> ~/.profile source ~/.profile

Open a new terminal window and check if the installation was successful:

Copy c4ed version

You should see the following:

Copy 1.4.0

# Next

Learn how to run and configure node