Run an arcade
Run your own arcade
An arcade runs on a spare computer that stays on. Setup takes one command, and the arcade links itself to the others.
What it takes
- A computer and Python 3.10 or newer. Linux is tested, and Windows is being tested now. macOS and ARM boards should work but aren't tested yet.
- One install command. It downloads the coin software, checks that it's genuine, and sets everything up to run in the background. No administrator access is needed.
- Pepecoin test on your machine. It's the only coin that must run locally. Every other coin can be borrowed from an arcade that shares it, or left off.
- A first Pepecoin test coin. A new arcade asks the other operators for one automatically, or it can mine a test block itself.
Install steps, ports and configuration in the technical paper
The ideal way to use ARCADE is your own arcade, checked by you, so you trust no other person with the code that runs your wallet. Trust and verification lays out the steps, and the next best ones.
How big a computer
Suggested sizes, based on what working arcades use. Coin data is what grows: Dogecoin takes about 224 GB, Litecoin 255 GB and Bellscoin 411 GB.
| Size | What runs on it | Processor | Memory | Disk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter |  Pepecoin test only; everything else borrowed | 2 cores | 4 GB | 32 GB SSD |
| Standard |  Pepecoin main and test, plus Pepecoin's collectibles index | 4 cores | 8 GB | 128 GB SSD |
| Full |    Adds Dogecoin, Litecoin and Bellscoin with their indexes | 8 cores | 32 GB | 2 TB, indexes on SSD |
What you decide
Every arcade follows the same rules for keys, coins and trades. Within those, the operator decides:
The look
Dogecoin, Pepecoin or Litecoin colours, and the arcade's name, picture and web address.
Who it serves
From 1 to 10,000 seats or closed, hourly limits on posts, messages and trades, and which arcades players may bring accounts from.
Which coins
Run each one, borrow it or switch it off, and whether to share it with other arcades.
Fees
An operator fee on trades of 0 to 2%, off by default, and a fee on collectibles made through the arcade.
Safety
A local AI that screens pictures and posts, and whose warnings to follow.
AI models and extras
Offer language or picture models, a call relay for video apps, a LoRa radio gateway and site search.
Some settings, like who the operator is and the remote admin password, can be changed only at the computer itself, never over the internet.
What you're responsible for
- Keeping it running and up to date. Players rely on your arcade being there, though they don't lose anything if it isn't.
- What you offer. If you open a service that holds players' coins, such as the Pepecoin main swap service, you hold them during that swap.
- Your own machine. Its security, its backups and its internet connection are yours to look after.
Why run one? Every arcade makes the network harder to switch off. Sharing a coin you run lets arcades on smaller computers offer it too, and an arcade that lends a chain is paid in kind.