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Access TaoLend web interface

Visit https://www.taolend.io

Prove control of your coldkey for protocol registration

Register your EVM-generated SS58 coldkey address via signature

Fund your account with TAO (for lending) or ALPHA (for collateral)

Deposit TAO to create loan offers or deposit ALPHA to borrow

Use EIP-712 signatures to create P2P lending offers. Offers are off-chain (no gas).

Create signed loan offers specifying terms (subnet, amount, interest rate, expiration)

Track active loans, request repayments, transfer positions, and withdraw earnings

Monitor and manage loans through web interface

Install NVM (Node Version Manager)

curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/master/install.sh | bash && source ~/.bashrc

Install and activate Node.js LTS

nvm install --lts && nvm use --lts

Install TypeScript, ts-node, and PM2 globally

npm install -g typescript ts-node pm2

Install build essentials and dependencies

sudo apt install build-essential libssl-dev git

Clone the TaoLend repository

git clone https://github.com/xpenlab/taolend && cd taolend

Install Python dependencies for validator

pip install -r requirement.txt

Start validator with PM2 for auto-restart and monitoring

pm2 start --name sn116-auto-upgrade python3 -- start_validator.py --wallet.name <your_wallet_name> --wallet.hotkey <your_hotkey>

Monitor validator logs in real-time(optional)

pm2 logs sn116-auto-upgrade

Check PM2 process status(optional)

pm2 status