How I Deployed a Live Blockchain Node (ARC) on AWS EC2 - A Complete Step-by-Step Guide

Introduction This article documents a complete, real-world deployment of an Arc blockchain node on AWS EC2. Unlike tutorials that show only the happy path, this guide captures every error encountered, explains why it happened, and shows exactly how it was fixed. By the end of this guide you will have a fully operational blockchain node with 5 validators, a block explorer, and a complete monitoring stack running on AWS. Architecture Overview The full stack consists of the following components run