DOWNLOAD MY NODE

Get your own Aquisitive node. It runs on your PC — not in this browser on our servers (that keeps costs down).

After download: unzip → run first-run.bat → open http://127.0.0.1:3000. Sync joins the shared LOA brain.

Node.js = install once. This ZIP = download again when the version under the logo changes (see “When we ship an update” below).

1. Install Node.js (the free engine) from nodejs.org — click the big green LTS button, then Next → Next → Finish. You only do this once on this PC.
2. Click DOWNLOAD MY NODE above → open your Downloads folder → right‑click the ZIP → Extract All → open the new folder
3. Double-click first-run.bat → wait until it says Ready → open http://127.0.0.1:3000 in your browser (Chrome, Edge, etc.)

You do not reinstall Node.js again.

You do download a fresh DOWNLOAD MY NODE ZIP from this page (check the version under the logo — currently v3.78.0).

1. Download the new ZIP from this page
2. Extract it (you can use a new folder, or replace the old one)
3. Double-click first-run.bat (or start-local.bat if you already set it up once)
4. Open http://127.0.0.1:3000 again

Your shared learning (LOA Sync) stays in the cloud — a new ZIP does not wipe that. Wallet / Auto‑sign stay on this PC’s browser unless you clear browser data.

Skip Properties. Do A or B:

A — Easiest (PowerShell)

1. Open the extracted folder
2. Click the address bar, type powershell, press Enter
3. Paste this and press Enter:
   Get-ChildItem -Recurse | Unblock-File; powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\scripts\start-node.ps1

B — Turn off Smart App Control

1. Settings → Privacy & security → Windows Security → App & browser control
2. Smart App Control → Off
3. Then double‑click first-run.bat

Each PC is a node. Use Sync long-term (also auto while open) so paper results merge into the shared LOA ledger. No one needs your personal files — they download the same node package.