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212 lines
5.8 KiB
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Intro for new developers and witnesses
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This is a quick introduction to get new developers and witnesses up to speed on Peerplays blockchain. It is intended for witnesses plannig to join a live, already deployed blockchain.
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Starting A Peerplays Node
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For Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and up users, see this link first:
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https://github.com/cryptonomex/graphene/wiki/build-ubuntu
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and then proceed with:
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git clone https://github.com/pbsa/peerplays.git
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cd peerplays
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git submodule update --init --recursive
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cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release .
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make
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./programs/witness_node/witness_node
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Launching the witness creates required directories. Next, **stop the witness** and continue.
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vi witness_node_data_dir/config.ini
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p2p-endpoint = 0.0.0.0:9777
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rpc-endpoint = 127.0.0.1:8090
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seed-node = 213.184.225.234:59500
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Start the witness back up
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./programs/witness_node/witness_node
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Then, in a separate terminal window, start the command-line wallet `cli_wallet`:
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./programs/cli_wallet/cli_wallet
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To set your initial password to 'password' use:
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>>> set_password password
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>>> unlock password
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A list of CLI wallet commands is available
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[here](https://github.com/PBSA/peerplays/blob/master/libraries/wallet/include/graphene/wallet/wallet.hpp).
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Testnet
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- chain-id - 5b37954aa0d33a8e0d57b084995c262a7c13dbc0693d3e96654e63ff45a9ceec
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Register your username at the faucet address
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https://595-dev.pixelplex.by/
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Use the get_private_key_from_password command
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You will to generate owner and active keys
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```
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get_private_key_from_password the_key_you_received_from_the_faucet your_witness_username active
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get_private_key_from_password the_key_you_received_from_the_faucet your_witness_username owner
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```
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This will reveal an array for each `['PPYxxx', 'xxxx']`
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import_keys into your cli_wallet
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- use the second value in each array returned from the previous step for the private key
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- be sure to wrap your username in quotes
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- import all 2 keys received above
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```
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import_key "your_witness_username" xxxx
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import_key "your_witness_username" xxxx
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```
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Upgrade your account to lifetime membership
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```
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upgrade_account your_witness_username true
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```
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Create your witness (substitute the url for your witness information)
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- place quotes around url
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```
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create_witness your_witness_username "url" true
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```
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**Be sure to take note of the block_signing_key**
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IMPORTANT (issue below command using block_signing_key just obtained)
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```
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get_private_key block_signing_key
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```
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Compare this result to
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```
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dump_private_keys
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```
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You should see 3 pairs of keys. The last pair should match your block_signing_key and this is the one you will use in the next step!
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Get your witness id
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```
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get_witness username (note the "id" for your config)
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```
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Modify your witness_node config.ini to include **your** witness id and private key pair.
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Comment out the existing private-key before adding yours
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```
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vim witness_node_data_dir/config.ini
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witness-id = "1.6.x"
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private-keys = ['block_signing_key','private_key_for_your_block_signing_key']
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```
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start your witness back up
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```
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./programs/witness_node/witness_node
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```
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If it fails to start, try with these flags (not for permanent use)
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```
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./programs/witness_node/witness_node --resync --replay
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```
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Vote for yourself
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```
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vote_for_witness your_witness_account your_witness_account true true
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```
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Ask to be voted in!
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Join @Peerplays Telegram group to find information about the witness group.
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http://t.me/@peerplayswitness
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You will get logs that look like this:
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```
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2070264ms th_a application.cpp:506 handle_block ] Got block: #87913 time: 2017-05-27T16:34:30 latency: 264 ms from: bhuz-witness irreversible: 87903 (-10)
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2071000ms th_a witness.cpp:204 block_production_loo ] Not producing block because slot has not yet arrived
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2072000ms th_a witness.cpp:204 block_production_loo ] Not producing block because slot has not yet arrived
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2073000ms th_a witness.cpp:201 block_production_loo ] Not producing block because it isn't my turn
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```
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Assuming you've received votes, you will start producing as a witness at the next maintenance interval (once per hour). You can check your votes with.
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```
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get_witness your_witness_account
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```
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systemd
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It's important for your witness to start when your system boots up. The filepaths here assume that you installed your witness into `/home/ubuntu/peerplays`
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Create a logfile to hold your stdout/err logging
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```bash
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sudo touch /var/log/peerplays.log
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```
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Save this file in your peerplays directory. `vi /home/ubuntu/peerplays/start.sh`
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```bash
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#!/bin/bash
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cd /home/ubuntu/peerplays
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./programs/witness_node/witness_node &> /var/log/peerplays.log
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```
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Make it executable
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```bash
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chmod 744 /home/ubuntu/peerplays/start.sh
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```
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Create this file: `sudo vi /etc/systemd/system/peerplays.service`
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Note the path for start.sh. Change it to match where your start.sh file is if necessary.
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```
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[Unit]
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Description=Peerplays Witness
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After=network.target
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[Service]
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ExecStart=/home/ubuntu/peerplays/start.sh
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[Install]
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WantedBy = multi-user.target
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```
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Enable the service
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```bash
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systemctl enable peerplays.service
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```
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Make sure you don't get any errors
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```bash
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sudo systemctl status peerplays.service
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```
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Stop your witness if it is currently running from previous steps, then start it with the service.
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```bash
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sudo systemctl start peerplays.service
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```
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Check your logfile for entries
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```bash
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tail -f /var/log/peerplays.log
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```
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Running specific tests
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- `tests/chain_tests -t block_tests/name_of_test`
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