fastMPC testing node update
Update to 7.2.7-beta
Linux experience will be useful for this task. The instructions here are valid for an Ubuntu setup with version 20.04 or higher ( #lsb_release -a ), though it will most likely work with 18.04.
Minimum specification of machine is at least 4 CPU cores, and 8 GB RAM 200 GB disk with fast and stable internet access, preferably at least 10M bandwidth. It is recommended to use a VPS such as from AWS, Hetzner, Contabo, etc. rather than a home machine.
- Installation of the Node
The node is installed using a Docker image. The installation starts the MPC service. If you are cutting and pasting commands from here, please do not include the # at the beginning of each command, which is only used to indicate the command prompt.
1.1. Install Docker Image
Start by updating the package list and installing Docker (if you have already installed docker, you can skip this step):-
# sudo apt update
# sudo apt install docker.io
1.2. Run the MPC Node
Before you start, you need to make sure that your VPS has port 5928 (in this case is 5928, it can be different for you) open. You may need to go to your firewall settings and open this for TCP and UDP.
If you have started the docker image with the name of gsmpc before, you need to kill the old gsmpc container and wait 2 minutes before updating the new docker image:
If you have already started a fastMPC node，please kill and rm the old gsmpc container first (you can run `docker ps` command to check the old fastMPC node):
# sudo docker kill gsmpc
# sudo docker container rm gsmpc
# sudo docker pull anyswap/fastmpcnode:7.2.7-beta
Notice: do NOT delete your gsmpc enode’s node.key file, it will lose all node data.
Start the docker:
# sudo mkdir /var/lib/docker/gsmpc -p
# sudo docker run -d --name gsmpc --network host --restart always -v /var/lib/docker/gsmpc:/gsmpc anyswap/fastmpcnode:7.2.7-beta --port 48528 --rpcport 5928 --nonetrestrict=false --presignnum 100
1.3 Check Node Status
Here you need to make sure that the node is running and then copy the URL of your node. Running the command below will show you if the node is running.
# sudo cat /var/lib/docker/gsmpc/log/gsmpc.log
# grep updateRemoteIP /var/lib/docker/gsmpc/log/gsmpc.log
This command will show the keyword “updateRemoteIP” and your IP and Port.
If your node is running correctly, you will see something similar to the above.
According to this case, you should ensure that the printed rpcport is equal to 5928.You need to copy the URL (here it is 1.1.1.1) and the port 5928, so the link of the RPC Service Node IN THIS CASE is http://1.1.1.1:5928. Your link will be different with this, because each link is unique.
2. Node Registration and Login
The next step takes place in the browser of your own computer.
If you have run your MPC node based on the Step1 guidance, while you have not registered this node with it (here is http://1.1.1.1:5928), you need to register your node according to the following instructions.
For the node runners who have completed registration before, You can log in using the same account, click “Edit” and then “Save”, your node version will update to the new version immediately. You can also skip this step then wait for the node info update to the new version, it will take an hour or two. but be aware please do not change your MetaMask account and enode, it will reset your Run Days to 0.
2.1. Register the Node
Open https://testnet.multichain.tools/ and click ‘Connect Wallet’.
2.2. Registration Confirmation
After successfully registering the node, click “Network” in the upper left corner of the screen to see that the node is correctly displayed in the list and the version is correct.
When your node appears here and the version is “7.2.7-beta” ,you have completed the node registration.
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