How to set up a POOL in a few minutes - and register using CNTOOLS

sabino · 7 May 2021 22:48

Hey @Alexd1985 I’m having problems getting my gLiveView working, I’m getting this error

" Guild LiveView version check…

Looks like cardano-node is running with socket-path as /opt/cardano/cnode/sockets/node0.socket, but the actual socket file does not exist.

This could occur if the node hasnt completed startup or if a second instance of node startup was attempted!

If this does not resolve automatically in a few minutes, you might want to restart your node and try again.

ERROR: CNTools failed to load common env file

Please verify set values in ‘User Variables’ section in env file or log an issue on GitHub"

My node was working well and even completed 2 blocks before going offline and just falling behind. I tried a couple of things that you recommended to other people but it’s still not working. what should I do?

Alexd1985 · 8 May 2021 05:57

sudo systemctl status cnode
Or

sudo systemctl status cardano-node

JonSolo · 8 May 2021 19:01

Thanks alex, I moved on because the rebuild didnt help thos missing files in my cabal folder. I am getting ready to bring a second BP server online in the coming weeks so hopefully a fresh build from scratch works a bit smoother. Is there a way to set up wallet recovery without using cntools?

Alexd1985 · 8 May 2021 19:05

Should be, the script is the same just that cntools has a friendly gui

Setiaman_Lee · 9 May 2021 06:21

Hi Alex,

I managed to link my BP and relay. In BP however it is still showing relay. Is this something I need to worry at the moment prior moving to step 5 for creating wallet ?

Alexd1985 · 9 May 2021 06:25

The node will start as coremainet after u will create the certificates later

Setiaman_Lee · 9 May 2021 06:28

Thanks Alex for prompt reply.

MCMaricopaAZ · 9 May 2021 19:17

Alex,

This helped tremendously. Many thanks.

I have my Producer and relay working and I’m able to verify they are communicating now.
I’m at 97.3% sync. Yay.

B.Rgds,
Scott H

MCMaricopaAZ · 9 May 2021 19:18

super helpful. I was just wondering about this. thanks.

Alexd1985 · 10 May 2021 23:05

Hi man, I hope u are fine… I tested and I found the issue… is the cabal version now u have 3.4.0.0 and u will need 3.2.0.0

cabal - -version

U will need to do:

ghcup install cabal 3.2.0.0
ghcup set cabal 3.2.0.0

check the version

cabal - -version. (U should see 3.2.0.0)

Now stop the node and rebuild

cd ~/git
cd cardano-node

$CNODE_HOME/scripts/cabal-build-all.sh -o

Cheers,

JonSolo · 11 May 2021 21:07

wow! thanks so much for looking into that for me. I’m not sure how i ended up with a newer version of cabal but i will give you an update after it is rebuilt! thanks!

Alexd1985 · 11 May 2021 21:09

I tested with another PO which had the same issues and last night I figured out that the cabal version is not ok… with 3.2.0.0 the binari files are added (cardano-address and bech32)

crypto_1982 · 13 May 2021 07:39

hi alex when i setting up the node to start as systemd and run ./deploy-as-systemd.sh in bp and relay ask me to set the topologyupdater process as systemd i select no for produser and yes for relay and other than that ask for
Deploy Blocklog as systemd services
Deploy PoolTool SendSlots as systemd services
Deploy Log Monitor as systemd services?
Deploy PoolTool SendTip as systemd services
please tell me which one should i answer yes or no for bp and relay
thanks

Alexd1985 · 13 May 2021 07:41

you can start all, but I started only SendTip because I want to see in pooltool if my Producer is synced (green) or not; if u are not using this option then you can choose N for all, because u can run them manually when u will need it; and ofcourse on future u can activate as a systemd if u needed… so it’s not so important this step right now
you can run again anytime in future the ./deploy-as-systemd.sh script

more details here:

github.com

cardano-community/guild-operators/blob/alpha/docs/Scripts/cncli.md

!!! info "Reminder !!"
    Ensure the [Pre-Requisites](../basics.md#pre-requisites) are in place before you proceed.

`cncli.sh` is a script to download and deploy [CNCLI](https://github.com/cardano-community/cncli) created and maintained by Andrew Westberg. It's a community-based CLI tool written in RUST for low-level `cardano-node` communication. Usage is **optional** and no script is dependent on it. The main features include:

- **PING** - Validates that the remote server is on the given network and returns its response time. Utilized by `gLiveView` for peer analysis if available. 
- **SYNC** - Connects to a node (local or remote) and synchronizes blocks to a local `sqlite` database. 
- **VALIDATE** - Validates that a block hash or partial block hash is on-chain.
- **LEADERLOG** - Calculates a stakepool's expected slot list. On the mainnet and the official testnet, the next epoch's leader schedule is available 1.5 days before the end of the epoch (`firstSlotOfNextEpoch - (3 * k / f)`).
- **SENDTIP** - Send node tip to [PoolTool](https://pooltool.io/) for network analysis and to show that your node is alive and well with a green badge.
- **SENDSLOTS** - Securely sends PoolTool the number of slots you have assigned for an epoch and validates the correctness of your past epochs.

#### Installation
`cncli.sh` script's main functions, `sync`, `leaderlog`, `validate` and PoolTool `sendslots`/`sendtip` are not meant to be run manually, but instead deployed as systemd services that run in the background to do the block scraping and validation automatically. Additional commands exist for manual execution to initiate the `sqlite` db, filling the blocklog DB with all blocks created by the pool known to the blockchain, migration of old cntoolsBlockCollector JSON blocklog, and re-validation of blocks and leaderlogs. See usage output below for a complete list of available commands.

The script works in tandem with [Log Monitor](../Scripts/logmonitor.md) to provide faster adopted status but mainly to catch slots the node is leader for but are unable to create a block for. These are marked as invalid. Blocklog will however work fine without the `logMonitor` service and `CNCLI` is able to handle everything except catching invalid blocks.

1. Run the latest version of `guild-deploy.sh` with `guild-deploy.sh -s c` to download and install RUST and CNCLI. IOG fork of libsodium required by CNCLI is automatically compiled by CNCLI build process. If a previous installation is found, RUST and CNCLI will be updated to the latest version.
2. Run `deploy-as-systemd.sh` to deploy the systemd services that handle all the work in the background. Six systemd services in total are deployed whereof four are related to CNCLI. See above for the different purposes they serve.
3. If you want to disable some of the deployed services, run `sudo systemctl disable <service>`

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crypto_1982 · 13 May 2021 08:00

thank you for answer reason was i see 5 peers IN relay i thought its because of this options

Alexd1985 · 13 May 2021 08:01

nope, the reason is the topology updater which announce your IP to the public network

crypto_1982 · 13 May 2021 08:05

so its healthy ?

Alexd1985 · 13 May 2021 08:06

yes, on Relay u need to have public IN/OUT peers
only on Producer u need to have only your Relay as IN/OUT peer

crypto_1982 · 13 May 2021 08:14

I appreciate your help so much

MusicianVishal · 14 May 2021 15:36

Hello,

I am having issues about using cncli.sh

I installed cncli using prereqs.sh -c
I deployed it as systemd Deploy Blocklog as systemd services? = Y, Deploy Log Monitor as systemd services? = Y only.
Thereafter i used the init command: $CNODE_HOME/scripts/cncli.sh init
I got the following message:
Looking for blocks made by pool…
No blocks found
Thereafter i tried to run ./cncli.sh leaderlog. I got the following error message:

Error message: Remote API Error: error sending request for url (https://api.crypto2099.io/v1/sigma/MY-POOL-ID-WAS-HERE-REMOVED/265): operation timed out

I am really concerned about this api.crypto2099.io - What is this? Why is this needed? Does this expose my BP IP now?

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