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

[Fedora]

Hello friend, thanks for this wonderful guide, i wanna ask if the script run on fedora? or is only for debian and ubuntu? thanks in advance

[Alexd1985]

Only for ubuntu was tested

[Fedora]

ok thanks i go testing now thanks for your help making this guide

[NirmalSingh]

@Alexd1985 - i am facing below error while trying to run cnode.sh script.

AesonException “Error in $: key “AlonzoGenesisFile” not found”

FYA, I tried git checkout through either of below approaches but versions of cardano-cli & cardano-node remains 1.29.0 which is little strange.

git checkout $(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/input-output-hk/cardano-node/releases/latest | jq -r .tag_name)
or
git checkout 1.27.0

$:~/git/cardano-node$ cardano-cli version
cardano-cli 1.29.0 - linux-x86_64 - ghc-8.10
git rev a586a485c706885ca1aa6c84614b0ff49f246c02
$:~/git/cardano-node$ cardano-node version
cardano-node 1.29.0 - linux-x86_64 - ghc-8.10
git rev a586a485c706885ca1aa6c84614b0ff49f246c02

[Alexd1985]

Did u used this command when u built the node?

git pull origin master

If u already installed 1.29.0 follow this guide for the second part… downloading alonzo file + edit the config.json

[NirmalSingh]

@Alexd1985 - yes, I used git pull origin master to build the node.

Update - its resolved after following Alex suggestion. Direct link pasted below :

UPDATE CARDANO NODE to 1.29.0 - FOR CNTOOLS users

Cardano Node 1.29.0 [@github-actions] github-actions released this 2 hours ago This release is an important update to the node that provides the functionality that is needed following the Alonzo hard fork. All users, including stake pool operators, must upgrade to this version (or a later version) of the node. The release includes features that will enable the use of the node in the Alonzo era, allowing the on-chain execution of Plutus scripts, including extended CLI commands to support the…

[NirmalSingh]

@Alexd1985 - First of all a sincere thank you for contributing immensely to the Cardano community. It really makes a huge difference!

Need an advice. As I am in the process of setting up a Stake-Pool for learning and exploration purposes, how to proceed ahead post my nodes (1 BP & 1 Relay) are synched with all epoch data and connected together ?

FYI, I don’t own any ada or wallet right now. So will it make sense to connect to testnet or remain on mainnet ? I understand CNTools by default connects with mainet ? If yes, What would it take to migrate my stake-pool from mainent to testnet or vice-versa ? Is their any dedicated guide to setup using CNTools on testnet ?

[santonode]

If I setup a new server with 16gb and new IP address can I re-register this server as my new BP node and keep same poolid and SANTO name?

[Alexd1985]

@NirmalSingh

I understand CNTools by default connects with mainet ? If yes, What would it take to migrate my stake-pool from mainent to testnet or vice-versa ? Is their any dedicated guide to setup using CNTools on testnet ?

Run prereqs.sh for mainnet and prereqs.sh -n for testnet

[Alexd1985]

@santonode

If I setup a new server with 16gb and new IP address can I re-register this server as my new BP node and keep same poolid and SANTO name?

Just move the pool/wallet files from old server to new server… u don’t need any registration or pool modification

[santonode]

can you provide more detailed instructions?

[NirmalSingh]

@Alexd1985 - a little weird observation about output of ./gLiveView.sh. I am not sure if its normal ? For both my BP and and Relay nodes, at the top line, “Relay -” is displayed, i expected it to be “Core -” for my BP nodes ?

mainnet

Cardano Node - (Relay - Mainnet) : 1.29.0 [a586a485] <

testnet

Cardano Node - (Relay - Testnet) : 1.29.0 [a586a485] <

[Alexd1985]

U didn’s started the producer as a producer

[NirmalSingh]

@Alexd1985 I can not find any step in this guide through which we can designate the node as Producer or Relay ?

[Alexd1985]

@Alexd1985

CREATE THE WALLET AND REGISTER THE POOL via CNTOOLS

ALL BELLOW STEPS WILL BE DONE ON PRODUCER NODE (the NODE which will create BLOCKS)

After step 4

[NirmalSingh]

@Alexd1985 - on testnet, I am trying to transfer tAda to my wallet from faucet through below command but receiving below error. what am i missing here ? is command parameters correct ?

cardano-cli query utxo --shelley-mode --address ??? --testnet-magic 1097911063

cardano-cli: Network.Socket.connect: <socket: 11>: does not exist (No such file or directory)

[nyakehkonneh]

I am about to start a pool following this guide via AWS. Do you guys recommend to just follow this guide or has anything changed for those who recently completed this guide?

Thanks in advance

[Alexd1985]

@nyakehkonneh

I am about to start a pool following this guide via AWS. Do you guys recommend to just follow this guide or has anything changed for those who recently completed this guide?

Only step 2 suffered few modification

!!! For STEP 1 last command please be sure it ran

. "${HOME}/.bashrc"

Please check the new STEP 2(after this step u will be able to import the yoroi/daedalus wallet in cntools):

Install ghc 8.10.2 - should see 8.10.2

ghcup install ghc 8.10.2
ghcup set ghc 8.10.2
ghcup - -version 

Install cabal 3.2.0.0

ghcup install cabal 3.2.0.0
ghcup set cabal 3.2.0.0

check the version - u should see 3.2.0.0

cabal - -version

Build the node

cd ~/git
git clone https://github.com/input-output-hk/cardano-node

cd cardano-node

git fetch --tags --all
git checkout 1.27.0

echo -e "package cardano-crypto-praos\n  flags: -external-libsodium-vrf" > cabal.project.local

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

[Alexd1985]

The node is up and running?

[NirmalSingh]

Yes,

$ top | grep -i cardano
361986 * 20 0 1024.8g 279436 50564 S 0.3 3.4 0:11.20 cardano-node

what is significance of INTEGER value in (–testnet-magic 1097911063) ?