Start your node - YAML file not found - YAML exception *HELP setting up new pool using stake pool course

[Jimmy3d]

Hello!

I’m Jimmy, and I’m finally diggin into the Cardano community I’m excited to be setting up a stake pool utilizing the stake pool course!

and I’m very rusty using Linux…

I’m getting a YAML exception trying “cardano-node run” at the “Get configuration files” section of the tutorial. The video doesn’t talk about this section and
it appears that I somehow loaded a “mainnet-config.json” file rather than the testnet-config.json.

The"Understanding your configuration files and how to use them:" as well as “Command Line Interface” are appearently updates to the written tutorial and are not covered in the video.

Do I need to make manual changes to any of those files?

I ran this (where the IP is my Google Cloud external IP address)

cardano-node run
–topology testnet-topology.json
–database-path db
–socket-path db/node.socket
–host-addr 34.122.200.44
–port 3001
–config testnet-config.json

I’ve obviously missed something…

I’ve attached a screenshot…

Thanks ahead!
Jimmy

[Alexd1985]

Hello,

Try to add the full path for ur files when u are starting the node

cardano-node run
–topology path/to/topology.json
–database-path path/to/db
–socket-path path/to/db/node.socket
–host-addr x.x.x.x
–port PORT
–config path/to/config.json

Cheers,

[Jimmy3d]

Hey Alex, I appreciate your help!

I’m still getting YAML exception…

[Alexd1985]

Not like that … type pwd inside the folder wheree ur files are located and that path should be added

For example /opt/cardano-node/

Then u must add the all path to the script:

cardano-node run
–topology /opt/cardano-node/topology.json
–database-path /opt/cardano-node/db
–socket-path /opt/cardano-node/node.socket
–host-addr x.x.x.x
–port PORT
–config /opt/cardano-node/config.json

[Jimmy3d]

ok, sorry I’m total nub.

I followed the tutorial to install these files into the relay folder. I have no idea where the database or socket paths need to be pointing…

so it would look like this:

cardano-node run
– topology relay/testnet-topology.json
– database- path relay/db
–socket-path /relay/node.socket
–host-addr 34.122.200.44
–port 3001
–config /relay/testnet-config.json

[Jimmy3d]

Well I still have no luck… The tutorial says to run the command from the relay folder.

I added the paths even tho they’re in the same folder.

cardano-node run
–topology relay/testnet-topology.json
–database-path relay/db
–socket-path relay/db/node.socket
–host-addr 34.122.200.44
–port 3001
–config testnet-config.json

I’m still confused…

[Jimmy3d]

One more attempt running command from the cardano-node folder… no luck.

Any ideas? Thanks!

[Alexd1985]

@Jimmy3d

topology relay/testnet-topology.json

go to your folder where u have the files and type pwd… and show me the output
I think you missed few steps, you will need to rename the files and moved them under relay folder.
then you will need to update the path,

Can u give me the link for configuration guide to take a look?

anyway… you should do this steps:

Starting the node and connecting it to the testnet requires 4 configuration files:

• topology.json

• BYRON genesis.json

• SHELLEY genesis.json

• config.json

In your home directory, create a new directory for the configuration files:

cd

mkdir relay

cd relay

Now download the latest testnet configuration files:

wget https://hydra.iohk.io/job/Cardano/cardano-node/cardano-deployment/latest-finished/download/1/testnet-config.json

wget https://hydra.iohk.io/job/Cardano/cardano-node/cardano-deployment/latest-finished/download/1/testnet-shelley-genesis.json

wget https://hydra.iohk.io/job/Cardano/cardano-node/cardano-deployment/latest-finished/download/1/testnet-byron-genesis.json

wget https://hydra.iohk.io/job/Cardano/cardano-node/cardano-deployment/latest-finished/download/1/testnet-topology.json

To start the node, run the following command from inside the relay directory:

cardano-node run \

–topology testnet-topology.json \

–database-path db \

–socket-path db/node.socket \

–host-addr x.x.x.x \

–port 3001 \

–config testnet-config.json

---

The above command will create a db directory inside the relay directory

!!! Replace x.x.x.x with your public IP

---

Open a new terminal or ssh session

Create the environment variable CARDANO_NODE_SOCKET_PATH

export CARDANO_NODE_SOCKET_PATH=~/relay/db/node.socket

Check whether the node is syncing by fetching the current tip, a couple of times, slotNo should be increasing. --testnet-magic 1097911063 identifies the Shelley testnet

[Jimmy3d]

so unfortunately I have followed 3 different tutorials that have different file structures and I confused at this point about what the correct directory should look like.

So I did my best to reveal my dir structure as you requested and have the screenshot below. Is there a link for the configuration guide I can send directly?

Anyway I will move on to the steps outlined above now…

Thanks for your help I REALLY appreciate it!

[Jimmy3d]

Is this where my files need to live??

jimmy3d@grow-testnet:/home

where jimmy3d is my user name
grow-testnet is the VM instance on Google cloud

I have no problem starting completely over now that I have a solid direction (with stake pool course from the Cardano foundation and an active forum)… if necessary.

[Alexd1985]

Ur files should be unde relay folder

What U need to do :

cd relay

Now download the latest testnet configuration files:

wget https://hydra.iohk.io/job/Cardano/cardano-node/cardano-deployment/latest-finished/download/1/testnet-config.json

wget https://hydra.iohk.io/job/Cardano/cardano-node/cardano-deployment/latest-finished/download/1/testnet-shelley-genesis.json

wget https://hydra.iohk.io/job/Cardano/cardano-node/cardano-deployment/latest-finished/download/1/testnet-byron-genesis.json

wget https://hydra.iohk.io/job/Cardano/cardano-node/cardano-deployment/latest-finished/download/1/testnet-topology.json

To start the node, run the following command from inside the relay directory:

cardano-node run \

–topology testnet-topology.json \

–database-path db \

–socket-path db/node.socket \

–host-addr x.x.x.x \ ur IP

–port 3001 \ ur port

–config testnet-config.json

[Jimmy3d]

@Alexd1985

wget https://hydra.iohk.io/job/Cardano/cardano-node/cardano-deployment/latest-finished/download/1/testnet-topology.json

So the technical dir is

jimmy3d@grow-testnet:/home/jimmy3d/relay

reads jimmy3d@grow-testnet:~/relay$

a pwd entry at ~/relay$ reads:
/home/jimmy3d/relay

[Alexd1985]

Yes, here download the 4 files which I sent u above an try to start the node again

[Jimmy3d]

@Alexd1985

cardano-node run \

–topology testnet-topology.json \

–database-path db \

–socket-path db/node.socket \

–host-addr x.x.x.x \ ur IP

–port 3001 \ ur port

–config testnet-config.json

getting invalid argument ‘-topology’

[Alexd1985]

Man, seriuosly?

Delete my comment with ur ip and ur port from script

[Jimmy3d]

right sorry. haven’t used linux in 20 years.

jimmy3d@grow-testnet:~/relay$ cardano-node run \

–topology relay/testnet-topology.json
–database-path db
–socket-path db/node.socket
–host-addr 34.122.200.44
Invalid argument `–topology’

Usage: cardano-node (run | [–help])
Start node of the Cardano blockchain.
jimmy3d@grow-testnet:~/relay$ –port 3002
–port: command not found
jimmy3d@grow-testnet:~/relay$ –config testnet-config.json

Still getting Invalid argument `–topology’

and how can i locate my port. the tutorial said to include 3000,3001, and 3002 on the Google VM

[Alexd1985]

Go to relay folder and type ls and show me the outputs

[Jimmy3d]

[Alexd1985]

Try to edit your script

Don’t copy paste directly in ur node

Paste it in notepad and edit it … the comands should start with double - (ex: - - topology …)

[Jimmy3d]

yeah, actually i noticed that and tried again entering everything manually.

Still getting Yaml file not found still…

jimmy3d@grow-testnet:~/relay$ cardano-node run \ --topology relay/testnet-topology.json \ --database-path db \ --socket-path db/node.socket \ --host-addr 34.122.200.44 --port3000 --config testnet-config.json
Invalid argument ` --topology’

Usage: cardano-node (run | [–help])
Start node of the Cardano blockchain.