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Install Docker Engine and Docker Compose following the original instructions https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/ and https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/
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Clone this repo:
$ git clone https://github.com/gnosischain/validator-node-dockerized $ cd validator-node-dockerized
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To be a validator, you need to have a mining address and a private key for it. Name your JSON keystore file as
key
and put it to thevalidator-node-dockerized
directory. Put keystore's password topassword
file. -
Copy
.env.example
to.env
and configure the.env
file. There are a few settings you need to define:ETHSTATS_ID=[validator_name] ETHSTATS_CONTACT=[contact_email] ETHSTATS_SECRET=[netstat_secret_key] EXT_IP=[server_external_ip] ACCOUNT=[0x_your_mining_address]
ETHSTATS_ID
- The displayed name of your validator in Netstats.ETHSTATS_CONTACT
- Validator's contact (e.g., e-mail).ETHSTATS_SECRET
- Secret key to connect to Netstat (should be provided by xDai team, please, request it).EXT_IP
- External IP of the current server.ACCOUNT
- Your mining address (with leading0x
).
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Start your node and Netstat service.
$ docker-compose up -d
After docker containers are created, the node will sync with the chain (may take a while).
To restart you need to use docker-compose stop
and docker-compose start
being in the validator-node-dockerized
directory.