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Overview

Each week we invite community members to help test RNode.

• When - Tuesdays at 15:00 UTC
• Where - This meeting takes place online using Zoom
  • Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/134156866
  • Or iPhone one-tap :
        US: +16468769923,,134156866# or +16699006833,,134156866#
  • Or Telephone:
        Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
            US: +1 646 876 9923 or +1 669 900 6833
        Meeting ID: 134 156 866
        International numbers available: https://zoom.us/u/rDfBtpt
• Additional communications are posted in #node-testing on the RChain Discord.

What you can expect this week

This is a testing and educational session! We'll start by making sure everyone knows how to pull and add their RNode log to a Jira ticket. Then we'll perform a genesis ceremony to launch a network and debug from there.

Work completed since Oct. 30

Instructions for testing today

Install RNode

Note If you used a previous version of RNode, please delete your existing .rnode directory. Most errors experienced using RNode relate to content in the directory from a previous version.

RNode version for this session

Today's version RChain Node 0.7.1 (fdf07ff25083152beda9a6a7b22f1c4350f3d7d0)

• Binary packages (.deb, .rpm, and .tgz) https://repo.pyr8.io/rchain/downloads/testing/

• Docker image 

  Code Block
  Docker pull rchain/rnode:testing

  
  

Select a validator key or generate one 

To select a key set

• Go to https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18merD3OzaDk7nmxQ78SUZBzWLbxA-aOnmcdxpXrp_U0/edit#gid=0

• Pick out a an unclaimed row with a validator key pair

• Specify your node if you want. You can wipe your information after testing

• If you use this key, you will join the network as a validator.

To generate a key set

• RNode supports ed25519 keys
• Generate an ed25519 key set:
  • Follow instructions from the Genesis protocol guide
  • If you're using Docker and have Python installed, the rchain-keys-generator

Genesis ceremony

Blog on the ceremony at a conceptual level https://www.rchain.coop/blog/rchain-testnet-genesis-ceremony/

We'll work off instructions shown on the Genesis protocol guide

How to find your RNode log

Unless you specified another location, your RNode log file is in .rnode/rnode.log

Share your experience

You best support the improvement and development of the RChain platform when you file a bug to report challenge you faced or unsuccessful outcomes. This will help us collect all relevant information to better understand your setup and experience. 

Testing session summary

Bugs filed

Chat log

Participants