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Overview

Each week we invite community members to help test RNode.

• When - Tuesdays at 14:00 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 we we plan to test validator bonding, bug fixes, and new features. 

Bug fixes since last session

New features since last session

Prepare to participate

Install RNode

We will not be working on the RChain test net. To participate in this session, please see instructions below.

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

Updated 13:28 UTC 

Today's version RChain Node 0.6.4 (ae42cceb5ec4a3f87467ba38e317052eefca407b)

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

• Docker image 

  
  

  Code Block
  Docker pull rchain/rnode:testing

  
  

Get the bootstrap address

Connect to the network via the RChain testing bootstrap node shown on RNode bootstrap addresses.

NOTE the format of the bootstrap address changed. The new format is in dev and will move to other supported bootstrap nodes over the next few weeks. Please see RNode bootstrap addresses for more information.

Select a validator key

• 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

Create your run command

Now that you have your bootstrap address and validator key, you can run RNode. If you need more information, please see User guide for running RNode for running instructions.

Check your version

You can now check your version of RNode via the gRPC server.

curl -s localhost:40403/version

New deploy command

With the merge of https://github.com/rchain/rchain/pull/1555, the deploy command for RNode changed. Now deploy commands need values for phlo-limit and phlo-price that are greater than 0.

rnode deploy --phlo-limit <value> --phlo-price <value> <path to .rho file> 

After the deployment is successful users might see a message like CostAccount(__some_value__, Cost(__some_value__)) . The first __some_value__ represents number of steps it took to reduce/execute their code, second __some_value__ means how much it cost. I said "users might see" because it depends on how they execute programs. We will make the message more user-friendly in the near future.

Instructions for volunteers who will help test the validator bonding process 

1. Install RNode as instructed above.
2. Plan to use the public/private key set you claimed from https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18merD3OzaDk7nmxQ78SUZBzWLbxA-aOnmcdxpXrp_U0/edit?usp=sharing
3. Confirm you claimed: walletAddress, amount, walletPrivateKey, and walletPublicKey from the Google Sheet shared with you via email.
4. Download bonding-helper-assembly-0.1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar from https://repo.pyr8.io/rchain/downloads/misc/
5. Run the bonding-helper-assembly jar with the arguments shown below

java -jar bonding-helper-assembly-0.1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar <validator public key> <wallet address> <amount> <wallet private key> <wallet public key>

After you have done this you should see 3 new rholang source files have been created. These files will be deployed by you as part of the bonding process. Additional instructions will be provided during the testing session.

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

47 participants. Demonstration of the process to bond validators to today's testing network. Block length 26. Peers 21. Bonding process didn't work. Soon after the session ended we found an error in the bonding-helping-assembly.jar. 

Bugs filed

Chat log

Recording of the session

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hHSif-46uFWLKXr3VTPS9QH_eGF5qTFS/view?usp=sharing

Participants

• David
• Markus (WIM, kata)
• Michael Birch
• Ned Robinson
• Jake
• Keith McQueen
• Abner Zheng
• Adam Szkoda
• Alex karpenko
• Anson
• Dariusz
• Dror Dayan
• Emilian (Proof)
• Jack Mills
• Jeremy Beal
• Jim Whitescarver
• JLeonY
• Joshy Orndorff
• Karen Moskowitz
• Kevin Valentine
• Kyle Connolly
• Lawrence Lerner
• Lee Carter
• Luigi (Proof)
• Medha Parlikar
• Michael Ruse
• Navneet Suman
• Paolo (Proof)
• Pawel Szulc
• Perbergman
• Phil
• Piotr (Proof)
• Roland Malefizer
• Rita Allen
• Shahan Khoshafian
• Shaun
• smhenl (Steve)
• Steven Bezzio
• Tom Vasile
• Vishwak
• xuqzab
• HedgePoint
• Ben Sigman
• Vadim