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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

We have two goals this week:

• Validate the state of the RChain test net
• Upgrade the RChain test net to RChain Node 0.6.4 (7d632567a616e6e63d4fca081191afae0a4d458d)

Prepare to participate

If you are a RChain test net validator, please have your node(s) running at the start of the session. DO NOT update your software

If you not a RChain test net validator you can operate a read-only node on the RChain test net:

• Install and run RChain Node 0.6.4 (7d632567a616e6e63d4fca081191afae0a4d458d) (see installation information below)
• Connect to the network via the RChain test net bootstrap node. RNode bootstrap addresses

Installation information

NOTE If you used a previous version of RNode, please delete your existing .rnode directory. Most errors experienced using RNode v0.6.1 relate to content in the directory from a previous version.

Please install RNode prior to the start of the testing session. If you have run RNode previously please see  CORE-961 - Getting issue details... STATUS  and  CORE-963 - Getting issue details... STATUS  for support for resolving issues you may experience preventing the successful running of RNode today.

RNode version for this session

Today we will use RChain Node 0.6.4 (7d632567a616e6e63d4fca081191afae0a4d458d)

• Binary packages (.deb, .rpm, and .tgz) https://repo.pyr8.io/rchain/downloads/v0.6.4/

• Docker image 

  Docker pull rchain/rnode

  Note - At this time RNode does not run successfully in Docker on MacOSX or Windows. See the User guide for running RNode for more information

Installation and running instructions

Please see User guide for running RNode for installation and running instructions.

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

30 participants working on the RChain test net.

Tested with participants the ability to sync on state and to regain state.

Successful attempt to update RChain software with validators without losing the blockchain state. Validators upgraded from RChain Node 0.6.3 (17e150b83e4c448d051f92e6a48a877b60f0acbb) to RChain Node 0.6.4 (7d632567a616e6e63d4fca081191afae0a4d458d). 

Participants experienced problems finding peers. See bug below.

How to create a permanent 'Elastic' IP address on AWS: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/elastic-ip-addresses-eip.html


Bugs filed

Chat log

Participants

• Jeremy Busk
• Medha Parlikar
• tesh
• Ned Robinson
• Adam Szkoda
• Alex K
• Rholand Malefizer
• Navneet Suman
• Anson
• Blake
• David
• Dror Dayan
• Emilian from Proof
• Enzo Zheng
• Jake
• Joshy Orndorff
• Karen Mokowitz
• Kyle Connolly
• Luigi from Proof
• Navneet Suman
• PDFinn
• Perbergman
• Phil S
• Piotr from Proof
• Vadim
• Vishwak
• Will Qiu
• xiaoyzhang
• xuqzab
• HedgePoint