GHOST Chain Testing Connectivity [est. time 1 Hr]

Introduction

GHOST Chain consists of 3 types of nodes:

1. Boot Node – a type of node that other nodes can connect to in order to verify their legitemacy
2. Validator Node – a type of node that has $GHST Staking Capability
3. Archival Node – a type of node that will store the archive of the GHOST Chain ledger

Boot Nodes act as a form of security layer for the network. If a Validator Node wants to join the GHOST Chain network it can only do so if the Node Operator is given the needed key to be verified by a Boot Node. After the verification is complete, the Validator Node can begin validating transactions. The network can have multiple Boot Nodes therefore multiple points of entry.

In this guide we will be testing connectivity between your node and the GHOST Chain Boot Node. The idea is for the GHOST team to make sure that existing Boot Nodes can be connected from any part of the world.

By now you should have followed the instructions outlined in the GHOST Chain Startup Guide.

Testing Connectivity

Login to your machine, open the terminal and run the following command to run Bob Validator Node:

./ghost/ghost/target/release/ghost --port=30334 --rpc-port=3001 --chain=spec.json --node-key=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002 --base-path=/tmp/bob --bob --validator --unsafe-rpc-external --no-telemetry --state-pruning=archive --no-private-ip --no-mdns --bootnodes /dns/bootnode0.chain.ghostchain.io/tcp/30333/p2p/12D3KooWEyoppNCUx8Yx66oV9fJnriXwCcXwDDUA2kj6vnc6iDEp --no-hardware-benchmarks

Because of internal testing there is already a ledger consisting of a few thousand blocks. Let the ledger sync and produce a few blocks of your own, maybe just 100 blocks. Eventually you should be seeing:

1. Blocks being imported
2. 1 Peer

Your terminal window should look something like this:

In the case of an Error add -l sub-libp2p=debug flag:

./ghost/ghost/target/release/ghost --port=30334 --rpc-port=3001 --chain=spec.json --node-key=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002 --base-path=/tmp/bob --bob --validator --unsafe-rpc-external --no-telemetry --state-pruning=archive --no-private-ip --no-mdns --bootnodes /dns/bootnode0.chain.ghostchain.io/tcp/30333/p2p/12D3KooWEyoppNCUx8Yx66oV9fJnriXwCcXwDDUA2kj6vnc6iDEp --no-hardware-benchmarks -l sub-libp2p=debug

Once the testing is complete:

1. Take a Screenshot of the terminal window and Save it
2. Post the Screenshot in the Whales Group
3. Turn off Bob Validator Node by pressing CTRL + C

Next Steps

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