Operating a Node
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This section contains information on how to set up a DENTNet node. DENT Wireless will provide these values for setup to chosen DENTNet node and Validator operators:
SPEC_URL_PROVIDED_BY_DENT
DOCKER_URL_PROVIDED_BY_DENT
SYNC_URL_PROVIDED_BY_DENT
DOCKER_PW_PROVIDED_BY_DENT
First, go to , choose your platform, and follow the instructions to install Docker on your computer or server.
If you are set up on a personal computer, make sure to disable sleep and automatic shutdown.
Create a directory for all DENTNet files and download the DENTNet spec file and docker compose yaml file you received from DENT.
Open port 30333 on your firewall and forward it to your docker server. The DENTNet Node allows connections from other nodes to build the peer-to-peer network through this port.
Only open port 30333 to the public. Only access your node locally using RPC on port 19944.
Create a directory for the chain data.
To get synced up faster download the snapshot provided by DENT. This step can be skipped if you want to let the node sync by itself. Depending on the network speed full sync from 0 might take a few days.
On Linux machines, please update the access rights for the downloaded data.
Paste the password provided by DENT (DOCKER_PW_PROVIDED_BY_DENT).
To view the logs of your node you can use this command:
or
to avoid scrolling through all the logs.
A usual output looks like
If your node is synced, you see this output normally.
The minimum recommended hardware for running a node is
Intel i5 or AMD equivalent
16GB RAM
1TB disk space
Intel i7 (or AMD equivalent) or higher
4 physical cores @ 3.4GHz or faster
32 GB RAM
1 TB SSD
Check the port number from the ports mapping in the docker-compose.yml. You should be able to see your node in the web interface: .
If you intend to on this node, please use: