How to be Witness? (Download Steem latest data) Noob to Pro Guidelines..!!!

in Steem4Bloggers2 years ago (edited)
Once again thanks for your support and I am very happy to see many users like this simple post

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In this post we will discuss friendly Terminal and how to download:-

  • How Server Host Building & Installing Terminal ?
  • How to Download Steem's latest data ?
  • Configuration of Witness

The first noob should buy a VPS and save Login DATA carefully.

Putty Terminal

Popular SSH and Telnet Client
It's a free open-source terminal emulator. network file transfer application. It can also connect to a serial port. go and download if you don't know ask for help to YT.

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save the setting its helpful to save your time. I wish before starting you should know some basic commands about docker.io

IP and Password

after login, you must enter with root and password it will be hidden so don't worry or you can use Shift+Insert commands to paste it here.

0key are you ready make sure you have the full time to monitor all process. make sure before starting you need to download some packages witness node related.
Basic Package
Docker installed apt install docker.io
wget installed apt install wget
lz4 installed apt install lz4
Get in the root user environment

If you have no space to download BIG DATA FILE, it is almost 232GB so you can download this to your server. For diskless space users, you could try the stream way to download and decompress backup data.
wget -c -qO- https://files.steem.fans/data/xxxxx.tar.lz4 | lz4 -d | tar x
xxxxx mean the latest file name, Like this ( wget -c qO https://files.steem.fans/data/steem_witness_20220803.tar.lz4)
you can find the latest file at https://files.steem.fans/.

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Its could take a long time so wait and check with after then check ls -sh the update

Move data in Blockchain Folder

After downloading, unarchive it. You will get a folder named blockchain, it is necessary to move data that you compressed data


cd / steem-docker/data/witness_node_data_dir
Then do
du blockchain

wait and check data with these commands du -h blockchain

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its take also big time to make sure you have a good WIFI connection after done check logs you have done it successfully or not.
if your logs working so it means you successfully move your date in the Blockchain folder.

How to Check Logs.

First, put commands and enter in steem container make sure you are doing right.

cd steem-docker
./run.sh logs

It takes big time to synchronize to match with current blocks.

you are fully attached to steemit now make sure you updated all requirements witnessed related.

one more important point needs to do

Generate Witness Keys

We need an account witness key for updating price feed/witness properties with @justty tools. for now, I am going to generate witness keys with the following commands.

docker run -it --rm \ steemit/steem:0.23.x-mira \ /usr/local/steemd/bin/get_dev_key STM account name

you will receive signing keys and private keys Keep it save carefully You also can Generate keys via

One private key will use in updating in cofig.ini and other PUB key will use to update your Witness properties...

Keep smile and support @stmpak.wit


i am blockseater from Pakistan you can read my Intro Post HERE I am the Owner of the @stmpak.wit account manager This is 1st Pakistani steemit witness in steemit history. you can read more about our purpose and why we create this node Link

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 2 years ago 

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This post has been upvoted with @steemcurator09/ Curated by: @yousafharoonkhan

Good day friend,

All this command you run are on what software?

Are the from system command prompt or another software?

 2 years ago 

I use putty software for more information you can join our discord
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