SmartCash#5 - Start the SmartNode

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This series is to record my SmartNode journey. This is very much a high risk experimental act and I'm prepared to lose all the fund invested. Do your own research as this is not a financial advice.

Setting up the real deal

Okay, after a series of operation we now have all the critical element to finally get the SmartNode started. 10,000 SMART, fully-synchronized local wallet, and a reliable VPS are all we need to set up the money printing machine.

I will not post the step by step guide as there are sites and documentation online which already did the explanation so well that I never could. This post will be more of the tips in setting up SmartNode after much preparations:

Useful resources

All in all, http://smartnodes.cc/ basically consists of everything one needs to know about how to set up SmartNode. It covers documentation from Mac, Linux to Windows, including much Bash scripts that would further enhance the stability of the server but I have yet to try them.

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I set up local wallet in Windows OS and Linux Ubuntu on the VPS(of course) so I will recommend base on these background. Other than the official SmartNode site, items below were being used as the main reference as well:

  • How To Set Up A SmartNode | Windows 10:

  • SmartCash SmartNode SCRIPT Setup Guide v2.2 for Windows 10: http://smartnodes.cc/files/SmartCash_SmartNode_Script_Setup_Guide_v2.2.pdf

  • Use root

    During the process of setting SmartNode on the VPS, remember you must execute everything using root. Even if some of the operations might not need root permission to perform, doing it with other users might cause troubles later which can be really hard to troubleshoot. As I assume most of the VPS providing root user as default, @privex offer the VPS with second class user ubuntu.

    However if your were offered with users other than root, use command sudo su or sudo su root and you will be granted root access.

    Use bootstrap to speed up syncing

    Yes, the same sycning thing you took year to complete on setting up the wallet will have to do it all again on the Linux VPS. The way to speed the process up is all the same with local wallet, just that now you will have to do it with command line.

    Follow the detailed guide in SmartNode FAQ and you will be good.

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    Take note that the steps suggesting do the step before smartcashd is started running but my experience proved this caution doesn't matter. Just execute the command and you will see the blockchian syncing become a loading progress using command smartcash-cli getinfo. Took me about 3 hours to complete.

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    Yay, finally got you running babe!

    Use the SmartNodeMonitor

    As we know if the node was down for 1 hour the uptimr will be set to zero meaning that node will have to queue all over again to enter the payment zone. So right after I get my node running, the first thing I want is a tool to help monitoring node status. I was ready to make a bash script on the VPS, until I found this piece of gem.

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    SmartNodeMonitorBot on Telegram is the monitoring bot all one needs to maintain a node. You can add all multiple nodes in the same bot and it will constantly pinging the node to check if it is still up and running. Grant me peace of mind after using this bot, truly a must get!

    Get it here:
    https://t.me/SmartNodeMonitorBot

    Verdict

    Along the way of SmartNode installation going, I would say that the SmartCash ecosystem is more matured than I expected. You can basically fill the questions with answers already available on the quoted resource above. I had much fun setting up my first node!


    Official site: https://smartcash.cc
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/scashofficial
    Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/BDUh8jr
    Steemit: https://steemit.com/@smartcash or @smartcash

    Related post:

    SmartCash#1 - My first crypto node setup for a passive income
    SmartCash#2 - Acquiring 10,000 SMART
    SmartCash#3 - Setting up a wallet
    SmartCash#4 - VPS service that accepting STEEM


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    Thanks for the info! I'm saving up for a Smartnode too!!

    You are welcome buddy. Glad that it helps!

    Thanks for the tip on the SmartNodeMonitor bot. Will give me some nice peace of mind alright!

    The SmartNodeMonitorBot on Telegram is a great tip for people setting up their SmartNode. Great tip.

    Exactly my feeling when aI found out this bot.

    没太看懂=. =!!,smartcash简单一句话说,是什么?

    币的一种,支持运行节点(smartnode)来维护网络的同时赚取分红。可以理解为挖矿,但是不需要花费电力和硬件设备,只需要有十千个SMART就可以。可以算是成本很低和容易维护的挖矿机吧!

    感觉像POS的挖矿机制

    类似吧,不同的是这个需要vps来运行。但是pos是越多stake越高几率有回报,node是只要有运行就可以,稳定很多 。

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    You have Σ90 SMART (unconfirmed: Σ0 SMART).

    @smartbot withdraw 90 SN6e4AjNHrKGXedsLzKVw75ynGyR6527Yv

    @fr3eze: Σ89.99 SMART has been withdrawn from your account to SN6e4AjNHrKGXedsLzKVw75ynGyR6527Yv. You have been charged Σ0.01 SMART withdrawal fee. Transaction d6016afd084bbc07be374d8d80ea0aa6905efb773f802ca0720b1609911ccef1 is now completed. To monitor the transaction status click HERE.

    Thanks for the guide, going to finish getting the rest of my coins for my node here in the next week or so. I'll come back here when I begin setting it up. :-)

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