🖥️Installation

Guide on Timechain Node for Analog by Ravenode

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Hardware Specifications

Update System

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Install Prerequisites & Docker

sudo apt install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl software-properties-common -y && curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo apt-key add - && sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu focal stable" && sudo apt-get install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-compose-plugin -y

Verify Docker Installation

docker --version

You should see output like Docker version 26.1.4, build 5650f9b

Download Timechain Docker Image

docker pull analoglabs/timechain

Create Analog Directory

mkdir -p $(pwd)/.analog

Run Timechain Node

docker run -d --name analog -p 9944:9944 -p 30303:30303 -v $(pwd)/.analog:/.analog analoglabs/timechain \
    --base-path /.analog \
    --rpc-external \
    --unsafe-rpc-external \
    --rpc-cors all \
    --name YourMoniker \
    --telemetry-url="wss://telemetry.analog.one/submit 9" \
    --rpc-methods Unsafe

Change YourMoniker to your node name

Check Node Logs

docker logs -f analog

  • Example Output

2024-06-23 15:36:54 ✨ Imported #1031546 (0x98b1…6fda)    
2024-06-23 15:36:57 Report 12D3KooWPADeY26Cr3TKr6XFndCwN8M2g7EkYw7HWoFFbNweWbob: -2147483648 to -2147483648. Reason: Genesis mismatch. Banned, disconnecting.    
2024-06-23 15:36:58 💤 Idle (2 peers), best: #1031546 (0x98b1…6fda), finalized #1031544 (0x9cd8…4133), ⬇ 2.8kiB/s ⬆ 1.9kiB/s    
2024-06-23 15:37:00 ✨ Imported #1031547 (0x1b00…d990)    
2024-06-23 15:37:01 ✨ Imported #1031547 (0x8f1b…2298)    
2024-06-23 15:37:03 💤 Idle (2 peers), best: #1031547 (0x1b00…d990), finalized #1031545 (0xf1ee…482c), ⬇ 3.1kiB/s ⬆ 1.7kiB/s    
2024-06-23 15:37:06 ✨ Imported #1031548 (0xee15…5000)    
2024-06-23 15:37:08 💤 Idle (2 peers), best: #1031548 (0xee15…5000), finalized #1031546 (0x98b1…6fda), ⬇ 2.2kiB/s ⬆ 2.0kiB/s    
2024-06-23 15:37:12 ✨ Imported #1031549 (0xdb13…a2f7)    
2024-06-23 15:37:13 💤 Idle (2 peers), best: #1031549 (0xdb13…a2f7), finalized #1031546 (0x98b1…6fda), ⬇ 6.1kiB/s ⬆ 2.3kiB/s

Install Websocat

sudo wget -qO /usr/local/bin/websocat https://github.com/vi/websocat/releases/latest/download/websocat.x86_64-unknown-linux-musl

Verify Websocat Instalation

sudo chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/websocat && websocat --version

You should see output like websocat 1.13.0

Bond TANLOG And Setup Validator Account

  • Go to PolkadotJS

  • Create new stash account

  • Choose Stash account, then fill the amount to bond (Minimum 0.9 TANLOG)

Validators must have a minimum stash in their accounts (0.9 TANLOG)

Generate Session Key

echo '{"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"author_rotateKeys","params":[]}' | websocat -n1 -B 99999999 ws://127.0.0.1:9944

Example Output:

{"jsonrpc":"2.0","result":"0xb4975e1b541......77d86128917540caf1d","id":1}

  • Copy the 0x Output

  • Back to PolkadotJS

  • Click Set Session Key

  • Input the 0x Output before

  • Validator created successfully

  • Check if your validator is on the telemetry

Backup Session Key save it to your text editor app for later use

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