🖥️Installation

Guide on Timechain Node for Analog by Ravenode

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Hardware Specifications

CPU

RAM

Storage

Network Port

Bandwidth

8 vCPUs (8 Cores)

16 GB

300 GB NVMe SSD

9944, 30303 TCP

500 MBps for Download / Upload

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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