COMPLETE MASTERNODE GUIDE (WINDOWS LOCAL + LINUX REMOTE @VULTR)

Hey there,

Many thanks for your instructions on setting up the hot/cold masternode config, i'm trying to do this and these are the best instructions I found.

Sorry for the noob questions, I am fairly new to advanced wallet usage, but 2 things I can't figure out here:

1. If the linux server has the private key of the remote windows masternode wallet in it, can't the cold wallet on windows be reclaimed by a hacker using just the private key on the server? (guessing I have missed something basic here)

2. I have a few masternodes I picked up recently, is it possible to run multiple remote windows wallets on one box - for example having multiple windows users logged in at the same time and have a drk wallet open with a different port on each?

EDIT: I just saw someone asked about #1 and its a different private key on the linux server? still bit confused :)

Thanks

Andy
 
I think you're confusing your masternode key and your wallet private key (wallet password). Without the wallet password, nobody is getting any funds from your cold wallet.
 
stonehedge said:
I think you're confusing your masternode key and your wallet private key (wallet password). Without the wallet password, nobody is getting any funds from your cold wallet.
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ok thanks that explains it. so its just the masternode key on the linux server and not the private key from windows. thanks!
 
Be wary of my explanations as I am still trying to fully understand the fundamentals of this technology myself. I have a dangerous amount of knowledge with a load of big gaps in the middle.

However, the masternodeprivkey that is in both of your conf files in a local cold - remote masternode is certainly not usable to unlock your local wallet and spend funds.
 
stonehedge said:
Be wary of my explanations as I am still trying to fully understand the fundamentals of this technology myself. I have a dangerous amount of knowledge with a load of big gaps in the middle.

However, the masternodeprivkey that is in both of your conf files in a local cold - remote masternode is certainly not usable to unlock your local wallet and spend funds.
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No probs, very helpful thanks.

Does anyone know if it's possible to run multiple masternode wallets side-by-side on a single windows machine?

EDIT: I found this for mutiple wallets on Linux so am looking for Windows solution https://darkcointalk.org/threads/creating-your-second-third-fourth-etc-masternodes.1957/
 
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Yes, it is possible.

Firstly, backup your existing wallet! (I accidentally overwrote a wallet trying this)

I run 5 masternodes so I have five subdirectories under User/Appdata/Roaming/Darkcoin called MN1, MN2, MN3, MN4, MN5

Create these folders empty.

Create a shortcut to QT and edit the target of the shortcut to read ....darkcoin-qt.exe -datadir=c:\Users\you\AppData\Roaming\MN1\

When you run this shortcut it will create a wallet and other necessary files in the subfolder MN1

Create folder for MN2...create shortcut for MN2...rinse repeat.
 
AndyDark said:
No probs, very helpful thanks.

Does anyone know if it's possible to run multiple masternode wallets side-by-side on a single windows machine?

EDIT: I found this for mutiple wallets on Linux so am looking for Windows solution https://darkcointalk.org/threads/creating-your-second-third-fourth-etc-masternodes.1957/
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Yeah you can run the qt wallet as another local windows user and configure the darkcoin.conf file for each user account, or use the datadir option in a windows shortcut to the qt wallet for each instance of a config file
 
Miner237 said:
Yeah you can run the qt wallet as another local windows user and configure the darkcoin.conf file for each user account, or use the datadir option in a windows shortcut to the qt wallet for each instance of a config file
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stonehedge said:
Yes, it is possible.

Firstly, backup your existing wallet! (I accidentally overwrote a wallet trying this)

I run 5 masternodes so I have five subdirectories under User/Appdata/Roaming/Darkcoin called MN1, MN2, MN3, MN4, MN5

Create these folders empty.

Create a shortcut to QT and edit the target of the shortcut to read ....darkcoin-qt.exe -datadir=c:\Users\you\AppData\Roaming\MN1\

When you run this shortcut it will create a wallet and other necessary files in the subfolder MN1

Create folder for MN2...create shortcut for MN2...rinse repeat.
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Exactly like this ^
 
Sorry for the noob question, but is there any differences to following this guide for RC5 instead of RC4?

thanks
 
I am trying to download wallet
wget wget darkcoin-0.10.14.1-linux.tar.gz (cant post the link, so jsut added the end)
but all I get is 404 error. Do you guys perhaps know, what I am doing incorrectly?
 
You should start with https://www.darkcoin.io/downloads/ where you verify what is the latest linux binaries... and download them.
Today this is https://raw.githubusercontent.com/d...naries/master/darkcoin-0.10.14.1-linux.tar.gz

If you are getting 404 error then there is a problem with above file (although it works fine with me) or your server/internet connection.
If you get any other error post it here.

Since this is HTTPS now, you might solve your ssl/cert related problem by using this parameter for wget:

wget --no-check-certificate https://raw.githubusercontent.com/d...naries/master/darkcoin-0.10.14.1-linux.tar.gz
 
I am trying to setup testnet masternodes using Vultr (based on weirddog's guide) but stuck in changing the root password. Anyone is using Vultr at the moment? Help would be appreciated.
 
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