Evonode quick start guide

[xkcd]

Upgrading to Platform v1.7.1 for quick start guide users is as easy as this one liner.

rm -fr ~/dashmate ;wget https://github.com/dashpay/platform/releases/download/v1.7.1/dashmate-v1.7.1-fc7d994b8-linux-x64.tar.gz &&tar xf dashmate-v1.7.1-fc7d994b8-linux-x64.tar.gz &&dashmate/bin/dashmate stop --platform &&dashmate/bin/dashmate update &&dashmate/bin/dashmate start --platform  &&dashmate/bin/dashmate status

 

[xkcd]

Upgrading to Platform v1.8.0 for quick start guide users is as easy as this one liner.

rm -fr ~/dashmate ;wget https://github.com/dashpay/platform/releases/download/v1.8.0/dashmate-v1.8.0-e4e156c86-linux-x64.tar.gz &&tar xf dashmate-v1.8.0-e4e156c86-linux-x64.tar.gz &&dashmate/bin/dashmate stop --platform &&dashmate/bin/dashmate update &&dashmate/bin/dashmate start --platform  &&dashmate/bin/dashmate status

 

[Bitterender]

Dear XKCD or any other memeber who is willing to help,
I have been running a normal masternode for some time. Have no problem setting these up. I am now trying to setup an Evo node. However, I am having some trouble with this and I am very grateful for your input. If this is not the right thread to ask, please direct me to the right place. I am not a computer expert by any means, however I can follow instructions. So please have some patience.
My trouble is this: I have setup a VPN and configured it. I sent the collateral of 4k Dash to my address and followed the dashmate setup. When dashmate gives me the protx register_evo string, I put this into the dash core console. However, the console just replies with the instructions on how to use the protx register_evo command. No transaction is made (no error code either). I have gone over my input string (as generated by dashmate) many times, but I cannot discover why the command does not result in a transaction / valid return. It just keeps giving me the instruction / command explanation as I have typed in nothing. Many thanks for your guidance.

 

[qwizzie]

Dear XKCD or any other memeber who is willing to help,
I have been running a normal masternode for some time. Have no problem setting these up. I am now trying to setup an Evo node. However, I am having some trouble with this and I am very grateful for your input. If this is not the right thread to ask, please direct me to the right place. I am not a computer expert by any means, however I can follow instructions. So please have some patience.
My trouble is this: I have setup a VPN and configured it. I sent the collateral of 4k Dash to my address and followed the dashmate setup. When dashmate gives me the protx register_evo string, I put this into the dash core console. However, the console just replies with the instructions on how to use the protx register_evo command. No transaction is made (no error code either). I have gone over my input string (as generated by dashmate) many times, but I cannot discover why the command does not result in a transaction / valid return. It just keeps giving me the instruction / command explanation as I have typed in nothing. Many thanks for your guidance.

You can use DMT to register your Evonode. It is more easy to register your Evonode through DMT (Dash Masternode Tool), then through manual commands in the Console of the Dash Core wallet. You can also clear PoSe bans through DMT or change payout address. For now just use a Dash Core wallet address as registered payout address for your Evonode. DMT has an issue right now with regards to handling Platform withdrawals that comes in on a Ledger wallet (Trezor One still works though).

Link : https://github.com/Bertrand256/dash-masternode-tool/tree/master

Once you registered your Evonode through DMT, you can do dashmate setup and use option 'already registered'
With Evonodes you will be required to have a Zero SSL account at https://app.zerossl.com/ (free or paid) and provide dashmate the api key of that account (you find it under 'developer'). Dashmate (through dashmate setup) will generate the zero ssl cert through that api key.

 

[Bitterender]

Dear Qwizzie,
Thank you for your prompt reply. I have not used DMT yet. I will try that out and report back to you. Thanks!

 

[Bitterender]

I am having trouble installing and running DMT. Am on Ubuntu. Have downloaded the zip file but am at a loss on how to proceed. Any input would be welcome. Also, I am still curious why Dashmate setup does not work for me. As stated earlier, dahsmate procides the protx register_evo command, but when i copy paste this in Dashcore console, I simply get the instructions on how to use the command on screen. No transaction and no error code. What could be causing this?

 

[qwizzie]

I am having trouble installing and running DMT. Am on Ubuntu. Have downloaded the zip file but am at a loss on how to proceed. Any input would be welcome. Also, I am still curious why Dashmate setup does not work for me. As stated earlier, dahsmate procides the protx register_evo command, but when i copy paste this in Dashcore console, I simply get the instructions on how to use the command on screen. No transaction and no error code. What could be causing this?

DMT needs to run in a desktop environment. I use it in Windows 10.
When going the manual route : unlock your Dash Core wallet first, before executing the protx command in the Console. The command itself is build like this :

protx register_evo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

1 : collateralHash
2 : collateralIndex (either 0 or 1 or 2)
3 : ipAndPort (ipaddress:9999)
4 : ownerAddress (address created in your Dash Core wallet and named Owner Address)
5 : operatorPubKey / BLS public key (either dashmate created it for you as BLS pair key (public and private key) or you created it in the Console of your Dash Core wallet. It needs to be stored somewhere as Dash Core will not remember this pairkey after generating it)
6 : voting address (address created in your Dash Core wallet and named Voting Address)
7 : operatorReward (0 if you are owner and want the full reward going to yourself)
8 : payout address (address created in your Dash Core wallet and named Payout Address)
9 : platformNodeID / Platform Node key (Tenderdash)
10 : 26656 (this is a fixed Platform P2P port)
11 : 443 (this is a fixed Platform HTTP port)
12 : feeSourceAddress (address created in your Dash Core wallet and named Fee Source Address)

Make sure you use all 12 fields correctly (doublecheck) and have some dash in your feeSourceAddress to pay for the protx register transaction.
If you use DMT, this will be free. If your protx register command is incorrect, it will just bring up the help screen for that command (which is what you have been seeing).

Make sure your firewall in Ubuntu allow these ports (including port 80 !!) and you disabled IPv6 :

Source : https://docs.dash.org/en/stable/docs/user/masternodes/server-config.html#

source : https://docs.dash.org/en/stable/docs/user/masternodes/server-config.html#disable-ipv6

 

[Bitterender]

Dear Qwizzie,
Thank you for staying with me through this. Yes, I followed all your instructions. I have done so prior to your response. Everything is set right and is correct. I have gone over the protx register_evo command many times, checked all settings. Ports are open, fee address is funded, ipV6 turned off etc. That is all good. My issue is the following: upon executing the protx register_evo command (in my Dashcore console) the only response I get is the help instrutions (like when entering "protx register_evo" without any inputstrings). So nothing takes place. No transaction, no error codes. Nothing at all. I keep coming back to this. I have gone over my input strings ad nauseam but I cannot find the issue.

 

[xkcd]

Dear Qwizzie,
Thank you for staying with me through this. Yes, I followed all your instructions. I have done so prior to your response. Everything is set right and is correct. I have gone over the protx register_evo command many times, checked all settings. Ports are open, fee address is funded, ipV6 turned off etc. That is all good. My issue is the following: upon executing the protx register_evo command (in my Dashcore console) the only response I get is the help instrutions (like when entering "protx register_evo" without any inputstrings). So nothing takes place. No transaction, no error codes. Nothing at all. I keep coming back to this. I have gone over my input strings ad nauseam but I cannot find the issue.

Make sure you are entering it in the Dash Core Desktop wallet and not the masternode. Make sure the wallet is not a pruned wallet, but rather a full wallet. Don't place quotes around any strings and don't copy/paste from a word processor into the console, use notepad to formulate the command and then paste it in. Be sure to observe spaces, they are important to deliminate items and be sure that every parameter is accounted for.

 

[Bitterender]

Make sure you are entering it in the Dash Core Desktop wallet and not the masternode. Make sure the wallet is not a pruned wallet, but rather a full wallet. Don't place quotes around any strings and don't copy/paste from a word processor into the console, use notepad to formulate the command and then paste it in. Be sure to observe spaces, they are important to deliminate items and be sure that every parameter is accounted for.

Dear Xkcd,
Thank you for your reply. I did all you stated. Used console of my Dash Core Desktop and unlocked it using the passphrase. Did not place quotes (I tried, but it made no difference). Copy / pasted it from notepad. All spaces observed. Every parameter is there. Collateral is there, payout address funded. The vpn is running ok. There is something going on that I cannot seem to detect. I keep getting stuck at this "protx register_evo" step. It will simply not output anything except for the explanation on how to use the command (as if I typed nothing).

 

[Bitterender]

Dear Qwizzie,
You stated this: "If your protx register command is incorrect, it will just bring up the help screen for that command (which is what you have been seeing).". Indeed, this is exactly my problem. If there was some insight in what wasn't entered correctly, I would be able to trace it down. Now it just states nothing. I went over everything again, but strangely I cannot get the fault. (And clearly I am doing something wrong).

 

[qwizzie]

Dear Qwizzie,
You stated this: "If your protx register command is incorrect, it will just bring up the help screen for that command (which is what you have been seeing).". Indeed, this is exactly my problem. If there was some insight in what wasn't entered correctly, I would be able to trace it down. Now it just states nothing. I went over everything again, but strangely I cannot get the fault. (And clearly I am doing something wrong).

Maybe best to just use DMT to register your Evonode.
https://github.com/Bertrand256/dash-masternode-tool/tree/master (make sure to read the readme)

I would create these in your Dash Core wallet and add them to DMT during registration :

owner address
voting address
payout address

The BLS key pair you can either do through DMT or through Dash Core wallet (Console), just make sure your store this BLS key pair (public key & private key) somewhere safe.

 

[xkcd]

Dear Xkcd,
Thank you for your reply. I did all you stated. Used console of my Dash Core Desktop and unlocked it using the passphrase. Did not place quotes (I tried, but it made no difference). Copy / pasted it from notepad. All spaces observed. Every parameter is there. Collateral is there, payout address funded. The vpn is running ok. There is something going on that I cannot seem to detect. I keep getting stuck at this "protx register_evo" step. It will simply not output anything except for the explanation on how to use the command (as if I typed nothing).

Dear Qwizzie,
You stated this: "If your protx register command is incorrect, it will just bring up the help screen for that command (which is what you have been seeing).". Indeed, this is exactly my problem. If there was some insight in what wasn't entered correctly, I would be able to trace it down. Now it just states nothing. I went over everything again, but strangely I cannot get the fault. (And clearly I am doing something wrong).

Hey, maybe you made a typo above, but please make sure the command is:

protx register_prepare_evo

 

[Bitterender]

Dear Xkcd,
Thank you for your continuing support. Really appreciate it. I have always used the "protx register_evo" command. I have never even heard of the "register_prepare_evo" command, nor have I read about this command in the Dash user docs. I will try it. Is this a two-step thing? Should the command later be followed by the "protx register_evo" command? Thanks again.

So far, I have used Dashmate setup, which went fine and resulted in the "protx register_evo" string which I have copy pasted in the Dash console (and getting nowhere). So if I have to use "register_prepare_evo", where does this deviate from the regular Dashmate setup? And how to proceed after the "register_prepare_evo" command? Should this be followed by "protx register_submit" or "register_prepare_evo"? I am confused here.

Also shout out to Qwizzie for staying with me and being helpful. Really appreciate it guys!