Using a Docker Container

Before continuing, please make sure you have setup a Stash and Controller address, as mentioned in the Account Setup section.

Sync Chain Data

Ensure Docker is installed (or install it in your OS of choice) and run the creditcoin-node Docker image.

Docker should automatically pull the specified gluwa/creditcoin image. If not, you can try pulling it yourself from DockerHub by running docker pull gluwa/creditcoin:2.231.0-mainnet and then re-running the command below.

PowerShell does not support comments on multiline commands, please use the uncommented version.

Bash

docker run \
 --name creditcoin-validator \
 -p 30333:30333 \
 -v <your local data path>:/creditcoin-node/data  \
 gluwa/creditcoin:2.231.0-mainnet `# Enter latest mainnet image` \
 --name "validator name" `# name the validator` \
 --telemetry-url "wss://telemetry.creditcoin.network/submit/ 0" `# (optional) opt in to telemetry` \
 --public-addr "/dns4/<yourhostname or ip>/tcp/30333" `# REPLACE <yourhostname or ip> with the public IP address or host name at which your node can be reached` \
 --chain main `# we want to connect to the mainnet` \
 --bootnodes "/dns4/bootnode.creditcoin.network/tcp/30333/p2p/12D3KooWAEgDL126EUFxFfdQKiUhmx3BJPdszQHu9PsYsLCuavhb" "/dns4/bootnode2.creditcoin.network/tcp/30333/p2p/12D3KooWSQye3uN3bZQRRC4oZbpiAZXkP2o5UZh6S8pqyh24bF3k" "/dns4/bootnode3.creditcoin.network/tcp/30333/p2p/12D3KooWFrsEZ2aSfiigAxs6ir2kU6en4BewotyCXPhrJ7T1AzjN" \
 --validator `# we want to run a validator node` \
 --base-path /creditcoin-node/data `# the base path to store the node's data` \
 --port 30333 # the port to use for node-to-node communication

Uncommented Bash

docker run \
 --name creditcoin-validator \
 -p 30333:30333 \
 -v <your local data path>:/creditcoin-node/data  \
 gluwa/creditcoin:2.231.0-mainnet \
 --name "validator name" \
 --telemetry-url "wss://telemetry.creditcoin.network/submit/ 0" \
 --public-addr "/dns4/<yourhostname or ip>/tcp/30333" \
 --chain main \
 --bootnodes "/dns4/bootnode.creditcoin.network/tcp/30333/p2p/12D3KooWAEgDL126EUFxFfdQKiUhmx3BJPdszQHu9PsYsLCuavhb" "/dns4/bootnode2.creditcoin.network/tcp/30333/p2p/12D3KooWSQye3uN3bZQRRC4oZbpiAZXkP2o5UZh6S8pqyh24bF3k" "/dns4/bootnode3.creditcoin.network/tcp/30333/p2p/12D3KooWFrsEZ2aSfiigAxs6ir2kU6en4BewotyCXPhrJ7T1AzjN" \
 --validator \
 --base-path /creditcoin-node/data \
 --port 30333

PowerShell

docker run `
  --name creditcoin-validator `
  -p 30333:30333 `
  -v <your local data path>:/creditcoin-node/data `
# Enter testnet image
  gluwa/creditcoin:2.231.0-mainnet `
# name the validator
  --name "validator name" `
# (optional) opt in to telemetry
  --telemetry-url "wss://telemetry.creditcoin.network/submit/ 0" `
# REPLACE <yourhostname or ip> with the public IP address or host name that your node can be reached at
  --public-addr "/dns4/<yourhostname or ip>/tcp/30333" `
# we want to connect to the testnet
  --chain main `
# we want to run a validator node
  --bootnodes "/dns4/bootnode.creditcoin.network/tcp/30333/p2p/12D3KooWAEgDL126EUFxFfdQKiUhmx3BJPdszQHu9PsYsLCuavhb" "/dns4/bootnode2.creditcoin.network/tcp/30333/p2p/12D3KooWSQye3uN3bZQRRC4oZbpiAZXkP2o5UZh6S8pqyh24bF3k" "/dns4/bootnode3.creditcoin.network/tcp/30333/p2p/12D3KooWFrsEZ2aSfiigAxs6ir2kU6en4BewotyCXPhrJ7T1AzjN" `
  --validator `
# the base path to store the node's data
  --base-path /creditcoin-node/data `
# the port to use for node-to-node communication
  --port 30333

Uncommented Powershell

docker run `
  --name creditcoin-validator `
  -p 30333:30333 `
  -v <your local data path>:/creditcoin-node/data `
  gluwa/creditcoin:2.231.0-mainnet `
  --name "validator name" `
  --telemetry-url "wss://telemetry.creditcoin.network/submit/ 0" `
  --public-addr "/dns4/<yourhostname or ip>/tcp/30333" `
  --chain test `
  --bootnodes "/dns4/bootnode.creditcoin.network/tcp/30333/p2p/12D3KooWAEgDL126EUFxFfdQKiUhmx3BJPdszQHu9PsYsLCuavhb" "/dns4/bootnode2.creditcoin.network/tcp/30333/p2p/12D3KooWSQye3uN3bZQRRC4oZbpiAZXkP2o5UZh6S8pqyh24bF3k" "/dns4/bootnode3.creditcoin.network/tcp/30333/p2p/12D3KooWFrsEZ2aSfiigAxs6ir2kU6en4BewotyCXPhrJ7T1AzjN" `
  --validator `
  --base-path /creditcoin-node/data `
  --port 30333

In the command above, notice the -v flag that takes a local directory as the first part of the parameter. It's import that docker has the ability to write to this directory, otherwise you will see errors such as Error: Service(Client(Backend("IO Error: Permission denied (os error 13)"))). Your command will likely use a path similar to -v /home/validator/data:/creditcoin-node/data.

Here is an example command to run a validator that connects to the Creditcoin Testnet:

docker run \
-p 30333:30333 \
-v ~/chain_data:/data \
gluwa/creditcoin:2.223.0-testnet \
--bootnodes "/dns4/testnet-bootnode.creditcoin.network/tcp/30333/p2p/12D3KooWG3eEuYxo37LvU1g6SSESu4i9TQ8FrZmJcjvdys7eA3cH" "/dns4/testnet-bootnode2.creditcoin.network/tcp/30333/p2p/12D3KooWLq7wCMQS3qVMCNJ2Zm6rYuYh74cM99i9Tm8PMdqJPDzb" "/dns4/testnet-bootnode3.creditcoin.network/tcp/30333/p2p/12D3KooWAKUrvmchoLomoouoN1sKfF9kq8dYtCVFvtPuvqp7wFBS" \
--chain test \
--validator \
--base-path /data \
--port 30333