Participate as Validator
Prerequisite
Qualified hardware and network environment
Have enough DX
Hardware
Minimal configuration
Recommendation
Network and Port
Public IP
Open Port TCP/UDP: 32668
Get DX node Executable
Start running the Executable
For asset security concerns, it's not recommended to enable--http
service.
Create Account
Access the working directory /directory/of/geth
Or,
Open the console
./geth attach --datadir ./data
Create account
personal.newAccount('password')
The keystore
file of the new account is located in the data/keystore
folder under the /directory/of/geth
directory.
Start Mining
Open the console
./geth attach --datadir ./data
Unlock miner account
personal.unlockAccount("miner address","password",0)
Start mining
miner.start()
Node Application
Make sure there is a sufficient amount of DX to apply for a node
Once the application is approved by other nodes, your node is eligible to participate in the election from the next epoch. If the node is selected as a validator, nodes will generate blocks in order. Please keep the nodes mining during this period.
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