Consensus Miner
Last updated
Last updated
Section Brief:
Recommended OS and Version
Ubuntu_x64 20.04 or higher
CPU Core
≥ 4
Memory (SGX encrypted memory)
≥ 64 GB
Bandwidth
≥ 5 M
Public network IP
required
Intel SGX Enable
required
Linux Kernel Version
5.11 or higher
The CPU must support SGX (Software Guard Extensions) technology and FLC (Flexible Launch Control). The BIOS must support Intel SGX, and must enable the Intel SGX option. Please refer to the server manufacturer's BIOS guide to enable SGX functionality. Check out the CPU models that support SGX: .
The machine must use a fixed public network IP. The traffic exit must be in the same network segment as the fixed public network IP. Execute the following command to confirm they are in the same network segment.
Consensus miner needs to create two accounts
The "cess-nodeadm" is a CESS node deployment and management program. It can help deploy and manage storage nodes, consensus nodes and full nodes, lowering the operating threshold for all CESS miners.
If Install cess nodeadm success shows up, the installation is successful .
If your firewall is enabled, the following ports should be accessible externally: 10010, 4001, 30336.
Note: ost cess commands require sudo permission
Use below command to get node version information :
The output might look like this：
Note: The value of Profile indicates the CESS network to which the node is currently connected, and the above indicates that devnet is now used. You can use the cess profile command to query and switch networks (switching networks requires stopping the current service and regenerating the configuration)
Choose “Network”, click “Staking > Accounts > Stash”
Select both Stash Account and Controller Account.
Value bonded: 300,000 TCESS is recommended to select the second option Stash Account as the reward receiving account (do not increase the amount at stake), which means that mining income will not automatically added to staking.
Click "Bond" -> "Sign and Submit" to link Stash Account and Controller Account
Fund is bonded successfully!
The field in the quotation marks is the Session Key, which will be used in subsequent operations.
Fill in the Session Key in the red box
Click "Sign and Submit"
Enter “100” in "reward commission percentage", indicating that the reward will not be distributed to others.
Select “No, block all nominations” in "allows new nominations", indicating that no nominations will be accepted.
Again, click "Sign and Submit"
You should see that the node has already appeared on the candidate node list.
In Payouts, click "Payout" to initiate a payment. Any account can initiate a payment .
Cooling consensus
Navigate to blockchain explorer: "Network > Staking > Account Actions > Stop"
Clear session keys
Enter controller account in “using the selected account”. Then in "submit the following extrinsic", enter "session" and choose "purgeKeys()" in the box next to it.
Click "Submit Transaction", enter the password and then click "Sign and Submit" button to clear session keys
After 28 Eras(each era of the test network is 6 hours), do the following:
Stop consensus miner server
Quiry miner status
Examine config information
Stop and remove all service
Stop and remove all service
Remove all program data
Update the cess-nodeadm
Note: The version update mentioned here refers to the update of the cess-nodeadm program itself; If it is a node service, as long as they are running, they will automatically update.
Pull images
Stash account: for consensus miner’s staking and it requires at least 300000 TCESS, to ensure the successfulness, 1 more TCESS is recommended for the transaction.
Controller account: for paying gas fees and it requires at least 100 TCESS.
Please refer to the section above for creating a CESS account. Please join miner support sub-channel to receive TCESS tokens for staking.
After the wallet account is created, navigate to
If you have previously deployed nodeadm on your machine, please jump to and then go to the next section. If you are new, just ignore it.
Please make sure the cess-nodeadm version is correct, check the .
If the installation fails, please refer to
If the Config process fails, please refer to
Navigate to , choose "Network > Staking > Accounts > Session Key"
Navigate to , click "Network > Staking > Accounts > Validate"
After completing the steps above, open the and click "Network > Staking > Waiting".
Navigate to : "Network > Staking > Payouts > Payout"
: Please claim the reward within 84 era (each era of the test network is 6 hours), which is 21 days. Those who has not claimed the reward in this period will not be able to claim it.
: "Developer -> Extrincs -> Submission"
"Network > Staking > Account Actions > Unbond Funds"
"Developer -> Extrincs -> Submission -> teeWorker -> exit()"
Please make sure the cess-nodeadm version is correct, check the .
