Run a baker node on Ubuntu#

This guide describes how to set up the node to run as a baker node.

Prerequisites#

  • The node is installed and running.

  • If you want to run the node as a baker, you must have generated baker keys. How you generate baker keys depends on whether you are using Desktop Wallet or Concordium Wallet for Mobile / Concordium Legacy Wallet. For an overview of the process for both wallets, see Bakers.

Run a baker node on Ubuntu#

The following steps show you how to run a node as a baker on a server that participates in the Concordium network. A node receives blocks and transactions from other nodes and propagates information about blocks and transactions to the nodes in the Concordium network. In addition, a baker node also participates in the lottery and produces its own blocks. If the stake is high enough the baker node also participates in finalization.

Configure the node with baker keys on Mainnet#

  1. Move the JSON file with the baker keys you generated to the server that’s running the node. Store it, for example, in /home/user/concordium/baker-credentials.json.

  2. In the terminal, enter:

    $sudo systemctl edit concordium-mainnet-node.service

  3. Add the following snippet to the opened file (the file is empty the first time you open it):

    [Service]

Environment=CONCORDIUM_NODE_BAKER_CREDENTIALS_FILE=%S/concordium-9dd9ca4d19e9393877d2c44b70f89acbfc0883c2243e5eeaecc0d1cd0503f478/baker-credentials.json
BindReadOnlyPaths=/home/user/concordium/baker-credentials.json:%S/concordium-9dd9ca4d19e9393877d2c44b70f89acbfc0883c2243e5eeaecc0d1cd0503f478/baker-credentials.json

    Where you replace the path /home/user/concordium/baker-credentials.json with the actual location of the file.

Note

The path %S/concordium-9dd9ca4d19e9393877d2c44b70f89acbfc0883c2243e5eeaecc0d1cd0503f478/ is the default path to the baker’s state directory, where 9dd9ca4d19e9393877d2c44b70f89acbfc0883c2243e5eeaecc0d1cd0503f478 is the genesis hash.

  1. Save the edited file.

  2. Restart the node for the changes to take effect. Enter:

    $sudo systemctl restart concordium-mainnet-node.service

  3. To verify the node is running, enter:

    $sudo systemctl status concordium-mainnet-node.service

Configure the node with baker keys on Testnet#

  1. Move the JSON file with the baker keys you generated to the server that’s running the node. Store it, for example, in /home/user/concordium/baker-credentials.json.

  2. In the terminal, enter:

    $sudo systemctl edit concordium-testnet-node.service

  3. Add the following snippet to the opened file (the file is empty the first time you open it):

    [Service]

Environment=CONCORDIUM_NODE_BAKER_CREDENTIALS_FILE=%S/concordium-b6078154d6717e909ce0da4a45a25151b592824f31624b755900a74429e3073d/baker-credentials.json
BindReadOnlyPaths=/home/user/concordium/baker-credentials.json:%S/concordium-b6078154d6717e909ce0da4a45a25151b592824f31624b755900a74429e3073d/baker-credentials.json

    Where you replace the path /home/user/concordium/baker-credentials.json with the actual location of the file.

Note

The path %S/concordium-b6078154d6717e909ce0da4a45a25151b592824f31624b755900a74429e3073d/ is the default path to the baker’s state directory, where b6078154d6717e909ce0da4a45a25151b592824f31624b755900a74429e3073d is the genesis hash.

  1. Save the edited file.

  2. Restart the node for the changes to take effect. Enter:

    $sudo systemctl restart concordium-testnet-node.service

  3. To verify the node is running, enter:

    $sudo systemctl status concordium-testnet-node.service

Verify that a node is a baker node.#

Two epochs must have elapsed before you can see the baker ID of the node on the dashboard.

You can use concordium-client to see the status of the node. For more information, see Concordium Client.

$concordium-client raw GetNodeInfo

...

Consensus type: "Active"

...

In the Desktop Wallet, Concordium Wallet for Mobile, and Concordium Legacy Wallet, a bread icon is added to the account associated with the baker node. The bread icon appears as soon as the transaction has been submitted. That is, before the two epochs have elapsed.

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