Zencash secure node script

Hello friends,

This is the detailed guide to setup secure node over zencash. I am using Linode 2048 (Fremont, CA, USA) - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS instance to run this node. Assign ip, a DNS name from your service provider. eg. godaddy.

Part 1: Add user and Run the script:

Add user: adduser <username> && adduser <username> sudo

Login with newly created user and run this script from /home/<USER>/ directory. Command you need to use is: bash -c "$(curl SCRIPT_URL)". To get SCRIPT_URL click raw on below github link and copy the URL from top.

While executing the script you will be prompt for host name where you can enter your host name (a.example.com).

• Type ~/zen/src/zend or zend to launch ZenCash!

Part 2: Node tracker:

Now the node is up and running. Deposit 5 x 0.2 ZEN or 4 x 0.25 ZEN in private address within your VM from swing wallet. After that run app from /home/<username>/secnodetracker/ directory:

node setup.js
node app.js

Part 3: Automation and Monitoring the tracking application:

To run the app in background:

pm2 start /home/$USER/secnodetracker/app.js --name securenodetracker

To run the app on VM startup automatically:

pm2 startup

This will then give you a command line that you need to execute to complete the configuration of the daemon for system bootup.

Monitoring of the securenodetracker service is done by running the following command:

pm2 logs securenodetracker
pm2 monit

To check the status of the service you can run:

pm2 status securenodetracker

Stopping the securenodetracker service is just an easy as running the following command:

pm2 stop securenodetracker

Log file location: .pm2/logs

Important commands:

1. Check totalbalance: zen-cli z_gettotalbalance
2. Get new address: zen-cli z_getnewaddress
3. List all addresses: zen-cli z_listaddresses
4. Get network info: zen-cli getnetworkinfo. Make sure tls_cert_verified is true.
5. Chain info: zen-cli getinfo
6. Stop ZEN: zen-cli stop

Donations:

ZEN: znTAPuMXxxvZn2Wj6uHMpqPUTESzrsrSeik
ETH: 0xbe29278ebf4f714d78682ad3344c8034644c1805
BTC: 1sHyTAZw9HMWGgWZioop2mbKa3YnC7mja

Initiate transaction from your VM:

If you want to send ZEN back to swing wallet from your VM use below command. This one will be useful if you want to close that node.

zen-cli z_sendmany "FROM_ZEN_ADDR" "[{\"amount\": 0.25, \"address\": \"TO_ZEN_ADDR\"}]"

Support:

I am on Zencash slack: zencash.slack.com. Username: rnkhouse. Or just comment here.