4: Build the miner node

Building the miner node

In this step we will build the miner (node). Once the node is running, you will see a log entry displaying your Public Key (Wallet) address. You will need this address to stake in the next step.

Prerequisites to build the miner (node)

Please ensure you have Go version 1.22 installed, as it is the only supported version for building the node.

To install Go version 1.22 using Homebrew, follow these steps:

Open your terminal.
Run the following command to install Go 1.22:

brew install [email protected]

After the installation is complete, you need to add Go 1.22 to your PATH. Add the following line to your shell profile (e.g., .bash_profile, .zshrc):

export PATH="/usr/local/opt/[email protected]/bin:$PATH"

Reload your shell profile by running:

source ~/.bash_profile

source ~/.zshrc

Verify the installation by checking the Go version:

go version

You should see go version go1.22 in the output.

Step 1

Building and starting the miner (Node)

Begin by constructing the miner (node) to get it up and running.

make build

Step 2

Start the miner (node)

Start the miner (node) and and look for the log entry displaying your Public Key (Wallet) address.

make run

Example log output

After starting the node, look for logs similar to the following:

    #######################################
    #     __  __    _    ____    _        #
    #    |  \/  |  / \  / ___|  / \       #
    #    | |\/| | / _ \ \___ \ / _ \      #
    #    | |  | |/ ___ \ ___) / ___ \     #
    #    |_|  |_/_/   \_\____/_/   \_\    #
    #                                     #
    #######################################

    Multiaddress:        /ip4/192.168.1.8/udp/4001/quic-v1/p2p/16Uiu2HAmDXWNV9RXVoRsbt9z7pFSsKS2KdpN7HHFVLdFZmS7iCvo
    IP Address:          /ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/4001/quic-v1
    Public Key:          0x5dA36a3eB07fd1624B054b99D6417DdF2904e826 
    Is Staked:           false
    Is Validator:        false
    Is TwitterScraper:   false
    Is DiscordScraper:   false
    Is TelegramScraper:  false

Peer ID:

The Peer ID is a unique identifier for your miner (node) in the network. You can find it in the Multiaddress log entry.

For example, in the log entry:

Multiaddress:        /ip4/192.168.1.8/udp/4001/quic-v1/p2p/16Uiu2HAmDXWNV9RXVoRsbt9z7pFSsKS2KdpN7HHFVLdFZmS7iCvo

The Peer ID is the tail end of the string after /p2p/, which in this case is:

16Uiu2HAmDXWNV9RXVoRsbt9z7pFSsKS2KdpN7HHFVLdFZmS7iCvo

Public Key (Wallet) address:

The Public Key (Wallet) address is a unique identifier for your wallet in the network. You can find it in the Public Key log entry.

For example, in the log entry:

Public Key:          0x5dA36a3eB07fd1624B054b99D6417DdF2904e826

The Public Key (Wallet) address is:

0x5dA36a3eB07fd1624B054b99D6417DdF2904e826

You are now successfully running the miner (node) with basic .env configuration.

Protocol

​Building the miner node

​Prerequisites to build the miner (node)