Add Node to Existing Pool

Node preparation

  1. Add this files from a running node:

/var/lib/indy/network_name/pool_transactions_genesis
/var/lib/indy/network_name/domain_transactions_genesis

  1. Initialize keys, aliases and ports on the new node using init_indy_node script. Example:

sudo su - indy -c "init_indy_node NewNode 0.0.0.0 9701 0.0.0.0 9702 0000000000000000000000000NewNode"

  1. When the node starts for the first time, it reads the content of genesis pool_transactions_sandbox and domain_transactions_sandbox files and adds it to the ledger. The Node reads genesis transactions only once during the first start-up, so make sure the genesis files are correct before starting the service.

sudo systemctl start indy-node
sudo systemctl status indy-node
sudo systemctl enable indy-node

Add Node to the Pool

  1. As Trustee add another Steward if needed (only Steward can add a new Validator Node; a Steward can add one and only one Validator Node).

  2. Using Indy CLI, run the following command as Steward:

ledger node target=6G9QhQa3HWjRKeRmEvEkLbWWf2t7cw6KLtafzi494G4G client_port=9702 client_ip=10.255.255.255 alias=NewNode node_ip=10.0.0.10.255.255.255 node_port=9701 services=VALIDATOR blskey=zi65fRHZjK2R8wdJfDzeWVgcf9imXUsMSEY64LQ4HyhDMsSn3Br1vhnwXHE7NyGjxVnwx4FGPqxpzY8HrQ2PnrL9tu4uD34rjgPEnFXnsGAp8aF68R4CcfsmUXfuU51hogE7dZCvaF9GPou86EWrTKpW5ow3ifq16Swpn5nKMXHTKj blskey_pop=RaY9xGLbQbrBh8np5gWWQAWisaxd96FtvbxKjyzBj4fUYyPq4pkyCHTYvQzjehmUK5pNfnyhwWqGg1ahPwtWopenuRjAeCbib6sVq68cTBXQfXv5vTDhWs6AmdQBcYVELFpyGba9G6CfqQ5jnkDiaAm2PyBswJxpu6AZTxKADhtSrj

  • alias specifies unique Node name

  • blskey specifies BLS key from init_indy_node script

  • blskey_pop specifies Proof of possession for BLS key from init_indy_node script

  • target specifies base58 of the node public key (’Verification key’ field in output of init_indy_node)

Example:
Verification key is ab78300b3a3eca0a1679e72dd1656075de9638ae79dc6469a3093ce1cc8b424f
In order to get base58 of the verkey execute in your shell (you should have indy-plenum installed):
python3 -c "from plenum.common.test_network_setup import TestNetworkSetup; print(TestNetworkSetup.getNymFromVerkey(str.encode(‘ab78300b3a3eca0a1679e72dd1656075de9638ae79dc6469a3093ce1cc8b424f’)))"
Output:

4Tn3wZMNCvhSTXPcLinQDnHyj56DTLQtL61ki4jo2Loc

Make sure that Node is workable

Do systemctl restart indy-node and verify that node completed catch-up successfully.