Questions tagged [nodes]
A node is a machine which is running an Ethereum client. It synchronises the blockchain with other nodes in the network, so that they all have the same definitive copy. A node is needed to send and receive ether and to executive DApps.
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How can i create more that one node for test purposes?
I really need to have more than one node to test my smart contract. I'm using remix and i also installed ganache, however, ganache doesn't allow me to have more than one node as I hoped for...
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what happen if my node synced with uncle block?
I'm not sure that this question is correct or not.
But let me explain.
As you know, two blocks may be mined at almost same time then one of the block will be uncle block.
My question is what happen if ...
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Can we avoid the protocol overhead of JSON-RPC and directly connect to GETH through some interface?
I want to build a middleware that adds additional data to JSON RPC responses. This middleware would sit on the same hardware or machine as the GETH node.
The traditional approach would be to simply ...
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Could something like the utreexo project be implemented for Ethereum?
Could something like the utreexo project (reducing storage costs of full nodes via accumulator technology) be implemented for Ethereum or Ethereum Classic?
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Geth Fatal: Error starting protocol stack: gap in the chain between ancients and leveldb
I'm running a Geth mainnet node. As the size of chaindata is rapidly rising, I moved ancient to an auxiliary HDD plugged in to the same system. Some time afterwards (not sure when, maybe days?) I ...
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Save stack traces while syncing
I have been working on a project, where I would like to trace all transactions from a block and for this reason I have been using a fast-syncing node. It works well, the only issue is that querying ...
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Can chaindata be split across two (or more) locations?
With the size of full nodes rapidly growing, I'm looking for a way to split my chaindata across multiple hard drives. I have one internal 1TB SSD capable of syncing the chain, and then an internal HDD ...
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Vastly different disk usage between Parity v2.5 and v2.7
I've got a main ethereum node for business use running Parity version v2.5.13-stable-253ff3f-20191231/x86_64-linux-gnu/rustc1.40.0 on an AWS instance and a near exact replica of that setup as a "...
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Specified HTTP/RPC port, yet Geth 1.9.15 will not map that port
I am trying to expose port 8545 on a local geth client for use with MetaMask on Chrome 83.0.4103.106 (x86_64), using a Windows host (10.0.18362.900). I store all my blockchain data on a separate drive,...
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Gas cost when calling Ethereum view functions on remote or local node
There are dozen of sources on the internet that state the view functions, which are called externally (i.e. from oustide of contract), that do not call other contracts' functions and do not change the ...
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geth full node taking forever to sync
For three days I've been trying to sync a full node. Syncing the last two days has taken about six hours a day. At this rate I won't be able to sync it. It's behind "age=3y8mo5d".
This is the ...
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sending transaction giving an error of “unknown account” after some time interval in Geth
I have review kinda same questions on this site, however, the issue in my case is different hence I'm asking.
I have setup three nodes for the private chain, and it's working fine. I can send ...
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Syncing Poblem With Parity Docker Container
I'm running a Parity node inside a docker container and i'm trying to sync it to the ropsten network. However after around 1300-1700/4257 snapshots synced I keep getting Encountered error during ...
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Best way to avoid transactions that create a new smart contract before submitting it
We are creating a permissioned network (using Besu) where anyone can create and submit transactions. In this context, the writer nodes need to verify that these transactions are not creating new ...
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How to find how many nodes are connecting to Geth? [duplicate]
I've lunched a Geth server with default maxpeers which is 100 regarding to original documents. Now, I need to know how many nodes are connecting to my node? Is there any command to find it in Geth ...
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How can I tell if the node I am using is exposing the Parity trace methods?
What is the best way to tell if the node I am using is exposing the Parity trace methods?
One way I know if is to call a contract on Kovan and look for a revert reason that says to expose the trace ...
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How can I tell if a node I am using is a full archive node?
What is the best way to tell if the node I am is using a full archive node?
One way I know if is to call a contract from the context of an old block, but this requires an RPC call and is not explicit ...
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Is the blockchain compatible between Geth and OpenEthereum(Parity)?
I'm trying to set up a full node. Being a DeGoogler I instinctively avoid Go, so I defaulted to OpenEthereum. After compiling on my maching I get 'Illegal Instruction', which seems to be because of my ...
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Where are “pending” (newly submitted) transactions stored?
First of all, my terminology may be off, sorry about that.
I understand how a blockchain holds data on transactions that have been "accepted" (i.e. a block has been mined). But if I decide to ...
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Transaction submits but is not valid when processed
I'm running two scripts that try to solve the same proof of work problem.
from web3 import Web3
import json
from hexbytes import HexBytes
import numpy as np
import os
import time
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what kind of node I need
I want to use ethereum php lib and I need to set a node in the script to replace 127.0.0.1 and port 8545.
What kind of node I use min space and min ram so it will save me money to set the node up
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What is the difference for parity and geth node [duplicate]
I try to find a php lib but most of them can only used with a geth node How can I get a free node to use that support send transaction and calling send erc20ļ¼
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Eth node quiknode and infura question
For infura node, whether the API support send transaction or support sending ERC20 token(this is calling contract actually)? supprt creating accounts also?
For Quiknode, whether the API will support ...
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Accessing Ethereum network via JSON RPC from wallet balance/transactions
sorry if the question is silly.... I am tying to build a simple app that checks ETH wallet addresses balances and transactions (for both ETH and Tokens).
As far as my knowledge goes, I think that I ...
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Modern Parity flags for faster sync? Compute instance won't catch up
I am using Parity 2.7.2 on a virgin compute instance (32gb RAM, SSD, fast internet, 6 cores), and after the snapshots were downloaded and it gets to the blocks, it is about 33,000 blocks behind. I ...
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Connect to a public node with web3js
Is it possible to connect the nodes that are listed on ethernodes.org
I chose one of the listed nodes and try to connect with web3 but I get connection not open on send() error.
const Web3 = require(...
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Does Hyperledger Besu support Plasma?
Does the Besu client support Plasma?
I guess this question could also be asked about other clients such as Geth and Parity as well.
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Transactions stuck in pending state on a geth node
I have a private network of a geth and a few parity nodes. I use the geth node to submit transactions via RPC. A mining pool runs on one of the parity nodes. That node is connected to the geth node ...
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What happened if a Ethereum client do not have one event?
Reading this question, I understand that as long as you have the blockchain then you have all the events/logs.
But if a dapp is reading data from a light Ethereum client, how will this light client ...
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How to fight against a cheating node?
As far as I know, there are roughly two kinds of contract calls on Ethereum. One kind is intended to change the global state of blockchain (i.e. change some storage values or transfer money). The ...
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Best Discovery Protocol implementation
Do you guys know an easy Discovery Protocol implementation that is not deprecated and is powerful enough. I've checked some, but all of them are not suitable for my task (reasons below).
Checked ...
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My parity node constantly gets requests from 0x0
I ran my parity node (stable version) with this command on a docker:
/bin/parity
--chain=kovan \
--jsonrpc-interface all \
--jsonrpc-hosts all \
--light \
--force-sealing \
--auto-update=all \
--min-...
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Multiple nodes setup in Quorum Network
Is there any documentation to state how can we have redundant nodes configured in Quorum network so that even if a single node goes down, the data in blockchain is still retrievable by the app?
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Who confirms Ropsten and Rinkeby transactions?
Basic or more like "fundamental" question I guess:
So if I got that right, each time someone runs Geth/Parity or other software they all become part of the EVM (ethereum virtual machine). However ...
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How can I find reliable Ropsten nodes for adding to my nodes whitelist?
After the recent hard-fork on Ropsten we follow the tip on peter_szilagyi tweet to add a peer whitelist.
In case we want to add more nodes to our whitelist as in Connect to static nodes. where can I ...
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If I'll remove the peer whitelist that I've added after Ropsten hard-fork split while longest chain exists, how the node react?
After Istanbul Ropsten hard fork split, I followed whitelist tip - https://twitter.com/peter_szilagyi/status/1178634327518781441.
How a node will react in case I'll remove the whitelist while the ...
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Hidding IP address behind sentry nodes
I would like to know how to set up an Ethereum node behind sentries (proxy nodes). I know there are several ways to approach this issue as mentioned here.
https://medium.com/@kidinamoto/tech-choices-...
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Does staking on ETH 2.0 require a full node and how much space would that take?
I read that ETH 2.0 staking with 32 ETH requires users running a full node on their server. But doesn't a full node take up 500+ GB of space? What are the proposed system requirements?
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Why use nodepools or backends?
I have a fundamental question about eth/blockchain infrastructure. I see several posts talking about the need for backend node infrastructure when launching a dapp/ smart contract. This infrastructure ...
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ethereum node to setup with min space
i want to setup an ethereum node for my website to use. What is the min space I need? To save space do I need to use light node? Or even Better idea?
How much space I need for light node or full node? ...
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How permanent is data stored in Ethereum?
Does it all depend on the availability of nodes? What if say there's 1 node left in Ethereum, will that node contains the entire blockchain?
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fail for read ethereum node base on leveldb.py
I installed leveldb base on python3.6.but when I using leveldb.LevelDB import path for files to be read.
a error occered
"leveldb.LevelDBError: Corruption: 3 missing files; e.g.: D:/downloads_by_geth/...
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Is it possible to use address you don't own while running ethereum RPC node (using geth)?
In other words, you start your own node and then somehow add accounts you don't own (aka - you don't have their private keys)?
I'm asking because I wanted to make my own node exposed via RPC/...
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One smart contract deployed on 2 nodes will have same address?
Let's get creation of a smart contract address out of the way:
The address for an Ethereum contract is deterministically computed from the address of its creator (sender) and how many transactions ...
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How to run 2 nodes simultaneously?
I created a Node 0 and exited before creating Node 1. Then I created Node 1. And using Admin API, I connected Node 1 to Node 0.
Node 1 is up and running. How do I start Node 0 and sync it with Node 1?...
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Multiple Accounts on a single node?
I am a beginner and learning Ethereum. Can somebody please tell me if my understanding is correct?
Q) There could be just 1 node running, but multiple accounts?
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Parity version while running
I'm running a Parity node in a docker container. I've installed it with docker pull parity/parity:stable some time ago.
How can I know which version of Parity I'm running? (without stopping the node)....
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How does Geth query the blockchain?
This question has probably been already answered somewhere else but I didn't find anything on the internet so I'm asking here.
I wonder how clients such as Geth query the blockchain to get specific ...
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How to get rid of inactive nodes in Geth
I am setting up a quorum network with Quorum-maker, which uses Geth.
It is running at the moment, with three alive nodes. However, earlier I had attempted to create two other nodes, which failed. I ...
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How to programmatically check the type of Ethereum node/backend that I'm connected to using Go?
I'm aware that I can do this using CURL like so:
curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"web3_clientVersion","params":[],"id":67}' https://the-node-ip-...
