A long time ago, in a block far, far away… No, wait, this is NOT the story you are looking for ;-) This part was going to be filled with retrospectives, the origins of the ~~Steem~~ Pressure series, stories about events that caused us to fork from ~~Steem~~ but that would be just a waste of time, and time is a resource that we can’t afford to waste. TL;DR: ~~Steem~~ is no longer what we knew it to be. > _“No Ned to worry.”_ > - Anonymous Our future is in our hands. We are Hive now. # Paint it Hive Time to update promo materials.
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# New Net, New Nodes Since many of us have just upgraded their toys to Hive, at the time of the HF23, most of what we used is now Hive compatible. ## Seed nodes ``` seed.openhive.network:2001 # gtg seed.roelandp.nl:2001 # roelandp hiveseed-se.privex.io:2001 # privex (SE) steemseed-fin.privex.io:2001 # privex (FI) seed.liondani.com:2016 # liondani hived.splinterlands.com:2001 # aggroed seed.hivekings.com:2001 # drakos node.mahdiyari.info:2001 # mahdiyari anyx.io:2001 # anyx seed.buildteam.io:2001 # thecryptodrive hive-seed.lukestokes.info:2001 # lukestokes.mhth hive-seed.arcange.eu:2001 # arcange seed.chitty.me:2001 # chitty ``` ## API nodes https://api.openhive.network https://api.hive.blog https://anyx.io https://api.hivekings.com https://api.pharesim.me https://hived.hive-engine.com https://rpc.esteem.app https://hived.privex.io https://techcoderx.com # DIY If you want to run your own node, here are some quick tips that can be useful: ## Seed Node Configure your build with: ``` cmake \ -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \ -DLOW_MEMORY_NODE=ON \ -DCLEAR_VOTES=ON \ -DSKIP_BY_TX_ID=OFF \ -DBUILD_STEEM_TESTNET=OFF \ -DENABLE_MIRA=OFF \ -DSTEEM_STATIC_BUILD=ON \ ../hive ``` Depending on your needs and resources, you might want to use either `ENABLE_MIRA=OFF` or `ENABLE_MIRA=ON`. `config.ini` for a seed node can be as simple as that: ``` plugin = witness p2p-endpoint = 0.0.0.0:2001 ``` This is intended to be used as a seed node, but you can easily extend it to be more useful by enabling a webserver endpoint and useful APIs such as `block_api` or `network_broadcast_api`. However, if you choose to add a plugin such as `account_by_key` or `market_history` you will have to replay. ## API Node If you’ve read my ~~Steem~~ Pressure series you know that I no longer use a monolithic node. Instead, I use `jussi` to route specific methods to specialized endpoints. - Account History Node (non-MIRA) - Fat Node (MIRA) - Hivemind Please note that in my setup the Fat Node itself is *not enough* to feed the Hivemind instance because of the lack of a market_history plugin. Not an issue in my environment, because I’m running both nodes, and I prefer to run plugins on the low memory node where possible. ### Account History Node - reference configuration Configure your build with: ``` cmake \ -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \ -DLOW_MEMORY_NODE=ON \ -DCLEAR_VOTES=ON \ -DSKIP_BY_TX_ID=OFF \ -DBUILD_STEEM_TESTNET=OFF \ -DENABLE_MIRA=OFF \ -DSTEEM_STATIC_BUILD=ON \ ../hive ``` We can’t use MIRA here, because we are going to use the pre-MIRA implementation of account history plugin: `account_history_rocksdb`. Here’s reference `config.ini` file: ``` log-appender = {"appender":"stderr","stream":"std_error"} log-logger = {"name":"default","level":"info","appender":"stderr"} backtrace = yes plugin = webserver p2p json_rpc plugin = database_api condenser_api plugin = witness plugin = rc plugin = market_history plugin = market_history_api plugin = account_history_rocksdb plugin = account_history_api plugin = transaction_status plugin = transaction_status_api plugin = account_by_key plugin = account_by_key_api plugin = block_api network_broadcast_api rc_api p2p-endpoint = 0.0.0.0:2001 p2p-seed-node = gtg.openhive.network:2001 transaction-status-block-depth = 64000 transaction-status-track-after-block = 42000000 webserver-http-endpoint = 127.0.0.1:8091 webserver-ws-endpoint = 127.0.0.1:8090 webserver-thread-pool-size = 256 ``` ### Fat Node - reference configuration Configure your build with: ``` cmake \ -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \ -DLOW_MEMORY_NODE=OFF \ -DCLEAR_VOTES=OFF \ -DSKIP_BY_TX_ID=ON \ -DBUILD_STEEM_TESTNET=OFF \ -DENABLE_MIRA=ON \ -DSTEEM_STATIC_BUILD=ON \ ../hive ``` For the fat node, I use the MIRA build Here’s reference `config.ini` file: ``` log-appender = {"appender":"stderr","stream":"std_error"} log-logger = {"name":"default","level":"info","appender":"stderr"} backtrace = yes plugin = webserver p2p json_rpc plugin = database_api condenser_api plugin = reputation plugin = reputation_api plugin = block_api p2p-endpoint = 0.0.0.0:32001 p2p-seed-node = gtg.openhive.network:2001 webserver-http-endpoint = 127.0.0.1:8091 webserver-ws-endpoint = 127.0.0.1:8090 webserver-thread-pool-size = 256 ``` ## Storage needs: As always, make sure that you have very fast storage. |Node type|Storage| |---------|-------| |AH Node |600 GB| |Fat Node |400 GB| |Hivemind |300 GB| In the next episode, I will write more about such setup and required hardware and about how long it takes nowadays to build it from scratch.
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See: Hive Pressure #1: A New Hope by @gtg