Goal
Connect a new node to the Hegemon testnet, verify it is on the canonical chain, and mine only after sync completes.
Defaults
- •Boot node: hegemon.pauli.group:30333
- •Chain spec: config/dev-chainspec.json
- •Genesis hash: 0xcaa718106d1530705c53a99628d929cd78d47a0bf06b177aa4853962b47c637d
- •RPC port: 9944
- •P2P listen: /ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/30333
Steps
- •Ensure binaries exist (fresh clones must run make setup and make node):
- •make setup
- •make node
- •cargo build --release -p walletd
- •Verify the shared chainspec matches the boot node. Do not use --chain dev.
- •shasum -a 256 config/dev-chainspec.json
- •Create or open a wallet and export the shielded mining address:
- •export HEGEMON_MINER_ADDRESS=$(printf '%s\n{"id":1,"method":"status.get","params":{}}\n' "YOUR_PASSPHRASE"
| ./target/release/walletd --store ~/.hegemon-wallet --mode open
| jq -r '.result.primaryAddress')
- •export HEGEMON_MINER_ADDRESS=$(printf '%s\n{"id":1,"method":"status.get","params":{}}\n' "YOUR_PASSPHRASE"
- •Start the node with the shared chainspec and seed:
- •HEGEMON_MINE=1
HEGEMON_SEEDS="hegemon.pauli.group:30333"
HEGEMON_MINER_ADDRESS="$HEGEMON_MINER_ADDRESS"
./target/release/hegemon-node
--dev
--base-path ~/.hegemon-node
--chain config/dev-chainspec.json
--listen-addr /ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/30333
--rpc-port 9944
--rpc-external
--rpc-methods safe
--name "TestnetNode"
- •HEGEMON_MINE=1
- •Monitor sync status and height. Mining pauses while syncing and resumes once caught up.
- •curl -s -H "Content-Type: application/json"
-d '{"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"system_health"}'
http://127.0.0.1:9944 | jq - •curl -s -H "Content-Type: application/json"
-d '{"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"hegemon_consensusStatus"}'
http://127.0.0.1:9944 | jq - •curl -s -H "Content-Type: application/json"
-d '{"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"chain_getHeader"}'
http://127.0.0.1:9944 | jq
- •curl -s -H "Content-Type: application/json"
- •If height stalls, check peers and genesis hash:
- •curl -s -H "Content-Type: application/json"
-d '{"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"chain_getBlockHash","params":[0]}'
http://127.0.0.1:9944 | jq
- •curl -s -H "Content-Type: application/json"
Notes
- •If the genesis hash or chainspec differ, stop the node and wipe the base path before restarting.
- •Keep RPC access locked down if you expose it beyond localhost.