Configuring a Catalyst POA Node

Configuring a Catalyst POA node

Currently on the POA network the catalyst peer ID and DFS peer ID are seperate. This will be changed soon however currently the node must be configured as follows:

1. Start the node and enter your node password, ipfs password, and cert password. Stop the node.

2. Find and copy your public key for later use, it should show in the console output or in the Catalyst logs like the following:

using PublicKey: 3edzejbuvme3ed4wqr5pp23if7rguoy7yddlcy3whijywzvo7lfq

3. Find your external ip address and copy it for later use: Whats My IP Address

4. Go to your home profile directory:

WINDOWS(cd %userprofile%/.catalyst) or LINUX / MacOS(cd ~/.catalyst)

5. Edit devnet.json and replace the Peer BindAddress and the RCP BindAddress with your internal IP address found using the command ipcconfig on Windows and ifconfig on Unix (MacOS / Linux) using IPV4. Then replace the Peer PublicIpAddress with your external ip address from Step 3 and replace the public key with your public key from Step 2.

6. Port forward if you are behind NAT. If your internal and external IP Addresses in step 5 were different then you are behind NAT. To port forward you will have to log into your router with administrator passwords found generally on the router. The port forwards that will need to be set up are as follows : 42076(udp) 42066(tcp) 4001(tcp) / API: 5005(tcp). Here is a guide on how to port forward Port Forward.

7. If not currently in 'Catalyst.Node.POA.CE' move to this directory. Re-run your node, enter your credentials again and the node should now be running.