Nodemaster

The Nodemaster scripts is a collection of utilities to manage, setup and update masternode instances.

I am quite confident this is the single best and almost effortless way to setup masternodes, without bothering too much about the setup part.

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NOTE on the VPS choice for starters

Vultr is highly recommended for this kind of setup.

Comparing with building from source manually, you will benefit from using this script in the following way(s):

100% auto-compilation and 99% of configuration on the masternode side of things. It is currently only tested on a vultr VPS but should work almost anywhere where IPv6 addresses are available
Developed with recent Ubuntu versions in mind, currently only 16.04 is supported
Installs 1-100 (or more!) masternodes in parallel on one machine, with individual config and data
Compilation is currently from source for the desired git repo tag (configurable via config files) Some security hardening is done, including firewalling and a separate user
Automatic startup for all masternode daemons
This script needs to run as root, the masternodes will and should not!
It's ipv6 enabled, tor/onion will follow

Installation

SSH to your VPS and clone the Github repository:

git clone https://github.com/Block-Logic-Technology-Group/Masternode-Script.git vps && cd vps

Install & configure your desired master node with options:

./install.sh -p bltg

Examples for typical script invocation

Install & configure 4 BLTG masternodes:

./install.sh -p bltg -c 4

Update daemon of previously installed BLTG masternodes:

./install.sh -p bltg -u

**Install 6 BLTG masternodes

./install.sh -p bltg -c 6

Wipe all BLTG masternode data:

./install.sh -p bltg -w

**once install command has finished There is still work to do in the configuration templates. These are located at /etc/masternodes, one per masternode. Add your masternode private keys now. eg in /etc/masternodes/bltg_n1.conf

=> All configuration files are in: /etc/masternodes => All Data directories are in: /var/lib/masternodes

Important: run /usr/local/bin/activate_masternodes_bltg as root to activate your nodes.

Options

The install.sh script support the following parameters:

Long Option	Short Option	Values	description
--project	-p	project, e.g. "bltg"	shortname for the project
--net	-n	"4" / "6"	ip type for masternode. (ipv)6 is default
--release	-r	e.g. "tags/v2.0.0.0"	a specific git tag/branch, defaults to latest tested
--count	-c	number	amount of masternodes to be configured
--update	-u	--	update specified masternode daemon, combine with -p flag
--sentinel	-s	--	install and configure sentinel for node monitoring
--wipe	-w	--	uninstall & wipe all related master node data, combine with -p flag
--help	-h	--	print help info
--startnodes	-x	--	starts masternode(s) after installation

Troubleshooting the masternode on the VPS

If you want to check the status of your masternode, the best way is currently running the cli e.g. for $MUE via

/usr/local/bin/bltg-cli -conf=/etc/masternodes/bltg_n1.conf getinfo

systemctl status bltg_n1.service
systemctl stop bltg_n1.service
systemctl start bltg_n1.service

{
  "version": 2000000,
  "protocolversion": 70921,
  "walletversion": 61000,
  "balance": 0.00000000,
  "privatesend_balance": 0.00000000,
  "blocks": 300,
  "timeoffset": 0,
  "connections": 5,
  "proxy": "",
  "difficulty": 42882.54964804553,
  "testnet": false,
  "keypoololdest": 1511380627,
  "keypoolsize": 1001,
  "paytxfee": 0.00000000,
  "relayfee": 0.00010000,
  "errors": ""
}

Management script (not yet implemented)

The management script release will follow within the next couple of days.

command	description
nodemaster start bltg (all\|number)	start all or a specific bltg masternode(s)
nodemaster restart bltg (all\|number)	stop all or a specific bltg masternode(s)
nodemaster stop bltg (all\|number)	restart all or a specific bltg masternode(s)
nodemaster cleanup bltg (all\|number)	delete chain data for all bltg masternodes
nodemaster status bltg (all\|number)	systemd process status for a bltg masternode
nodemaster tail bltg (all\|number)	tail debug logs for a bltg masternode

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