Validator Node Service Commands

The following commands can be run on a node to aid in daily operation.

Check if the stack is running

Run this command to see the status of all containers:

Restart the whole stack

Restarting after encountering problems

After encountering problems e.g. with the parity client, it is better to run

If after restarting the client you are still encountering problems, you can try to delete the database and re-sync the node (please only do this after trying to restart without deleting the database first; if you have any questions or need assistance please post in the Validator Knowledge Base):

Update a component

Set the desired version in

save it and run

Update configurations

Make the configuration change in either .env or docker-compose.yml

and run

Show logfiles

In docker-stack run

to e.g. show the last 100 lines of the parity client logs run