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Spin up testnet Collator
Build a collator node
Verify synchronization
Before jumping to the next steps, you have to wait until your node is fully synchronized. This can take a long time depending on the chain height.
Check the current synchronization status:
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journalctl -f -u shibuya-node -n100
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Session Keys
Author session keys
Run the following command to author session keys:
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curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"id":1, "jsonrpc":"2.0", "method": "author_rotateKeys", "params":[]}' http://localhost:9933
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Result will look like this, copy the key:
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{"jsonrpc":"2.0","result":"0x600e6cea49bdeaab301e9e03215c0bcebab3cafa608fe3b8fb6b07a820386048","id":1}
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Set session keys
Go to the Shibuya Polkadot.js portal: Developper > Extrinsic
Select your collator account and extrinsic type: session / setKeys
Enter the session keys and set proof to
0x00
Submit the transaction.
Identity
Set identity
Go to the Shibuya Polkadot.js portal: Accounts
Open the 3 dots next to your collators address: Set on-chain Identity
Enter all fields you want to set.
Send the transaction.
Request judgment
Go to the Shibuya Polkadot.js portal: Developper > Extrinsic
Select your collator account and extrinsic type: identity / requestJudgment
Send the transaction.
Bond funds
To start collating, you need to have 32 000 SBY tokens.
Go to the Shibuya Polkadot.js portal: Developper > Extrinsic
Select your collator account and extrinsic type: CollatorSelection / registerAsCandidate
Submit the transaction.
Production blocks
Onboarding takes place at
n+1 session.Once your collator is active, you will see your name inside Network tab every time you produce a block:
External documentation
For an all-in-one tutorial, you can find below he document made by Mercury, one of our community members during the Shibuya onboarding challenge.
Shibuya collators guide
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