Verify the node is running

Provided you have registered your node and started it, it's time to verify it is running as a candidate on the network.
You can view the status of the process using the following commands:
Validate if the process is running
pgrep rbbc
Check the status of the process
journalctl -u redbelly.service
Check the status of the Redbelly service
sudo systemctl status redbelly.service
Check the Redbelly logs
tail -f /var/log/redbelly/rbn_logs/rbbc_logs.log
Check the error logs
tail -f  /var/log/redbelly/rbn_logs/rbbc_logs_error.log

A note on Governance

Important!

Please note that as a candidate node, your node will not be able to submit transactions to be written to the network as this responsibility is reserved to the governor nodes.

As we run regular network reconfigurations in the future, your node might be randomly promoted to governorship for a pre-determined period of time (usually 2 weeks).

Until your node is promoted to governorship, you will need to use a currently available RPC endpoint, should you wish to submit a transaction to the network via a wallet such as Metamask. Learn more about Redbelly Network Governance.