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

Uninstall / Reinstall the Node

If you observed errors during installation due to mismatched configurations or simply want to reinstall Redbelly by removing your existing installation, you can perform the following steps.

Uninstall the node

sudo ./rbn-installer.run -- --uninstall

This will remove your Redbelly data and any blocks you have synced over time and perform necessary cleanup. If you are using Lets Encrypt certificates, the uninstaller command will not remove those certificates.

Reinstall the node

You can repeat the installation process by running the installer again:

sudo ./rbn-installer.run

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.