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Service Creation (~ 5 min)

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Table of Contents ​

Introduction​

This page will walk you through creating an onchain Service.

To learn more about what a Service is, or how it works, see the Protocol Documentation.

Prerequisites​

  1. Install the pocketd CLI.
  2. Create and fund a new account before you begin.

How do I create a new service?​

Service Limitations

Service IDs are limited to 42 chars and descriptions are limited to 169 chars.

1. Add a Service​

Use the add-service command to create a new service like so:

pocketd tx service add-service \
    ${SERVICE_ID} "${SERVICE_DESCRIPTION}" ${COMPUTE_UNITS_PER_RELAY} \
    --fees 300upokt --from ${SERVICE_OWNER} --network=beta

For example, assuming you have an account with the name USER(‘pocketdkeysshowUSER (`pocketd keys show USER -a`), you can run the following for Beta TestNet:

pocketd tx service add-service \
   "svc-$USER" "service description for $USER" 13 \
   --fees 300upokt --from $USER \
   --network=beta

2. Query for the Service​

Query for your service on the next block:

pocketd query service show-service ${SERVICE_ID}

For example:

pocketd query service show-service "svc-$USER" \
 --network=beta --output json | jq

3. What do I do next?​

TODO(@olshansk): Coming soon...

How do I update an existing service's compute_units_per_relay?​

Use the add-service command to modify the compute_units_per_relay for an existing service.

Provide the SERVICE_ID of the Service you want to update, but with a new value for COMPUTE_UNITS_PER_RELAY.

pocketd tx service add-service \
    ${SERVICE_ID} "${SERVICE_DESCRIPTION}" ${NEW_COMPUTE_UNITS_PER_RELAY} \
    --fees 300upokt --from ${SERVICE_OWNER} --network=beta

For example:

pocketd tx service add-service \
   "svc-$USER" "service description for $USER" 20 \
   --fees 300upokt --from $USER \
   --network=beta