Gateway staking config

This document describes the configuration file used by the Gateway actor to submit a stake transaction, which is a prerequisite for it proxy relays on behalf of Applications.

tip

You can find a fully featured example configuration at gateway1_stake_config.yaml.

• Usage
• Configuration
  • stake_amount

Usage

The stake-gateway transaction submission command accepts a --config flag that points to a yaml configuration file that defines the stake_amount the Gateway is willing to lock.

warning

TestNet is not ready as of writing this documentation, so you may need to adjust the command below appropriately.

pocketd tx gateway stake-gateway \
  --home=./pocket \
  --config ./stake_config.yaml \
  --keyring-backend test \
  --from gateway1 \
  --node tcp://pocket-node:26657

Configuration

The configuration file consists of the stake_amount entry denominated in upokt.

stake_amount

Required

stake_amount: <number>upokt

Defines the amount of upokt to stake by the Gateway to be able to serve RelayRequest on the Pocket network on behalf of Applications.