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Full Node FAQ

How do I check whether my node is accessible from another machine?​

nc -vz {EXTERNAL_IP} 26656

How do I view my node status?​

sudo systemctl status cosmovisor.service

How do I view my node logs?​

sudo journalctl -u cosmovisor.service -f

How do I stop my node?​

sudo systemctl stop cosmovisor.service

How do I start my node?​

sudo systemctl start cosmovisor.service

How do I restart my node?​

sudo systemctl restart cosmovisor.service

How do I query the latest block (i.e. check the node height)?​

Using pocketd:

pocketd query block --type=height --network=local

Or, using curl:

curl -X GET http://localhost:26657/block | jq

How do I access my CometBFT endpoint externally?​

The default CometBFT port is at 26657.

To make it accessible externally, you'll need to port all the instructions from port 26656 on this page to port 26657. Specifically:

# Update your firewall
sudo ufw allow 26657/tcp

# Alternatively, if ufw is not available, update your iptables
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 26657 -j ACCEPT

# Update your Cosmovisor config
sed -i 's|laddr = "tcp://127.0.0.1:26657"|laddr = "tcp://0.0.0.0:26657"|' $HOME/.pocket/config/config.toml
sed -i 's|cors_allowed_origins = \[\]|cors_allowed_origins = ["*"]|' $HOME/.pocket/config/config.toml

# Restart the service
sudo systemctl restart cosmovisor.service

# Test the connection
nc -vz {EXTERNAL_IP} 26657

Learn more here.

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Be careful about making this public as adversarial actors may try to DDoS your node.

How do I check the node version?​

pocketd version

How do I check the Cosmosvisor directory structure?​

ls -la /home/pocket/.pocket/cosmovisor/

How do I check if an upgrade is available?​

ls -la /home/pocket/.pocket/cosmovisor/upgrades/

How do I view node configuration?​

cat /home/pocket/.pocket/config/config.toml

How do I check the version of a Full Node?​

curl -s ${POCKET_RPC_ENDPONT}/abci_info | jq '.result.response.version'

For example, for Beta TestNet, we got the RPC endpoint from here and ran:

curl -s https://shannon-testnet-grove-rpc.beta.poktroll.com/abci_info | jq '.result.response.version'

How do I check for applied upgrades?​

You can query on-chain upgrades using:

pocketd query upgrade applied v0.1.1

This will return the height of the upgrade v0.1.1.

How do I find information about protocol upgrades and releases?​

Protocol upgrades are tracked at dev.poktroll.com/develop/upgrades/upgrade_list.

The source of truth for releases is the GitHub releases page.

Should I use Grove's public RPC endpoint?​

While the beta RPC endpoint is available, it's recommended to set up your own RPC endpoint.

This is especially true if you're running a Supplier or Indexer, as there's no guarantee the public endpoints can handle all community traffic.

What should I know about early Beta TestNet blocks?​

  • Early blocks on Beta TestNet may experience non-scalable validation times (e.g., 5 hours to validate) due to load tests
  • This issue will be addressed in a future state shift
  • Recommended workaround: Use a snapshot or wait for validation to complete

Where can I find deployment solutions?​