PKT-FullNode is the core blockchain engine which supports the PKT blockchain. It is based on the pktd codebase which was a single repository combining blockchain engine, wallet, and lightning daemon.
In order to allow the wallet and lightning code to evolve more quickly, the full node was branched off and lives here where it will evolve on it's own path.
A FullNode is not needed to own PKT, mine PKT, or have a wallet. You only need this if you want to:
- Set up your own mining pool
- Run your own block explorer
- Run an ElectrumX instance
- Query your FullNode to learn things about the PKT blockchain
- Be a good community member and contribute resources
When you run a PKT-FullNode, you are making the PKT Network more decentralized and providing a service to wallets which need to talk to your node in order to know if they have been paid on the blockchain.
FullNodes should be run on servers, they need not be housed in big datacenters but they should have a public IP address or ability to forward a port, and should be something which will be turned on most of the time.
As far as resources, a FullNode can run on anything as small as a Raspberry Pi, as long as it is attached to a large (500 GB) SSD and has at least 4GB of available memory.
The PKT FullNode runs best on an SSD, it can run on a spinning disk, but the latency makes its database operate much more slowly.
- Install golang if you have not already.
- Clone this repository with git
- Type
./do - You should find
./bin/pktdnow exists
Typically you can type ./bin/pktd and your PKT-FullNode will begin syncing
the PKT blockchain.
- Make sure you have forwarded port 64764 from the public internet
- If your node is on a private IP address (e.g. 192.168.X.X) then you can
tell pktd how it is reachable from the internet by using the flag
--externalip=133.33.33.7(replacing 133.33.33.7 with whatever your public IP address is). - Check if how close you are to being in sync
./bin/pktctl getinfoand compare the "blocks" field with a block explorer like explorer.pkt.cash - When you're synced, check on the nodes that are connecting to you with
./bin/pktctl getpeerinfo | jq -r '.[] | select(.inbound == true) | .addr + " " + .subver 'make sure you installjqfirst. Note that nodes withneutrinoin the name are wallets.
For help, check:
Check https://docs.pkt.cash for more information.
pktd is licensed under the Copyfree ISC License.