Observer Node (Mainnet)

1. Install Java Environment:

   Open a terminal and run the following command to install the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version 17:

   sudo apt install openjdk-17-jre

   This command will install the necessary Java environment.

2. Download the ZIP File:

   Download the ZIP file from the provided link:

   edeXa-blockchain.zip

   You can use your web browser to download it or a command-line tool like wget or curl.

3. Unzip the edeXa-blockchain ZIP:

   Navigate to the directory where you downloaded the ZIP file and unzip it. You can use the unzip command for this purpose. For example:

   unzip edeXa-mainnet.zip

   This will extract the contents of the ZIP file into a folder named "edeXa-blockchain."

4. Run the Observer Node:

   Inside the "edeXa-blockchain" folder, open a terminal and run the following command to start the observer node:

   cd edeXa-blockchain
   ./run_observer_node.sh

   This command will execute the script that runs the observer node for the edeXa blockchain.

5. Node down these two addresses for future reference:

   

   Enode URL : The enode URL identifies a node. For example, the --bootnodes option and the perm_addNodesToAllowlist method specify nodes by enode URL.

   Node public key : The node public key displays in the log after starting edeXa. Also referred to as the node ID, the node public key forms part of the enode URL of a node.

   You can export the node public key, either to standard output or to a specified file, using the public-key export subcommand.

   Note: You will also find a private key at path ‘data/key’ which can be imported to metamask.