Use this page for common commands used to upgrade the node tracker software running on Secure, or Super Nodes

  • Upgrading the node tracker
  • Check tracker status

NOTE: You must be using systemd to manage zend and nodetracker for this procedure. If you're using an older install using PM2 & Monit, please follow PM2 / Monit - Migration to systemd

If you wish to continue using the legacy configuration, see Upgrading Tracker Software (Legacy - PM2/Monit)



DescriptionCommand

Upgrading the node tracker
1Stop the running nodetracker process


sudo systemctl stop zentracker


2Change directory to where the node tracker was cloned (~/nodetracker for the official guide) and update the git origin to use HorizenOfficial


cd ~/nodetracker


git remote set-url origin "$(git remote -v | grep origin | head -n1 | cut -d$'\t' -f 2 | cut -d ' ' -f 1 | sed 's/[zZ][eE][nN][cC][aA][sS][hH][oO][fF][fF][iI][cC][iI][aA][lL]/HorizenOfficial/g')"


3Update git with the new repository URL and retrieve the latest source code


git checkout -- package.json
git pull


NOTE: If git returns an error regarding any files run the following command (replacing 'filename' with the file returned in the error message) and repeat the commands above

git checkout -- filename


4Install the Node Tracker with npm


NODE_ENV=production npm install



Start the nodetracker and check it's status
5Start the nodetracker


sudo systemctl start zentracker


6

Verify the status after restarting by following the logs and checking for valid output, exit by pressing CTRL + c



sudo journalctl -fu zentracker