Upgrading Tracker Software (systemd)
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)
| Description | Command | |
|---|---|---|
| Upgrading the node tracker | ||
| 1 | Stop the running nodetracker process | |
| 2 | Change directory to where the node tracker was cloned (~/nodetracker for the official guide) and update the git origin to use HorizenOfficial | |
| 3 | Update git with the new repository URL and retrieve the latest source code | 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 |
| 4 | Install the Node Tracker with npm | |
| Optional - Run nodetracker setup to update configuration settings | ||
| 5 | NOTE: The nodetracker only permits a single setting to be changed at a time between reconnects (IP, FQDN, T-Address, Stake Address)
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| Start the nodetracker and check it's status | ||
| 6 | Start the nodetracker | |
| 7 | Verify the status after restarting by following the logs and checking for valid output, exit by pressing CTRL + c | |