Any reason why they stopped it, perhaps moving almost totally to proof of stake? Anyone have some information reasons given by Incognito prv? Probably little to no support for node owners.
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Hello @Chriseidan,
I am the Community Manager for Incognito. You can identify staff and the support team by the shield next to our usernames. There were 2 main reasons. 1) Supply chain issues - the nuc pc inside is very hard to source, especially in bulk amounts. 2) vNodes are more reliable as they are usually ran on VPS servers with redundant internet and power at data centers.
We actually still fully support pNode operators. We also support vNode operators even though vNodes are technically supposed to be up to the user to maintain.
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So if I set up a pc to use as a nod this is something you will use and support as you still need proof of work etc. Asking here if it would make sense to get an extra pc and ise it as a nod to help incog and make pris?
I’ll vouch for this. Spent many one-on-one hours over the last two years with different members of the team troubleshooting pnode issues.
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Thanks for replies. I will suggest the pNode funded stake (from Incognito) and I don’t think this has been a problem before when the same transfers were made. So you get the device with the chance to set it up again (my internet was bad so it has been unstaked). I will then remove it from my wallet.
What would you say you would be the minimum requirements for a pc to run a node? Would the specifications on my pc similar to the pnode Incognito were selling give the same results more or less?
Please keep in mind that if you set-up a node yourself it is considered a vNode and you will need 1750 PRV to stake. It is highly recommended that you instead use a VPS unless you have a good understanding of running and maintaining a server with good uptime.
Okay thanks for the guidance, I still 1750 prv if I set up a VPS as your suggestion right? When I say Requirements not just thinking about amount I stake alone but the CPU GPU etc for the pc I would put i circulation.
I’m looking at this from a long term perspective as I see this as a very important segment for crypto, taking that into consideration what can I do to contribute as much as possible to this part of Blockchain in general?
https://we.incognito.org/t/current-minimum-specs-for-a-vnode/13639/3?u=fredlee
Since my post, the staking flow has changed. Once staked, you now belong to only one shard, so SSD space requirements is less than before
Any difference between solid state or traditional HDD thinking/looking at PC’s with 4 to 8 ram 250gb to 1 terra lower volume HDD high end or just go for volume? A general set up as a minimum would be great:) where I live internet is super super fast so thinking a bit of personal gain but also the concept of Blockchain in general could be such an amazing contribution to our society.
You will want to go with SSD and not HDD. Write speed of physically spinning HDD will not be fast enough.
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Minimum size you would recommend? What else would you set as requirements for a node?
How many nodes do you plan on running on the same server?
To be honest my first mining set up so don’t really know, be great to know how much power memory etc is needed for each node. Currently just using this as a way to learn how to set it up and incog prv ticks so many boxes for me that I want to contribute (and make a little scratch obviously) so I’ll listen and take aboard all the information I can gather from you all.
Sorry for pulling this off-topic. I just wanted to add one last thing.
You can always start with running a full node, it’s a similar setup but requires no PRV to be staked. A full node does not give any rewards, but it contributes to the network and it’s a good test as it require more CPU, bandwidth, storage and memory than a validator node. When you want to stake, you can change or start up a second docker container and run as a validator.
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Great input cheers mate. Might just do that quick question have a fair amount of prv some are staked for a longer time 99% sure the question is obviously no but can you move your staked prv tokens from interest stake to node?
And I know I’m taking it in with a tea spoon but with a pc as node running as validator 1750 is what I need to stake correct?
If you’re talking about the locked PRV provide, then no. If you staked any other way, you must first unstake or withdraw to be able to restake it.
Exactly, 1750 for each validator node you want to stake. You can run multiple nodes on the same server. I run both full and validator nodes in parallel to contribute as much as I can to the decentralization and stability of the network.
As i assumed have to wait a few months before I can stake the prv in a node then or would it be any chance of getting anonymous prv.org to move my stale from % stake to node stake?? Just asking because it seems the anon prv do things about different very much a collaboration with the holders listening to the community, is there a channel where I could have a talk with the prv staff and maybe workout a deal where the staked prv would stay staked but moved to a node. The company and community have shown the best customer service and communication I’ve come across. Feels like a community welcoming you instead of a greedy fiat hungry companies like crypto.scam, a glorified debit card that gamifies the process with loot boxes manipulative set up and greed is blatantly at every interaction and down right using casino tactics to squeeze as much fiat as they can… so yeah if anyone knows a channel where i can talk to the team building this system that would be great. Thanks again for your help.
Unforentualy we have no way of releasing locked PRV. You will have to wait until the term is finished to stake your PRV into your own node. PRV that is locked into a term is actually used to spin up a node by the Incognito team.