https://github.com/ltfschoen/parity-testnet
Parity Node with Parity UI option using Kovan or Ropsten Test Network config
https://github.com/ltfschoen/parity-testnet
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Parity Node with Parity UI option using Kovan or Ropsten Test Network config
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/ltfschoen/parity-testnet
- Owner: ltfschoen
- License: mit
- Created: 2017-12-28T07:59:05.000Z (over 7 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2017-12-29T00:26:32.000Z (over 7 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-02-02T03:43:26.074Z (4 months ago)
- Topics: ethereum, kovan, parity-testnet, ropsten
- Size: 12.7 KB
- Stars: 1
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 2
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# Parity Node using Kovan and Ropsten Test Networks
## Setup Parity Client (macOS)
* Download Parity Installer for Mac from https://github.com/paritytech/parity/releases
* Validate Checksum of download prior to running it: `shasum -a 256 parity-1.8.4-macos-installer.pkg`
* Add Parity command to PATH:
```
echo 'export PATH=/Applications/Parity\ Ethereum.app/Contents/MacOS:$PATH' >> ~/.bash_profile && source ~/.bash_profile
```
## Setup Ropsten Test Network (PoW)
* Create ropsten-config.toml
* Add Ropsten peers to ropstenpeers.txt (to allow connection to peers for syncing) - https://github.com/ethereum/ropsten
```
echo -e "enode://20c9ad97c081d63397d7b685a412227a40e23c8bdc6688c6f37e97cfbc22d2b4d1db1510d8f61e6a8866ad7f0e17c02b14182d37ea7c3c8b9c2683aeb6b733a1@52.169.14.227:30303\nenode://6ce05930c72abc632c58e2e4324f7c7ea478cec0ed4fa2528982cf34483094e9cbc9216e7aa349691242576d552a2a56aaeae426c5303ded677ce455ba1acd9d@13.84.180.240:30303" >> ropstenpeers.txt
```
* Create a signer account for use by the Miner in the Ropsten Network. Entered and confirmed a fake password when prompted. It returns the account address (i.e. 0x56183a35c057f32dc71307dec8b8c60da055eae2) and creates a key in testnet/keys/ropsten
```
parity account new --chain ropsten --keys-path "/Users/Ls/Library/Application Support/io.parity.ethereum/testnet/keys" --db-path "Users/Ls/Library/Application Support/io.parity.ethereum/testnet/chains"
```
* Replace relevant addresses for Operation Options and Miner Options in kovan-config.toml with the account address that was generated
* Remove `engine_signer = "0x56183a35c057f32dc71307dec8b8c60da055eae2"` since cannot set engine signer on a PoW chain
* Run the Parity Node with the custom configuration that uses the Ropsten Network
* UI version
* Add to WebSocket config `origins = ["http://127.0.0.1:8180"]`
```
parity ui --config ./kovan-config.toml -lrpc=trace
```
* CLI version
```
parity --config ./ropsten-config.toml -lrpc=trace
```
* Note: It will start synchronising with the Ropsten Network having ~2.3k blocks,
where each 100k blocks use up about 0.8Gb of hard drive space in:
* /Users/Ls/Library/Application Support/io.parity.ethereum/testnet/chains/test/db
* Check if client is on revived chain by comparing to the block numbers at:
* http://pool.ropsten.ethereum.org
* http://ropsten.etherscan.io
* [ ] - TODO - Setup EthMiner
* https://medium.com/@joshua_e_k/setting-up-ethereum-smart-contract-development-using-parity-on-ubuntu-abca4da3dce2
* Note: `--ui-no-validation` is a development option that should never be used. Instead modify the list of permitted `origins` for WebSockets. Reference: https://github.com/paritytech/parity/issues/7393#issuecomment-354273075
## Setup Kovan Test Network (PoA)
* Create kovan-config.toml
* Create a signer account for use by the Miner in the Kovan Network. Entered and confirmed a fake password when prompted. It returns the account address (i.e. 0x983696f4594180ab677e76835834f871b21fe5b2) and creates a key in testnet/keys/kovan
```
parity account new --chain kovan --keys-path "/Users/Ls/Library/Application Support/io.parity.ethereum/testnet/keys" --db-path "Users/Ls/Library/Application Support/io.parity.ethereum/testnet/chains"
```
* Note: Running the above avoids error:
```
Consensus signer account not found for the current chain. You can create an account via RPC, UI or `parity account new --chain kovan --keys-path /Users/Ls/Library/Application Support/io.parity.ethereum/testnet/keys`.
```
* Replace relevant addresses for Operation Options and Miner Options in kovan-config.toml with the account address that was generated and ensure that use `/Users/Ls` instead of `$HOME` for the path value. See https://github.com/paritytech/parity/issues/7392
* Create Log file and Passwords file for Kovan Testnet
```
mkdir -p "$HOME/Library/Application Support/io.parity.ethereum/testnet/log/";
touch "$HOME/Library/Application Support/io.parity.ethereum/testnet/log/parity.log";
mkdir -p "$HOME/Library/Application Support/io.parity.ethereum/testnet/passwords";
touch "$HOME/Library/Application Support/io.parity.ethereum/testnet/passwords/node.pwds";
echo 'test123456' >> "$HOME/Library/Application Support/io.parity.ethereum/testnet/passwords/node.pwds";
```
* Run the Parity Node with the custom configuration that uses the Kovan Network
* UI version.
* Change UI Options to `force = true`
* Add to WebSocket config `origins = ["http://127.0.0.1:8180"]`
```
parity ui --config ./kovan-config.toml
```
* UI version without no validation flag (NOT WORKING). See https://github.com/paritytech/parity/issues/7393
```
parity ui --config ./kovan-config.toml -lrpc=trace
```
* It prompts you with the following:
> Unable to make a connection to the Parity Secure API. To update your secure token or to generate a new one, run parity signer new-token and paste the generated token into the space below. Ensure that both the Parity node and this machine connecting have computer clocks in-sync with each other and with a timestamp server, ensuring both successful token validation and block operations.
* Generate a Token from your computer and paste the output into the browser
```
parity signer new-token --config /Users/Ls/code/blockchain/parity-docker/kovan-config.toml --db-path "Users/Ls/Library/Application Support/io.parity.ethereum/testnet/chains"
```
* NOTE: This does not work, it just shows warnings that indicate the an invalid token was provided.
* CLI version
```
parity --config ./kovan-config.toml -lrpc=trace
```
* [ ] - TODO - Setp Proof of Authority Chains with Validator engines
* https://github.com/paritytech/parity/wiki/Proof-of-Authority-Chains
* https://github.com/paritytech/parity/wiki/Pluggable-Consensus#validator-engines
* Acquire Kovan Ether https://github.com/kovan-testnet/config
* Kill Kovan Network Blockchain Database `parity --chain kovan db kill`
## References:
* Parity Basic Usage - https://github.com/paritytech/parity/wiki/Basic-Usage
* Parity Configuration - https://github.com/paritytech/parity/wiki/Configuring-Parity
* Parity Testnet CLI Example - https://github.com/paritytech/parity/issues/4618
* Parity Setting up two nodes witn PoA - https://github.com/paritytech/parity/wiki/Demo-PoA-tutorial
* Parity Node TOML Config File Generator - https://paritytech.github.io/parity-config-generator/
* Common
* Etherscan TestNets - https://testnet.etherscan.io/
* Kovan -
* https://github.com/kovan-testnet/proposal
* Kovan TestNet Config - https://github.com/kovan-testnet/config
* https://kovan.etherscan.io/
* Ropsten - https://ropsten.etherscan.io/
* Rinkeby
* Rinkeby Testnet - http://rinkeby.io
* Crypto Faucey - Obtain Test Ether
* https://rinkeby.etherscan.io/