Metatron Node Overview

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Metatron Node Overview

Metatron Node Overview provides the instructions to launch and stake to a Metatron Node for the Pando Network.

In the Pando blockchain, Megatron Nodes propose and produce new blocks in the chain, while Metatron Nodes seal blocks and act as a check on malicious or otherwise non-functional Megatron Nodes. Metatron nodes play important roles to protect the security of the Pando blockchain as they form a second layer defense against potential malicious attackers. Install and stake to your Metatron nodes to help secure the Pando blockchain!

This guide provides the instructions to launch and stake to a Metatron Node for the Pando Network.

The minimum token amount to stake is 5000 PANDO. The minimum hardware requirements are:

✺ Internet speed: 5Mbps+ up and down

✺ CPU: 4 cores or more

✺ Memory: 8 GBytes or more

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Metatron Nodes

Metatron nodes initialize, propose and finalize new blocks created on the network while performing certain tasks to keep the network secure. By authoring new blocks on the network, Metatron Nodes play a key role in the Proof-of-Staking (PoS) consensus mechanism.

Metatron Nodes focus on the ‘write’ mechanism by accepting content from content creators and inserting it on the Pando Blockchain while providing signatures for the validation of the block. Metatron Nodes should have knowledge of the current state of the Pando Blockchain.

Pandolab will ensure that there are enough Metatron Nodes operating on the Pando Network to maintain the right decentralized video streaming system and ensure that no one can take control of the network. To become a Metatron Node Holder, users are required to activate by staking a minimum amount of 1250 PTX.

The higher the stake amount, the higher the chances of node participation in the node finalization. This will then contribute to more rewards. If the staking is withdrawn within the locking period, the Metatron Node will be deactivated.

The requirements for a Metatron Node are as such:

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Install the Metatron node

Please follow the instructions below to download the latest Linux binary and the necessary data. If you prefer to compile from the source code, please follow the steps here. If you are running the node on a Linux server, you'd need to run the node in a screen or tmux session, so that after you've logged off, the Pando node can continue to run.

$ sudo apt-get update

 

$ sudo apt-get install build-essential

 

$ sudo apt-get install gcc

 

$ sudo apt-get install make

 

$ sudo apt-get install git

 

$ sudo apt-get install -y bzr

 

$ sudo apt-get install jq

 

$ sudo wget https://dl.google.com/go/go1.13.8.linux-amd64.tar.gz

 

$ sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.13.8.linux-amd64.tar.gz

 

$ echo 'export GOROOT=/usr/local/go' >> ~/.bashrc

$ echo 'export GOPATH=$HOME/go' >> ~/.bashrc

$ echo 'export PATH=$PATH:$GOROOT/bin:$GOPATH/bin' >> ~/.bashrc

 

$ echo 'export PANDO_HOME=$GOPATH/src/github.com/pandotoken/pando' >> ~/.bashrc

 

$ source ~/.bashrc

Next, clone the release branch of the Pando Ledger repo https://github.com/Pandoproject/Blockchain-code.git into your $GOPATH with the following command. The path should look like this: $GOPATH/src/github.com/pandotoken/pando

$ git clone https://github.com/logan-pandolab/Pando-Mainnet-Blockchain.git

 

$GOPATH/src/github.com/pandotoken/pando

 

$ export GO111MODULE=on

 

$ cd $PANDO_HOME

 

$ make install

 

$ cd $PANDO_HOME

 

$ cp -r ./integration/pandonet ../pandonet

 

$ mkdir ~/.pandocli

 

$ cp -r ./integration/pandonet/pandocli/* ~/.pandocli/

 

$ chmod 700 ~/.pandocli/keys/encrypted

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