Running massa node as a service increase the robust of node stability.
// download binary
cd ~
mkdir -p massa
cd massa
wget https://github.com/massalabs/massa/releases/download/MAIN.2.4/massa_MAIN.2.4_release_linux.tar.gz
tar -xvf massa_MAIN.2.4_release_linux.tar.gz
cd ./massa/massa-node/config
echo "[protocol]" > config.toml
echo "routable_ip = \"$(curl -s ifconfig.me)\"" >> config.toml
// create service
sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/massad.service > /dev/null <<EOL
[Unit]
Description=Massa Node
After=network-online.target
[Service]
User=$USER
WorkingDirectory=$HOME/massa/massa/massa-node
ExecStart=$HOME/massa/massa/massa-node/massa-node -p <>
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=3
LimitNOFILE=65535
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOL
// start massad service
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable massad
sudo systemctl restart massad
// check node log
sudo journalctl -f -n 100 -u massad
// if the node is started, then buy rolls and start stake
cd ../massa-client/
screen -S massa-client
./massa-client -p <>
get_status
wallet_info
// buy rolls
buy_rolls <node_address> <rolls_amount> 0.01
// start staking
node_start_staking <node_address>
// wait 1 hour 40 minutes
// check staking status
get_addresses <node_address>
cd ~/massa
cd ..
wget https://github.com/massalabs/massa/releases/download/MAIN.2.4/massa_MAIN.2.4_release_linux.tar.gz
tar zxvf massa_MAIN.2.4_release_linux.tar.gz
sudo systemctl stop massad && sudo systemctl start massad
sudo journalctl -f -n 100 -u massad
After upgrade, needs over 2 hours (more than 3 epochs) to wait for the rolls back to balance as MAS. Then need to buy rolls again:
buy_rolls <node_address> <rolls_amount> 0.01
No need to run stake command again. The rolls will become active after 3 epochs (about 1hour 40minutes).
The AutoBuyRolls bot will monitor your balance and automatically purchase rolls when necessary, eliminating the need for manual intervention.
