PegNet TestNet Guide

a.md

Running PegNet v2 on a Factom Testnet

1. Download preview binaries with suffix _testnet
2. Activation height set to 142000
3. Run pegnet as usual using configs provided below 3.1 the only differences, network type and path to db 3.2 data stored into separate file, so your mainnet will be safe
4. Acquire test assets from https://faucet.pegnet.info

pegnet.ini

[Database]
  # $PEGNETHOME defaults to ~/.pegnet
  MinerDatabase=$PEGNETHOME/data_testnet/miner.ldb
  MinerDatabaseType=ldb

  # Location of the `pegnet node` sqlite db
  NodeDatabase=$PEGNETHOME/data_testnet/node.sqlite

[Debug]
# Randomize adds a random factor +/- the give percent.  3.1 for 3.1%
  Randomize=0.0
# Turns on logging so the user can see the OPRs and mining balances as they update
  Logging=true
# Puts the logs in a file.  If not specified, logs are written to stdout
  LogFile=

[Miner]
  # Factom Connection Options
  FactomdLocation="localhost:8088"
  WalletdLocation="localhost:8089"

  # Options to setup a networked miner to a coordinator
  MiningCoordinatorHost=localhost:7777
  MiningCoordinatorPort=:7777

  # This is used to authenticate via challenge + response to the coordinator.
  # If the coordinator and miner have different secrets, they will not connect to each
  # other.
  CoordinatorSecret="blablabla"
  UseCoordinatorAuthentication=true

  NumberOfMiners=2
# The number of records to submit per block. The top N records are chosen, where N is the config value
  RecordsPerBlock=3

# The targeted cutoff. If our difficulty will land us in the top 300 (estimated), we will submit our OPR.
# <=0 will disable this check.
  SubmissionCutOff=200
  Protocol=PegNet
  Network=MainNet

  ECAddress=ECxxxx
  CoinbaseAddress=FA2xxx
  IdentityChain=your-name

[Staker]
  # Factom Connection Options (if using Docker, use values below)
  # FactomdLocation="localhost:8088"
  # WalletdLocation="localhost:8089"

  # If Walletd is configured to use RPC Username and Password, add the credentials here
  WalletdUser=""
  WalletdPass=""

  # Docker container connection options
  FactomdLocation="factomd:8088"
  WalletdLocation="walletd:8089"

  Protocol=PegNet
  Network=TestNet

  # For LOCAL network testing, EC private key is
  # Es2XXXX.. EC3xxxx
  # Replace with your EC address with TestNet
  ECAddress=EC3TsJHUs8bzbbVnratBafub6toRYdgzgbR7kWwCW4tqbmyySRmg

  # This is your address.  Generate a FCT address and put it here, so if you win, you will be rewarded!
  CoinbaseAddress=CHANGEME

# This section must ONLY include data sources and their priorities. Any configuration
# related to a source should be specified in the [Oracle] section.
# -1 == disabled
[OracleDataSources]
  # Always rank this the highest at 0. It pegs USD at 1USD = 1USD.
  # This is not a website, this is a hardcoded '1'. Don't change this
  FixedUSD=0

  # ----------------
  # Paid Sources
  APILayer=-1
  1Forge=1

  # ----------------
  # Free sources, signup required
  CoinMarketCap=3
  #   Hourly data for the commodities
  OpenExchangeRates=9

  # ----------------
  #  Free sources, no signup required
  FreeForexAPI=4
  AlternativeMe=5
  CoinCap=6
  PegnetMarketcap=2

  #   Web scraping, rank it low
  Kitco=-1

# Insert keys for any data source you ahve specified above where the priority is > -1
[Oracle]

  # Must get a key from here https://apilayer.com/
  APILayerKey=CHANGEME
  # Must get an api key here https://openexchangerates.org/
  OpenExchangeRatesKey=CHANGEME
  # Must get an api key here https://coinmarketcap.com/api/
  CoinMarketCapKey=CHANGEME
  # Must get an api key here https://1forge.com/forex-data-api
  1ForgeKey=CHANGEME


# This section should be done with caution. There is no error handling
# if you put in a bad order or use datasources that you did not enable.
[OracleAssetDataSourcesPriority]
  # Example to overrride BTC order
  # XBT=CoinMarketCap,OpenExchangeRates,CoinCap

penetd.toml

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