Run a Collator
/path/to/bifrost \
--collator \
--chain </path/to/bifrost-kusama.json> \
--base-path <DATA_PATH> \
--ws-port=9944 \
--port=30333 \
--prometheus-external \
--state-cache-size 0 \
-- \
--chain kusama \
--execution wasm
curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"id":1, "jsonrpc":"2.0", "method": "author_rotateKeys", "params":[]}' http://COLLATOR_IP:9933
Set SessionKey
First, you need to get the
candidatePool size (this can change through governance) as you'll need to submit this parameter in a later transaction. To do so, you'll have to run the following JavaScript code snippet from within Polkadot.js:// Simple script to get candidate pool size
const candidatePool = await api.query.parachainStaking.candidatePool();
console.log(`Candidate pool size is: ${candidatePool.length}`);
Head to the Developer tab, select JavaScript from the dropdown, and take the following steps:
- 1.Copy the code from the previous snippet and paste it inside the code editor box. (Optional) Click the save icon and set a name for the code snippet, for example, "Get candidatePool size". This will save the code snippet locally
- 2.To execute the code, click on the run button
- 3.Copy the result, as you'll need it when joining the candidate pool
- extrinsic
parameters:
bond: candidate bonding amount 5,000,000,000,000,000 (5,000 BNCs)
candidateCount: existing candidate amount
- event
If the total amount of Total Bonded is in the top 16, after 2 rounds, the new Collator can start to generate blocks and receive rewards.
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