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    Destra Storage Node – Beta

    Destra Decentralized Storage - Storage Node (Beta).

    This project contains the codebase necessary to run a storage node for the Destra Decentralized Storage Network. It uses bootstrap nodes registered on DestraStorageBootstrapPeerRegistry contract for libp2p peer-to-peer network capabilities, ethers for Ethereum blockchain interactions, and several other libraries to support decentralized data storage architecture.

    Prerequisites

    • Node.js and npm installed. You can download these from Node.js official website.
    • A public IP address where your node will be accessible.
    • Stable internet connection
    • A system running Ubuntu.
    • Sepolia JSON-RPC Endpoint (Recommended: Infura Sepolia RPC API).
    • Wallet with atleast 0.2 Sepolia ETH.

    Setup Instructions

    1. Clone the GitHub Repository

    First, clone the GitHub repository to your local machine.

    git clone https://github.com/DestraNetwork/destra-storage-node
cd destra-storage-node

    2. Install npm dependencies

    Run the following command to install the required npm dependencies:

    npm install

    3. Set up environment variables

    You will need to set up environment variables by copying the .env.example with following command:

    cp .env.example .env

    1. Now, you need to fill the following env variables:

      RPC_URL: Your Sepolia RPC Endpoint. Example: https://sepolia.infura.io/v3/<Infura_Key>. (You can create an Infura key by logging into https://app.infura.io and copying the key to replace <Infura_Key>).
PRIVATE_KEY: Your private key. (You can get this from your wallets such as Metamask or any other wallet service provider).

      BOOTSTRAP_CONTRACT_ADDRESS: The address for the Destra Peer Registry. Use this address: 0xf0DB1777c6f5E7Afb6d9a5af095AE008B9B2aA98.
STORAGE_NODE_CONTRACT_ADDRESS: The address for the Destra Nodes Registry. Use this address: 0x03C66CB1826BDB0395BF31E68Bf7E873e9564fFB.

      PUBLIC_IP: Your public IP address.
NODE_PORT: The port for your node to listen on. Default for Destra Storage Node is 10806.
BLOCKSTORE_DIRECTORY: The path for your blockstore directory. Create a new folder named “block_store”

      SUBGRAPH_URL: The URL for the Destra Storage Subgraph. Use this: https://api.studio.thegraph.com/query/69390/destra-storage-bootstrap-nodes/version/latest.

    2.Example .env file:

    • Here is an example of what your configuration might look like:

      RPC_URL=https://sepolia.infura.io/v3/<Infura_Key>
PRIVATE_KEY=<0xYour_Private_Key>
BOOTSTRAP_CONTRACT_ADDRESS=0xf0DB1777c6f5E7Afb6d9a5af095AE008B9B2aA98
STORAGE_NODE_CONTRACT_ADDRESS=0x03C66CB1826BDB0395BF31E68Bf7E873e9564fFB
PUBLIC_IP=<Your_Public_IP>
NODE_PORT=10806
BLOCKSTORE_DIRECTORY=./block_store/
SUBGRAPH_URL=https://api.studio.thegraph.com/query/69390/destra-storage-bootstrap-nodes/version/ latest

    • Replace <Infura_Key>, <Your_Private_Key>, <Your_Public_IP> with your actual values.

    4. Configure the firewall

    To allow traffic to your node, you'll need to open the specified port in the firewall. On Ubuntu, you can do this with the following commands:

    sudo ufw allow <Port_for_Node_to_Listen_On>/tcp
    • Example:
    sudo ufw allow 10806/tcp
    • Replace <Port_for_Node_to_Listen_On> with the port number you are using.

    5. Start the Node

    Now, you can start your storage node with the following command. We recommend using tmux or screen:

        npm run destra-storage-node
    • This will initialize your storage node, connects it with the bootstrap nodes and joins the Destra Storage Network

    6. Contributing

    Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit pull requests to the project.

    7. Support

    • For support, open an issue in the GitHub issue tracker for this repository.

    • Thank you for participating in the Destra network!