Running a relay node for testnet

TestNet
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Yes, if you’re not in the SRV records, nobody will connect to you so you won’t see high bandwidth.

What you can still check is:

  • telemetry is working properly: Install a node - Algorand Developer Portal
  • your block height is valid and match algoexplorer.io (ideally you have a monitoring system that checks it for you regularly, that’s one of the simplest way to check your node is not stalled): goal node status or API
  • from another computer (ideally on a completely different network) run:
    • curl <dns-or-ip>:4160
      • Replace <dns-or-ip> by your node DNS name or IP address
      • Should return “404 page not found” or similar. If it is not the case, check your firewall and the section “Incoming Connections” in “Configuration.”
    • curl -s http://<dns-or-ip>:4160/v1/mainnet-v1.0/block/0 | base64
      • Should return: gqVibG9ja4qkZmVlc8Qgx/zNsljw1BicK/i21o7ml1CGQrCtAB8x/LkYw1S6hZqjZ2VurG1haW5uZXQtdjEuMKJnaMQgwGHE2Pwdvd7S12BL5FaOP20EGYesN73ktiC1qzkkit+lcHJvdG/ZWWh0dHBzOi8vZ2l0aHViLmNvbS9hbGdvcmFuZGZvdW5kYXRpb24vc3BlY3MvdHJlZS81NjE1YWRjMzZiYWQ2MTBjN2YxNjVmYTI5NjdmNGVjZmE3NTEyNWYwpHJhdGXOATEtAKZyd2NhbHLOAAehIKNyd2TEIP7/////////////////////////////////////////pHNlZWTEIMBhxNj8Hb3e0tdgS+RWjj9tBBmHrDe95LYgtas5JIrfonRzzlz+7wCjdHhuxCAneGKxstLRJ5u1oZ0Nh1GP5xUA8Sa4ujNndb00mh57c6RjZXJ0gA==
      • Any other output indicates that your relay is not properly configured. Check that you are on the correct network mainnet-1.0 by running goal node start -d (see above).
    • curl <dns-or-ip>:9100
      • Should return timeout or indicate that the port is not accepting connections.

Please contact the Foundation to the email address that was provided to you for them to make a check too.

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