FluxNode Downtime Monitoring

-

 

FluxNode Downtime Monitoring

Step 7 of Flux CUMULUS Node Setup


We are preparing our Mini PC for FluxNode deployment
 
This is perhaps the most important step of the FluxNode setup. A reliable downtime monitoring for your FluxOS node is absolutely essential! Unfortunately, when the Flux node goes down, Watchdog pretty much becomes useless.

ZelCore will show Node is CONFIRMED, even when the benchmarks have failed and you won't find out about it until it is too late and you lose your place in the payout queue.

Nothing worse than running your node for 15+ days only to find out that it went down without your knowledge and has been down for 3 hours, and you are at the back of the 15+ day line with no Flux to show for it! It is still useful to set up Discord notifications to keep an eye on Benchmark issues, FluxOS updates, and other events that happen while the node is operational.

How to setup more reliable FluxNode Monitoring

1. Go to UptimeRobot and sign up for a free account

2. If you prefer phone alert monitoring instead of just email, download the UptimeRobot app (scroll down once on the website for app links for iOS and Android) and log in on your device.

3. Select Add New Monitor to set up general server downtime monitoring
Monitor Type: HTTP(s)
Friendly Name: Fluxnode1
URL (or IP): http://212.123.45.67:16126/
Above you will specify your public IP followed by the port (Replace the IP above with your own public IP and FluxNode port defined earlier) 
Monitor Interval: every 5 minutes
Monitor Timeout: in 30 seconds
Select Alert Contact as your email and/or your phone where you installed the app

4. Select Add New Monitor to set up Benchmarking problem monitoring
Monitor Type: Keyword
Friendly Name: Fluxnode1 Benchmark
URL (or IP): http://212.123.45.67:16127/benchmark/getstatus
Above you will specify your public IP followed by the port (Replace the IP above with your own public IP). You will notice that we will be monitoring port 16127 instead of 16126. this is because it's the only way to get the benchmark status from the outside
Keyword: "status":"online","benchmarking":"CUMULUS","flux":"connected"
Change above from CUMULUS to NIMBUS or STRATUS, depending on your FluxNode tier
Case-Insensitive: Checked
Alert When: Keyword Not Exists
Monitor Interval: every 5 minutes
Monitor Timeout: in 30 seconds
Select Alert Contact as your email and/or your phone where you installed the app

5. Next, we will monitor your node for earnings and its place in the queue.
Go to your ZelCore and copy your Flux wallet address where your collateral was staked earlier. Point your web browser to:
https://paoverview.app.runonflux.io/?address=YOUR_FLUX_ADDRESS_HERE

I hope this how-to has been helpful!

Previous Step | Beginning of the Tutorial


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

FluxNode Networking, Router, and Firewall Setup

-
Image
  FluxNode  Networking, Router, and  Firewall  Setup  Step 5 of Flux CUMULUS Node Setup We are preparing our  Mini PC  for FluxNode deployment  Q: What is a good router/gateway I can use with FluxNode? A. There are plenty of consumer-grade routers that are sold that can work with FlunxNode but if you want a reliable and more advanced router that gives you a ton of flexibility with not just FluxNode but with getting your networking under total control, I would consider a Mini PC designed to run a firewall such as pFsense 1. Access your internet router's web interface and look for an option for either of these terms or similar - this may vary based on your router brand:  DHCP Server Address Reservation ,  DHCP Reservations ,  DHCP Leases , etc. Basically, the DHCP Server option, where we get to tie the MAC address of your HP Flux Node to a specific IP, so that it is always reserved for your node and automatically assigned by the rou...
Read more

Installing FluxOS

-
Image
Installing FluxOS  Step 6 of Flux CUMULUS Node Setup We are preparing our  Mini PC  for FluxNode deployment  1. Once logged in to the node, at the prompt type: sudo su - Then copy/paste the following and hit Enter: bash -i <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RunOnFlux/fluxnode-multitool/master/multitoolbox.sh) 2. At the next screen, type:  1  and hit  Enter  to install Docker. Enter your username ( fluxuser ) when prompted and hit  Enter . Wait for the Docker to install and when prompted  Would you like switch to user account Y/N?  type  Y  and hit  Enter 3. Once back at the prompt copy/paste the following and hit Enter: bash -i <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RunOnFlux/fluxnode-multitool/master/multitoolbox.sh) 4. At the next screen, type:  2  and hit  Enter  to install  FluxNode . While FluxOS is being installed, log in to your ZelCore wallet and navigate to...
Read more

Flux CUMULUS Node Under $100!

-
Image
 Flux CUMULUS Node Under $100! With complete setup instructions for this exact Flux Node hardware so you don't have to guess Setting up your first Flux node In this instruction write-up, we will cover a widely available usually renewed HP 600 G1 Micro Computer Mini Tower PC with a specific setup adequate for the node at the time of this writing. Tutorial Index: Sourcing the right hardware: Flux Cumulus Node Under $100! Step 1:  Initiating Cumulus Node in ZelCore Step 2:  Creating a Bootable Ubuntu USB Flash Drive Step 3:  Setting up PC BIOS for FluxNode Step 4:  Installing Ubuntu for FluxOS Step 5:  FluxNode Networking, Router, and Firewall Setup Step 6:  Installing FluxOS Step 7:  FluxNode Downtime Monitoring Flux CUMULUS Node Requirements : Staking Requirement: 1000 FLUX for node staking Hardware Requirements 2 Cores 4 Threads 8 GB RAM 220 GB SSD/NVME 180 MB/s DWS 240 EPS Min. Requirements 25 Mb down/up speed VPS and ARM64 compatible The hardwar...
Read more