Instructions for running Xai Network project nodes for newbies

At the end of 2023, the cryptocurrency market is showing signs of positive recovery with the return of abundant Capital flows, something that has disappeared for nearly 2 years. Since then, a series of projects have launched new activities to attract users, of which Xai Network , a Layer 3 solution developed by Offchain Labs, the developer of Arbitrum , is receiving the most attention with its activities. The node running activity has received the most and most popular response from users. So to run the node for the Xai Network project, what do we need to do? Let's find out with Coin68 through the article below.

Instructions for running Xai Network project nodes for newbies

What is Xai Network?

With the aim of removing barriers to owning and trading valuable in-game items for players, Xai's Layer 3 solution was created by Offchain Labs specifically for the gaming sector and is developed based on entirely on Arbitrum's Orbit solution. For that reason, Xai will achieve maximum speed with minimum cost, along with that, thanks to being developed by Offchain Labs, this project fully benefits from direct technical support from the company. taste develops. Currently, users can participate in node operations to earn rewards as well as vote for future governance proposals.

Anyone can become a validator and operate node authentication for Xai Network, the only requirement to participate in this activity is that the user must own the key purchased from the project. The reward for this authentication will be esXAI and the number of Xai keys is limited and Chia into categories as shown below. The sooner the user buys, the cheaper the key price.

Basically, Xai's authentication process is a journey to find solutions to challenges, each key will have a solution rate of 1%, the number of challenges distributed fixedly per month is 720 challenges (equivalent to each key). will have a rate of solving 7.2 challenges). Therefore, if a user holds many keys at the same time, the rate of solving the challenge and receiving the reward will be higher than the rest. The esXAI Token will have a 1:1 conversion rate with XAI if the user chooses the vesting option for up to 6 months. If the user chooses less than this time, they will only receive a portion of the total esXAI holdings, the balance will be burned.

Instructions for running Xai Network node using VPS

Buy key to run Xai Network node

- Step 1: Visit https://sentry.xai.games/

- Step 2: Connect MetaMask wallet.

- Step 3: Choose the number of keys you want to buy.

- Step 4: Enter promo code (if any).

- Step 5: Tick ​​the last 3 boxes to complete the key purchase.

Rent a VPS to run the node and prepare some necessary elements

Before purchasing a VPS, Xai Network has a number of hardware-related requirements that the VPS needs to meet at a minimum to ensure smooth node running. To rent a VPS, users should visit the article below to receive the most detailed instructions for installing and using VPS.

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Reference VPS parameters:

• 4 GB RAM.
• 2 CPU Cores.
• 60 GB minimum memory capacity.
• x86/X64 processors.

Then, users should visit https://github.com/xai-foundation/sentry/releases and find the file with the extension cli-linux.zip and copy that link address. These are the Sentry versions needed for future node installation.

As a final step, users should open the MetaMask wallet used to purchase the key previously, then copy the wallet's address and Private Key.

Note: Please leave an ETH fee on the Arbitrum network on this wallet as a node operating fee.

Run the Xai Network node

After having the VPS and key of Xai Network, we need to take a few more steps before running the node. Please read the following article for more details.

- Step 1: Execute the following commands one by one and wait until they finish installing.

sudo APT update

sudo APT install curl unzip

curl -L -o sentry-node-cli-linux.zip https://github.com/xai-foundation/sentry/releases/download/1.0.32/sentry-node-cli-linux.zip

unzip sentry-node-cli-linux.zip

./sentry-node-cli-linux

- Step 2: Enter the command below then press Enter and paste the wallet address containing the key of Xai Network (make sure that the wallet has 1 Arbitrum network ETH fee available).

list-operators

- Step 3: Enter the command below then press Enter and paste the Private Key of the wallet containing the key of Xai Network.

boot-operator

KYC to receive rewards

Before being able to receive node rewards, users are required to pass KYC from Blockpass (the official KYC provider for Xai Sentry Node). After submitting your KYC documents, check your inbox (including spam) for updates requiring additional verification.

A tip for this KYC process to go smoothly is that users should perform KYC on some other projects first on Blockpass, then perform KYC on the Xai Network project. Based on the old KYC data, Blockpass will You can browse profiles quickly and conveniently. Below is a message showing if you have successfully KYC. After successful KYC and receiving esXAI rewards, the reward check interface is as shown below.

summary

Above is all the information on how to operate as well as how to participate in node running activities to receive rewards from the Xai Network project. Through the article, Coin68 hopes to give readers an overview of Xai Network as well as how to participate in the node running activities of this project.

Note: The information in the article should not be XEM investment advice. Coin68 is not responsible for any of your investment decisions.