Blobstream bootstrapper ​

To bootstrap the Blobstream P2P network, we use the bootstrapper Blobstream node type to accept connections from freshly created orchestrators/relayers and share its peer table with them.

How to run ​

Install the Blobstream binary ​

Make sure to have the Blobstream binary installed. Check the Blobstream binary page for more details.

Init the store ​

Before starting the bootstrapper, we will need to init the store:

blobstream bootstrapper init

blobstream bootstrapper init

By default, the store will be created un ~/.bootstrapper. However, if you want to specify a custom location, you can use the --home flag. Or, you can use the following environment variable:

Add keys ​

The P2P private key is optional, and a new one will be generated automatically on the start if none is provided.

The p2p sub-command will help you set up this key if you want to use a specific one:

blobstream bootstrapper p2p  --help

blobstream bootstrapper p2p  --help

Open the P2P port ​

In order for the bootstrapper node to work, you will need to expose the P2P port, which is by default 30000.

Start the bootstrapper ​

Now that we have the store initialized, we can start the bootstrapper:

blobstream bootstrapper start

blobstream bootstrapper start

Systemd service ​

An example of a systemd service that can be used for bootstrappers can be found in the orchestrator documentation.