I'll start by saying I'm no expert and very new at this, but I've already learned my lesson the hard way once and want to share my tip with you!
Also I'd be happy to hear any additional advice from the real experts out their, maybe preempt me before I make my next rookie mistake!
Don't trust your wallet node status!
Double check and triple check the status, before restarting your node
This is my super tip and my screw up! I'll admit I flinched and reset my node! Embarrassing eh?
I came home from a trip and restarted my computed and wallet and my node said MISSING, so I mumbled to myself and restated it thinking not much of it. I did know they need to run for 20 days before being eligible for payments, so I was a bit annoyed.
So just the other day when I checked my node status it said NEW_START_REQUIRED. This time I was pissed and annoyed. It was running fine for another week, now I needed to reset it again and restart my countdown. So I started looking around more this time and learned that I can't trust the wallet.
If you read my other posts about my wallet troubles and shitty computer and internet connection maybe you saw this coming, but my node was running fine on it's VPS server, but my wallet didn't seam to know that.
This is when I learned to set up the SmartNodeMonitor Bot on discord. This tool is a lifesaver! I can quickly check the status of my nodes and it also sends me DM when it detects any status change.
Thanks to the amazing people at the Smart Cash Discord for getting me fixed up with this. Also if your shy or impatient, you can search the smartnodes or support sub channels on their Discord and find some advice super quick.
Anyways once you join the discord channel above, just DM @SmartNodeMonitor#5083 help, and it will explain the rest of the process to sign up your nodes.
I now check there or log into my VPS to check the node status before trusting my wallet. I hope this word of advice helps keep a few of you from flinching and restarting your nodes for no reason.
Once again huge shout-out to the Smart Cash community for helping me get this figured out, besides of course steemit, I've never found such a supportive and helpful community in crypto land
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Thanks! I can't wait to get a Smartnode someday!!
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My first tip would be ensure your wallet is up to date before you do anything with, or anything on your nodes. Even when the #smartnodemonitor bot says "panick" don't.
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Yeah, I definitely learned two double and triple check before making any changes. Thx.
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Thanks for continuing to share your SmartNode trials and tribulations with the community. Going to help a lot of people out here.
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I hope it does, I wish I heard that simple tip.
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Yea, spot on here. This is true for most masternodes. The wallet state is what the wallet THINKS is happening. It too has to sync with the network. If the masternode list in your wallet is out of date, then it will think your masternode is missing. The best place to look at your masternode status is through a trusted block explorer for the coin. Most list active masternodes and the lists are usually searchable. For more Masternode info, check out my series on Masternodes - https://steemit.com/masternode/@cocryptominer/masternodes-part-1-a-new-way-to-generate-passive-income
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I'll check it out and gave you a follow, thx man.
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God i'm so behind the times,What the hell is a node and how much silver is in it?
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Haha, no silver in it man...sorry. It's a cryptocurrency master node. Basically hold 10 000 SMART cash, then set up a serve for ongoing rewards.
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I am very impressed by the community. On discord, we can have a lot of help and it's very fast! It's really awesome!
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Yeah, it's always been so great.
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Thank you for your continued support of SteemSilverGold
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@smartbot tip 30
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Σ$$$ Tipped @phelimint
Σ30 SMART! Comment@smartbot helpto claim. Currently the price of SmartCash in the market is$0.100 USDperSMART. Current value of the tip is$3.00 USD. To find out more about SmartCash, please visit https://smartcash.cc.Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
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@smartbot help
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You can use the following commands:
balance- displays your current wallet balanceaddress- displays your deposit addresswithdraw <amount> <address>- withdraws the amount of SMART to addresstip <username> <amount>- sends the amount of SMART to usernameterms- displays terms and conditions for using @smartbotDownvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
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balance
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You have
Σ170 SMART(unconfirmed:Σ0 SMART).Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
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