Web validation beta-testing

Andrew_Idena

Dear Idena community,
We're happy to announce that the beta version of the Idena web client is available: https://app.idena.io
Github repo: https://github.com/idena-network/idena-web

Currently the web client supports the validation flow only. It’s stable but bugs may remain. We encourage you to join the beta testing at the upcoming validation ceremony. The web client can work via a shared node which means that you don’t need to run your own node to do the validation. Unfortunately the web client is not yet adopted for mobile.

If you decide to participate in the beta-testing you can do it in two ways:

1. Using the shared node hosted by the Idena team (https://node.idena.io)

Open https://app.idena.io
Import your private key into the web client (your identity has to be ready for the validation)
Send a short PM to @AndrewIdena telegram account to request the API key for the shared node connection
Enter the API key at the Settings page and wait for the validation

Each beta-tester will get a unique API key for the shared node connection. We recommend you not to share the API key with other users since the network rate limit is capped for each API key. If you need 2 or 3 API keys please let us know. In total we expect 50 beta-testers.

2. Advanced beta-testing with your own shared node

Download the 0.22.2-rc node version:
https://github.com/idena-network/idena-go/releases/tag/v0.22.2-rc.0
You can run the shared node with any random private key. In order to preload all flips before the validation please run the node with the following parameter in the config file
{ "Sync" : { "LoadAllFlips": true } }
Use a proxy server to enable https:// connection to the shared node RPC
Use the web client to connect to your shared node

ybgdc453x6ce7vig

Sorry for my ignorance but I can't grasp how this technology may be useful. Why do we need people passing validation without their own node running? I understand that 'My Idena' app can help me to pass validation on a mobile phone but I still need my node to be running somewhere and that is good for the network isn't it? More nodes is better for the network, right?

RealMahmoud

ybgdc453x6ce7vig Maybe cause someone might have bad pc ? maybe someone is BUSY at work and don't have his node with the laptop he have at work ??

there is many usecases for the web client

p0RUgmC1JkxSMg6

Yes, my idena can help you to pass validation with your own node 🙂

ybgdc453x6ce7vig

RealMahmoud

Will it be possible to mine iDNA using such shared node so that several people can mine with the same node?

RealMahmoud

ybgdc453x6ce7vig You can have your node running anywhere and use the web client to participate .. no one said you should turn off your node

DogeKing

This gonna be cool if everything pass successfully 100% without some big bugs or something like that.
Idena gonna be big ''name'' in crypto I can say in few months.

1zH4EQrHTWwtSgC

Completed, everything was fine, except that some flips did not load during a long session, but probably the reason is not in the web client.

iKTaJLa1TemNcVE

Flip report doesn't work. Reported 8/9 flips, but no reports in blockchain
https://scan.idena.io/identity/0x1af186eade7d97925895a9e6b743921401eb3ac5/epoch/59/validation#longAnswers

Anthrogic

iKTaJLa1TemNcVE If this is the case, you should try to open an issue on the idena github and submit logs. Since others were able to report and received rewards, even for web validation. https://github.com/idena-network