Setting up a Witness Node with Docker

System Requirements
The following table lists what should be considered the recommended system requirements for running a witness node on the Mainnet:
CPU
Memory
Storage
Bandwidth
OS
4 Cores
8GB
300GB SSD
1Gbps
Ubuntu 18.04
The following table lists what should be considered the recommended system requirements for running a witness node on SON:
CPU
Memory
Storage
Bandwidth
OS
2 Cores
8GB
60GB SSD
1Gbps
Ubuntu 18.04
Building with Docker
Clone the Peerplays Docker repository:
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git clone https://gitlab.com/PBSA/PeerplaysIO/tools-libs/peerplays-docker
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Use the install script to download/update the docker image for Peerplays:
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./run.sh install
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Edit the configuration for the witness or seed in in ./data/witness_node_data_dir/
The final configuration file must be:
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 ./data/witness_node_data_dir/config.ini
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Optionally: you can edit the .env file in the root of the project to easily adjust parameters for running the project with Docker
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cp example.env .env
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vim .env
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The default setting will be to use the latest Peerplays (Mainnet) image. To change this, specify the DOCKER_IMAGE variable
Start the witness node:
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./run.sh start
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The logs can be seen with run.sh logs command.

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