Print validator pubkeys during generation (#791)

* Start docker docs

* Add progress

* Update docker.md

* Add note about geth syncing

* Fix env to use geth

* Update docs

* Remove sigp goerli node

* Change text about eth1 syncing

* Address comments from @pscott

* Add links to beaconcha.in

* Add instructions for starting an eth1 node

* Print validator pubkeys during generation

* Fix typo

* Re-organise Syncing log

* Add notes about finding the validator pubkey

* Fix double-0x prefix bug

* Fix typo
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Paul Hauner 2020-01-10 15:47:07 +11:00 committed by GitHub
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4 changed files with 31 additions and 3 deletions

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@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ fn run_new_validator_subcommand<T: EthSpec>(
&methods,
deposit_value,
&context.eth2_config.spec,
&env.core_context().log,
)?;
if matches.is_present("send-deposits") {
@ -249,6 +250,7 @@ fn make_validators(
methods: &[KeygenMethod],
deposit_value: u64,
spec: &ChainSpec,
log: &Logger,
) -> Result<Vec<ValidatorDirectory>, String> {
methods
.par_iter()
@ -262,11 +264,25 @@ fn make_validators(
KeygenMethod::ThreadRandom => builder.thread_random_keypairs(),
};
builder
let validator = builder
.create_directory(datadir.clone())?
.write_keypair_files()?
.write_eth1_data_file()?
.build()
.build()?;
let pubkey = &validator
.voting_keypair
.as_ref()
.ok_or_else(|| "Generated validator must have voting keypair".to_string())?
.pk;
info!(
log,
"Saved new validator to disk";
"voting_pubkey" => format!("{:?}", pubkey)
);
Ok(validator)
})
.collect()
}

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@ -49,6 +49,15 @@ Start the docker-compose environment (you may need to use `sudo`):
$ docker-compose up
```
Watch the output of this command for the `Saved new validator to disk` log, as
the `voting_pubkey` is the primary identifier for your new validator. This is
useful for finding your validator in block explorers. Here's an example of the
log:
```bash
validator_client_1 | Jan 10 12:06:05.632 INFO Saved new validator to disk voting_pubkey: 0x8fc28504448783b10b0a7f5a321505b07ad2ad8d6a8430b8868a0fcdedee43766bee725855506626085776e020dfa472
```
> Note: the docker-compose setup includes a fast-synced geth node. You can
> expect the `beacon_node` to log some eth1-related errors whilst the geth node
> boots and becomes synced. This will only happen on the first start of the

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@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ Generate new validator BLS keypairs using:
$ lighthouse account validator new random
```
Take note of the `voting_pubkey` of the new validator. This will be the primary
identifier of the validator. This is how you can find your validator in block
explorers.
You've completed this step when you see the equivalent line:

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@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for PublicKey {
impl fmt::Debug for PublicKey {
fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
write!(f, "0x{}", self.as_hex_string())
write!(f, "{}", self.as_hex_string())
}
}