lotus/documentation/en/dev-tools-pond-ui.md

# Pond UI

Pond is a graphical testbed for [Lotus](https://docs.lotu.sh). Using it will setup a seperate local network which is helpful for debugging. Pond will spin up nodes, connect them in a given topology, start them mining, and observe how they function over time.

## Build

```sh
make pond
```

## Run

```sh
./pond run
```

Now go to `http://127.0.0.1:2222`.

## What can I test?

- The `Spawn Node` button starts a new **Lotus Node** in a new draggable window.
- Click `[Spawn Storage Miner]` to start a **Lotus Storage Miner**. This require's the node's wallet to have funds.
- Click on `[Client]` to open the **Lotus Node**'s client interface and propose a deal with an existing Miner. If successful you'll see a payment channel open up with that Miner.

Don't leave Pond unattended for more than 10 hours, the web client will eventually consume all available RAM.

## Troubleshooting

- Turn it off and on - Start at the top
- `rm -rf ~/.lotus ~/.lotusstorage/`
- Verify you have the correct versions of dependencies
- If stuck on a bad fork, try `lotus chain sethead --genesis`
documentation: correctly represents pond's purpose which is to test in a separate local network 2019-12-02 00:28:19 +00:00			`# Pond UI`
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documentation: correctly represents pond's purpose which is to test in a separate local network 2019-12-02 00:28:19 +00:00			`Pond is a graphical testbed for [Lotus](https://docs.lotu.sh). Using it will setup a seperate local network which is helpful for debugging. Pond will spin up nodes, connect them in a given topology, start them mining, and observe how they function over time.`
documentation: removes old docs folder, adds new documentation folder with organized content 2019-12-01 08:21:20 +00:00
documentation: light copy adjustments before major revision 2019-12-02 00:08:53 +00:00			`## Build`
documentation: removes old docs folder, adds new documentation folder with organized content 2019-12-01 08:21:20 +00:00
			```sh
documentation: current state of public documentation from https://docs.lotu.sh 2019-12-06 15:26:03 +00:00			`make pond`
documentation: removes old docs folder, adds new documentation folder with organized content 2019-12-01 08:21:20 +00:00			```

documentation: light copy adjustments before major revision 2019-12-02 00:08:53 +00:00			`## Run`
documentation: removes old docs folder, adds new documentation folder with organized content 2019-12-01 08:21:20 +00:00
			```sh
documentation: current state of public documentation from https://docs.lotu.sh 2019-12-06 15:26:03 +00:00			`./pond run`
documentation: removes old docs folder, adds new documentation folder with organized content 2019-12-01 08:21:20 +00:00			```

documentation: current state of public documentation from https://docs.lotu.sh 2019-12-06 15:26:03 +00:00			Now go to `http://127.0.0.1:2222`.
documentation: removes old docs folder, adds new documentation folder with organized content 2019-12-01 08:21:20 +00:00
documentation: correctly represents pond's purpose which is to test in a separate local network 2019-12-02 00:28:19 +00:00			`## What can I test?`
documentation: removes old docs folder, adds new documentation folder with organized content 2019-12-01 08:21:20 +00:00
documents: adds dev tools category 2019-12-04 18:37:55 +00:00			- The `Spawn Node` button starts a new Lotus Node in a new draggable window.
			- Click `[Spawn Storage Miner]` to start a Lotus Storage Miner. This require's the node's wallet to have funds.
			- Click on `[Client]` to open the Lotus Node's client interface and propose a deal with an existing Miner. If successful you'll see a payment channel open up with that Miner.
documentation: removes old docs folder, adds new documentation folder with organized content 2019-12-01 08:21:20 +00:00
documentation: small copy updates 2019-12-04 15:39:41 +00:00			`Don't leave Pond unattended for more than 10 hours, the web client will eventually consume all available RAM.`
documentation: removes old docs folder, adds new documentation folder with organized content 2019-12-01 08:21:20 +00:00
			`## Troubleshooting`

			`- Turn it off and on - Start at the top`
			- `rm -rf ~/.lotus ~/.lotusstorage/`
			`- Verify you have the correct versions of dependencies`
documents: adds dev tools category 2019-12-04 18:37:55 +00:00			- If stuck on a bad fork, try `lotus chain sethead --genesis`