From 27949eb31cf103e3cf61dd60a6c96af01d37b102 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: MollyM Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2020 19:14:30 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] add connectivity configuration to the steps for joining testnet --- documentation/en/join-testnet.md | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/documentation/en/join-testnet.md b/documentation/en/join-testnet.md index d01d7eafa..6354911f2 100644 --- a/documentation/en/join-testnet.md +++ b/documentation/en/join-testnet.md @@ -79,6 +79,15 @@ To send FIL to another wallet from your default account, use this command: lotus send ``` +## Configure your node's connectivity + +To effectively accept incoming storage & retrieval deals, your Lotus node needs to be accessible to other nodes on the network. To improve your connectivity, be sure to: + +- [Set the multiaddresses for you miner to listen on](https://docs.filecoin.io/mine/connectivity/#setting-multiaddresses) +- [Maintain a healthy peer count](https://docs.filecoin.io/mine/connectivity/#checking-peer-count) +- [Enable port forwarding](https://docs.filecoin.io/mine/connectivity/#port-forwarding) +- [Configure your public IP address and port](https://docs.filecoin.io/mine/connectivity/#setting-a-public-ip-address) + ## Monitor the dashboard To see the latest network activity, including **chain block height**, **block height**, **blocktime**, **total network power**, largest **block producer miner**, check out the [monitoring dashboard](https://stats.testnet.filecoin.io).