stack-orchestrator/docs/laconicd-with-console.md

Running a laconicd fixturenet with console

The following tutorial explains the steps to run a laconicd fixturenet with CLI and web console that displays records in the registry. It is designed as an introduction to Stack Orchestrator and to showcase one component of the Laconic Stack. Prior to Stack Orchestrator, the following 4 repositories had to be cloned and setup manually:

• https://git.vdb.to/cerc-io/laconicd
• https://git.vdb.to/cerc-io/laconic-sdk
• https://git.vdb.to/cerc-io/laconic-registry-cli
• https://git.vdb.to/cerc-io/laconic-console

Now, with Stack Orchestrator, it is a few quick commands. Additionally, the docker and docker compose integration on the back-end allows the stack to easily persist, facilitating workflows.

Setup laconic-so

To avoid hiccups on Mac M1/M2 and any local machine nuances that may affect the user experience, this tutorial is focused on using a fresh Digital Ocean (DO) droplet with similar specs: 16 GB Memory / 8 Intel vCPUs / 160 GB Disk.

1. Login to the droplet as root (either by SSH key or password set in the DO console)

   ssh root@IP
   

2. Get the install script, give it executable permissions, and run it:

   curl -o install.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cerc-io/stack-orchestrator/main/scripts/quick-install-linux.sh
   

   chmod +x install.sh
   

   bash install.sh
   

3. Confirm docker was installed and activate the changes in ~/.profile:

   docker run hello-world
   

   source ~/.profile
   

4. Verify installation:

   laconic-so version
   

Setup the laconic fixturenet stack

1. Get the repositories

   laconic-so --stack fixturenet-laconic-loaded setup-repositories --include git.vdb.to/cerc-io/laconicd,git.vdb.to/cerc-io/laconic-sdk,git.vdb.to/cerc-io/laconic-registry-cli,git.vdb.to/cerc-io/laconic-console
   

2. Build the containers:

   laconic-so --stack fixturenet-laconic-loaded build-containers
   

   It's possible to run into an ESOCKETTIMEDOUT error, e.g., error An unexpected error occurred: "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@material-ui/icons/-/icons-4.11.3.tgz: ESOCKETTIMEDOUT". This may happen even if you have a great internet connection. In that case, re-run the build-containers command.

3. Set this environment variable to your droplet's IP address or fully qualified DNS host name if it has one:

   export BACKEND_ENDPOINT=http://<your-IP-or-hostname>:9473
   

   e.g.

   export BACKEND_ENDPOINT=http://my-test-server.example.com:9473
   

4. Create a deployment directory for the stack:

   laconic-so --stack fixturenet-laconic-loaded deploy init --output laconic-loaded.spec --map-ports-to-host any-same --config LACONIC_HOSTED_ENDPOINT=$BACKEND_ENDPOINT
   

   laconic-so --stack fixturenet-laconic-loaded deploy create --deployment-dir laconic-loaded-deployment --spec-file laconic-loaded.spec
   

5. Start the stack:

   laconic-so deployment --dir laconic-loaded-deployment start
   

6. Check the logs:

   laconic-so deployment --dir laconic-loaded-deployment logs
   

   You'll see output from laconicd and the block height should be >1 to confirm it is running:

   laconic-5cd0a80c1442c3044c8b295d26426bae-laconicd-1         | 9:29PM INF indexed block exents height=12 module=txindex server=node
   laconic-5cd0a80c1442c3044c8b295d26426bae-laconicd-1         | 9:30PM INF Timed out dur=4976.960115 height=13 module=consensus round=0 server=node step=1
   laconic-5cd0a80c1442c3044c8b295d26426bae-laconicd-1         | 9:30PM INF received proposal module=consensus proposal={"Type":32,"block_id":{"hash":"D26C088A711F912ADB97888C269F628DA33153795621967BE44DCB43C3D03CA4","parts":{"hash":"22411A20B7F14CDA33244420FBDDAF24450C0628C7A06034FF22DAC3699DDCC8","total":1}},"height":13,"pol_round":-1,"round":0,"signature":"DEuqnaQmvyYbUwckttJmgKdpRu6eVm9i+9rQ1pIrV2PidkMNdWRZBLdmNghkIrUzGbW8Xd7UVJxtLRmwRASgBg==","timestamp":"2023-04-18T21:30:01.49450663Z"} server=node
   laconic-5cd0a80c1442c3044c8b295d26426bae-laconicd-1         | 9:30PM INF received complete proposal block hash=D26C088A711F912ADB97888C269F628DA33153795621967BE44DCB43C3D03CA4 height=13 module=consensus server=node
   laconic-5cd0a80c1442c3044c8b295d26426bae-laconicd-1         | 9:30PM INF finalizing commit of block hash={} height=13 module=consensus num_txs=0 root=1A8CA1AF139CCC80EC007C6321D8A63A46A793386EE2EDF9A5CA0AB2C90728B7 server=node
   laconic-5cd0a80c1442c3044c8b295d26426bae-laconicd-1         | 9:30PM INF minted coins from module account amount=2059730459416582643aphoton from=mint module=x/bank
   laconic-5cd0a80c1442c3044c8b295d26426bae-laconicd-1         | 9:30PM INF executed block height=13 module=state num_invalid_txs=0 num_valid_txs=0 server=node
   laconic-5cd0a80c1442c3044c8b295d26426bae-laconicd-1         | 9:30PM INF commit synced commit=436F6D6D697449447B5B363520313037203630203232372039352038352032303820313334203231392032303520313433203130372031343920313431203139203139322038362031323720362031383520323533203137362031333820313735203135392031383620323334203135382031323120313431203230342037335D3A447D
   laconic-5cd0a80c1442c3044c8b295d26426bae-laconicd-1         | 9:30PM INF committed state app_hash=416B3CE35F55D086DBCD8F6B958D13C0567F06B9FDB08AAF9FBAEA9E798DCC49 height=13 module=state num_txs=0 server=node
   laconic-5cd0a80c1442c3044c8b295d26426bae-laconicd-1         | 9:30PM INF indexed block exents height=13 module=txindex server=node
   

7. Confirm operation of the registry CLI:

   laconic-so deployment --dir laconic-loaded-deployment exec cli "laconic cns status"
   

   {
     "version": "0.3.0",
     "node": {
       "id": "4216af2ac9f68bda33a38803fc1b5c9559312c1d",
       "network": "laconic_9000-1",
       "moniker": "localtestnet"
     },
     "sync": {
       "latest_block_hash": "1BDF4CB9AE2390DA65BCF997C83133C18014FCDDCAE03708488F0B56FCEEA429",
       "latest_block_height": "5",
       "latest_block_time": "2023-08-09 16:00:30.386903172 +0000 UTC",
       "catching_up": false
     },
     "validator": {
       "address": "651FBC700B747C76E90ACFC18CC9508C3D0905B9",
       "voting_power": "1000000000000000"
     },
     "validators": [
       {
         "address": "651FBC700B747C76E90ACFC18CC9508C3D0905B9",
         "voting_power": "1000000000000000",
         "proposer_priority": "0"
       }
     ],
     "num_peers": "0",
     "peers": [],
     "disk_usage": "292.0K"
   }
   

Configure Digital Ocean firewall

(Note this step may not be necessary depending on the droplet image used)

Let's open some ports.

1. In the Digital Ocean web console, navigate to your droplet's main page. Select the "Networking" tab and scroll down to "Firewall".

2. Get the port for the running console:

echo http://IP:$(laconic-so --stack fixturenet-laconic-loaded deploy port laconic-console 80 | cut -d ':' -f 2)

http://IP:32778

3. Go back to the Digital Ocean web console and set an Inbound Rule for Custom TCP of the above port:

• 32778 in this example, but yours will be different.
• do the same for port 9473

Additional ports will need to be opened depending on your application. Ensure you add your droplet to this new Firewall and wait a minute or so for the update to propagate.

4. Navigate to http://IP:port and ensure laconic-console is functioning as expected:

• ensure you are connected to laconicd; no error message should pop up;
• the wifi symbol in the bottom right should have a green check mark beside it
• navigate to the status tab; it should display similar/identical information
• navigate to the config tab, you'll see something like (with your IP):

wns
  webui http://68.183.195.210:9473/console
  server http://68.183.195.210:9473/api

Publish and query a sample record to the registry

1. The following command will create a bond and publish a record:

laconic-so --stack fixturenet-laconic-loaded deploy exec cli ./scripts/create-demo-records.sh

You'll get an output like:

Balance is: 99998999999999998999600000
Created bond with id: dd88e8d6f9567b32b28e70552aea4419c5dd3307ebae85a284d1fe38904e301a
Published demo-record-1.yml with id: bafyreierh3xnfivexlscdwubvczmddsnf46uytyfvrbdhkjzztvsz6ruly

The sample record we deployed looks like:

record:
  type: WebsiteRegistrationRecord
  url: 'https://cerc.io'
  repo_registration_record_cid: QmSnuWmxptJZdLJpKRarxBMS2Ju2oANVrgbr2xWbie9b2D
  build_artifact_cid: QmP8jTG1m9GSDJLCbeWhVSVgEzCPPwXRdCRuJtQ5Tz9Kc9
  tls_cert_cid: QmbWqxBEKC3P8tqsKc98xmWNzrzDtRLMiMPL8wBuTGsMnR
  version: 1.0.23

2. Return to the laconic-console

• the published record should now be viewable
• explore it for more information
• click on the link that opens the GraphQL console
• the query is pre-loaded, click the button to run it
• inspect the output

3. Try out additional CLI commands

• these are documented here and updates are forthcoming
• e.g,:

laconic-so --stack fixturenet-laconic-loaded deploy exec cli "laconic cns record list"