Chainpoint Node 1.5.0 Release Notes
June 27, 2018
Chainpoint Node 1.5.0 is now available on Github. Chainpoint Nodes can join the network at any time, as long as they meet the minimum requirements. There will be no future registration events. This improvement to the node operating experience will further accelerate the adoption of Chainpoint.
Chainpoint Node — Frequently Asked Questions
How To Upgrade a Chainpoint Node
The command ‘make upgrade’ will upgrade and restart a Chainpoint Node. IMPORTANT: Nodes must upgrade to 1.5.0 before Friday, June 29th at 12:00 PDT (19:00 UTC) to be eligible for rewards.
Chainpoint Node Operator Survey
Please take five minutes to participate in our Chainpoint Node Operator survey. Some ideas from early responses:
- Better tools for managing multiple nodes
- Changes to the staking, audit, and rewards process
- Improvements to the Node UI
We’ll share the survey results in a future blog post.
Chainpoint API Tutorial
Want to build something with Chainpoint? Here’s a guide that shows how to use a Chainpoint Node’s API to create a Chainpoint proof. You can use any programming language that supports HTTP calls.
Chainpoint Javascript Client
This javascript client can be used in both Browser and Node.js based Javascript applications using callback functions, Promises (using .then, .catch), or Promises (using async/await) functional styles.
https://github.com/chainpoint/chainpoint-client-js
We’ve created a live code notebook on Runkit that demonstrates how to use the client. Developers are encouraged to submit any issues to the Chainpoint Client Github repo.
NPM — https://www.npmjs.com/package/chainpoint-client
Stay Updated
Follow Chainpoint development on Github. Anyone can submit an issue or pull request. Keep up to date by following Tierion on Twitter. Tierion’s Discord Community is one of the best places learn about Chainpoint and get answers to your questions.