🌎 Elrond begins. Witness it live in 2 hours!

The “Zero to One” Genesis livestream goes live in 2 hours.

You will be able to watch it on:

• Elrond.com (Vimeo)
• Periscope (Twitter)
• Facebook

📣 Testnet Upgrade T1.1.5.0

Hello Validators,

The latest testnet upgrade includes fixes for the TermUI, database imports and the Elasticsearch indexer, as well as an optimization for the vm-values route for the delegation smart contract.

🛠 Version: T1.1.5.0

👉 How to upgrade:

./script.sh

9 - github_pull
3 - upgrade
6 - start

Check your testnet nodes on the testnet explorer:

🌐 https://testnet-explorer.elrond.com

👉 Interacting with the new features will be done via the testnet wallet:

https://testnet-wallet.elrond.com

📣 TESTNET Upgrade T1.1.6.0

Hello Validators,

We are upgrading the TESTNET with new binaries.
They include new ElasticSearch indexer implementation used for Explorer & other 3rd party APIs.

⚠️ Do not upgrade your mainnet validators! You risk getting jailed and jeopardizing the mainnet.

🛠 Version: T1.1.6.0

👉 Let’s upgrade our TESTNET VALIDATORS. Please do:

./script.sh
9 - github_pull
3 - upgrade
6 - start

Check your testnet nodes on the testnet explorer:

🌐 https://testnet-explorer.elrond.com

👉 Interacting with the new features will be done via the testnet wallet:
https://testnet-wallet.elrond.com

📣 TESTNET Upgrade T1.1.6.1

Hello Validators,

We are upgrading the TESTNET with a new version of the binaries, which is the same code but with different config files.

⚠️ Do not upgrade your mainnet validators! You risk getting jailed and jeopardizing the mainnet.

🛠 Version: T1.1.6.1

👉 Let’s upgrade our TESTNET VALIDATORS. Please do:

./script.sh
9 - github_pull
3 - upgrade
6 - start

Check your testnet nodes on the testnet explorer:

🌐 https://testnet-explorer.elrond.com

👉 Interacting with the new features will be done via the testnet wallet:

https://testnet-wallet.elrond.com

The Elrond Network mainnet upgrade in summary:

• Version v1.1.6
• 56 bugfixes
• 70 improvements
• 788 files touched
• 1370 commits
• +43.722/-11.671 lines

Congrats to the team for the achievements & big thanks to validators!

Read the full notes: https://github.com/ElrondNetwork/elrond-go/releases/tag/v1.1.6

Retweet: https://twitter.com/LucianMincu/status/1323603309157122048?s=20

📣 TESTNET Upgrade T1.1.6.2

Hello Validators,

We are restarting the TESTNET. The database will be removed, and a new testnet will start from scratch.

A bug has been found in the current testnet related to the unJail function, more details here: https://xn--r1a.website/ElrondValidators/129014

ℹ️ All the Validators currently active on the existing testnet have been whitelisted for the new testnet. More can be added after.

⚠️ Do not upgrade your mainnet validators! You risk getting jailed and jeopardizing the mainnet.

🛠 Version: T1.1.6.2

⏱ Genesis: Thursday 05 November 22:00 UTC

👉 Let’s upgrade our TESTNET VALIDATORS. Please do:

./script.sh
9 - github_pull
7 - stop
5 - remove_db
3 - upgrade
6 - start

Check your testnet nodes on the testnet explorer:

🌐 https://testnet-explorer.elrond.com

👉 Interacting with the new features will be done via the testnet wallet:

https://testnet-wallet.elrond.com

📣 TESTNET Upgrade T1.1.7.0

Hello Validators,

We are upgrading the TESTNET. We upgrade the nodes and keep the database.

The new release includes the fix for the unJail bug and will enable staking functions at epoch 7 - Saturday 07 November 02:00 UTC

⚠️ Do not upgrade your mainnet validators! You risk getting jailed and jeopardizing the mainnet.

🛠 Version: T1.1.7.0

👉 Let’s upgrade our TESTNET VALIDATORS. Please do:

./script.sh
9 - github_pull
3 - upgrade
6 - start

Check your testnet nodes on the testnet explorer:

🌐 https://testnet-explorer.elrond.com

👉 Interacting with the new features will be done via the testnet wallet:

https://testnet-wallet.elrond.com

📣 TESTNET Upgrade T1.1.8.0

Hello Validators,

We are upgrading the TESTNET. We upgrade the nodes and keep the database.

The new release includes fixes to the Elasticsearch indexer and the import DB feature.

⚠️ Do not upgrade your mainnet validators! You risk getting jailed and jeopardizing the mainnet.

🛠 Version: T1.1.8.0

👉 Let’s upgrade our TESTNET VALIDATORS. Please do:

./script.sh
9 - github_pull
3 - upgrade
6 - start

Check your testnet nodes on the testnet explorer:

🌐 https://testnet-explorer.elrond.com

👉 Interacting with the new features will be done via the testnet wallet:

https://testnet-wallet.elrond.com

📣 TESTNET Upgrade T1.1.9.0

Hello Validators,

We are upgrading the TESTNET. We upgrade the nodes and keep the database.

The new release includes fixes to the Elasticsearch indexer and the NTP syncer problem recently found.

⚠️ Do not upgrade your mainnet validators! You risk getting jailed and jeopardizing the mainnet.

🛠 Version: T1.1.9.0

👉 Let’s upgrade our TESTNET VALIDATORS. Please do:

./script.sh
github_pull
upgrade
start

Check your testnet nodes on the testnet explorer:

🌐 https://testnet-explorer.elrond.com

👉 Interacting with the new features will be done via the testnet wallet:

https://testnet-wallet.elrond.com

🚧 Testnet Infrastructure Scheduled Maintenance at 15:00 UTC

Update: successfully completed.

Hello Validators & Developers,

There will be a scheduled maintenance performed on the TESTNET infrastructure.

👌 No action is needed on your end.

⚙️ Affected components: Testnet Wallet, Testnet Explorer, Testnet APIs

The public testnet itself will not be impacted in any way.

⏱ Maintenance window: 15:00 UTC - 17:00 UTC

Thank you for your support.

📣 TESTNET Upgrade T1.1.6.3 - NEW testnet, remove DB

Hello Validators,

We are upgrading the TESTNET - we remove the databases and revert to the current mainnet version. We will then follow up with another release, to simulate the upgrade of the mainnet to the latest binaries, complete with the latest bugfixes.

⚠️ Do not upgrade your mainnet validators! You risk getting jailed and jeopardizing the mainnet.

🛠 Version: T1.1.6.3

⏱ Genesis time: Monday 16 November 02:00 UTC

👉 Let’s upgrade our TESTNET VALIDATORS. Please do:

./script.sh github_pull
./script.sh stop
./script.sh remove_db
./script.sh upgrade
./script.sh start

(Menu: 10, 8, 6, 3, 7)

🌐 Check your testnet nodes on the testnet explorer

👉 Interacting with the new features will be done via the testnet wallet

📣 TESTNET Upgrade T1.1.10.0

Hello Validators,

We are upgrading the TESTNET. We upgrade the nodes and keep the database.

The new release has the latest version of the binaries intended for the mainnet upgrade. It contains T1.1.9.0 + a fix for an edge case concerning unstaking jailed nodes. Staking features enabled in testnet epoch 6.

⚠️ Do not upgrade your mainnet validators! You risk getting jailed and jeopardizing the mainnet.

🛠 Version: T1.1.10.0

⏱ Staking features enabled Tuesday 17 November 02:00 UTC, testnet epoch 6

👉 Let’s upgrade our TESTNET VALIDATORS. Please do:

./script.sh github_pull
./script.sh stop
./script.sh upgrade
./script.sh start

(Menu: 10, 8, 3, 7)

🌐 Check your testnet nodes on the testnet explorer

👉 Interacting with the new features will be done via the testnet wallet

Mainnet Upgrade: 97.6% of Validators upgraded in under 24h!

Less than 24 hours since officially announced, the mainnet upgrade to v1.1.10.0 has been performed by 2,117 Validators, out of 2,169 in total.

Upgrade highlights:
• 13 bugfixes
• 4 improvements
• 142 files touched
• 132 commits
• +1574/-559 lines

We want to thank our Validators for diligently testing this release over the last month and making this critical upgrade a success!

RT: https://twitter.com/LucianMincu/status/1331199581258919938?s=20

🚧 Maintenance window today at 22:00 UTC

We will perform scheduled work on our non-blockchain systems to bring them in line with the latest mainnet version. Downtime for the affected services is expected.

🔸 Estimated duration: 2 hours
🔸 Affected: web wallet, explorer, API
🔸 Not affected: blockchain

Thank you.

Scheduled maintenance has been successfully completed. ✅

The wallet, explorer, and API infrastructure are back online.

Make sure to check out the Explorer, which has received an updated interface and a complete backend refactor 🔥

https://explorer.elrond.com

🛠 Builders at work: The Validators Dashboard By Easy2Stake

We are happy to introduce the first tool which offers an overview of the Elrond blockchain at its infrastructure level. Currently pointed at our public testnet, the Easy2Stake dashboard offers an immediate look at the network’s health, as well as the individual performance of its validators.

The tool is built using Prometheus, Grafana, and Elrond APIs on top of infrastructure operated by our partner.

“Our tool offers anyone insight into metrics that are relevant but not easy to get unless you’re a validator. If more people get to see the fine-tuned network the Elrond protocol is running on, they will be able to understand how powerful Elrond’s innovations are, especially when stacked on top of one another, starting at the infrastructure layer.” said Liviu Nica, Easy2Stake Founder & CEO.

Through their contribution, Easy2Stake is setting a high standard of what added value represents for the Elrond ecosystem. This initiative is sure to get them the trust and respect of both the Validators and Delegators community. We congratulate them on this achievement and look forward to the next creative contribution coming from the Elrond community.

👉 Access the dashboard: https://elrond-stats.easy2stake.com/

user/pass: elrond/elrond

👉 Read more: https://elrond.com/blog/validators-dashboard-easy2stake/

👉 Join our partner's TG channel: @easy2stake

Retweet: https://twitter.com/ElrondNetwork/status/1332016852344692736

📣 PUBLIC TESTNET - Validators Queue Testing

Hello Validators,

The Validators Queue will become active on the mainnet starting with December 01. It will allow new nodes to stake 2,500 eGold and wait in line for a Validator slot to open, so they can join.

Let's test that on the PUBLIC TESTNET!

👉 Please do:

• Install TESTNET nodes - new ♥️ documentation
• Perform stake transaction(s) in the Validate section of the TESTNET wallet - https://testnet-wallet.elrond.com

♻️ Once the Validator Queue Size starts increasing, let's unStake and/or turn off nodes. The goal is to see TESTNET Validators from the Queue replacing unstaked & jailed nodes.

💰 First 10 replies with an erd1... address to this message get 100k xeGLD!

📅 Reminder: Staking Phase 2 Starts Tomorrow!

Hello Validators,

The Validators Queue goes live tomorrow. If you want to join, make sure you read up on all the relevant documentation.

🖥 How to set up a node (link)

💹 How to stake using the wallet - new! (link)

📖 Phase 2 details

⏱ Validators Queue starts December 01 at 14:12:24 UTC

Happy staking!