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Node Configuration

Introduction​

The node relies on some configuration files that are meant to allow the node operator to easily change some values that won't require a code change, a new release, or so on.

Configuration files​

All the configuration files are located by default in the config directory that resides near the node's binary. The paths can be changed by using the node's CLI flags.

important

Not all configuration values can be user-defined. For example, it is perfectly fine if a node operator increases the size of a cacher or sets an Elasticsearch instance, but changing the genesis total supply, for example, will lead to an inconsistent state as compared to the Network.

Below you can find an example of how the configuration files look like for the v1.5.8 node.

├── api.toml
├── config.toml
├── economics.toml
├── enableEpochs.toml
├── enableRounds.toml
├── external.toml
├── gasSchedules
│ ├── gasScheduleV1.toml
│ ├── gasScheduleV2.toml
│ ├── gasScheduleV3.toml
│ ├── gasScheduleV4.toml
│ ├── gasScheduleV5.toml
│ ├── gasScheduleV6.toml
│ └── gasScheduleV7.toml
├── genesisContracts
│ ├── delegation.wasm
│ └── dns.wasm
├── genesis.json
├── genesisSmartContracts.json
├── nodesSetup.json
├── p2p.toml
├── prefs.toml
├── ratings.toml
├── systemSmartContractsConfig.toml
├── testKeys
│ ├── delegationWalletKey.pem
│ ├── dnsWalletKey.pem
│ ├── esdtWalletKey.pem
│ └── protocolSustainabilityWalletKey.pem
└── upgradeContracts
    └── dns
        └── v3.0
            ├── deploy.json
            └── dns.wasm

  • api.toml contains the Rest API endpoints configuration (open or closed endpoints, logging and so on)
  • config.toml contains the main configuration of the node (storers & cachers type and size, type of hasher, type of marshaller, and so on)
  • economics.toml contains the economics configuration (such as genesis total supply, inflation per year, developer fees, and so on)
  • enableEpochs.toml contains a list of new features or bugfixes and their activation epoch
  • enableRounds.toml contains a list of new features or bugfixes and their activation epoch
  • external.toml contains external drivers' configuration (for example: Elasticsearch or event notifier)
  • gasSchedules is the directory that contains the gas consumption configuration to be used for SC execution, depending on activation epochs specified on enableEpochs.toml -> GasSchedule -> GasScheduleByEpochs
  • genesisContracts is the directory that contains the WASM contracts that were deployed at the genesis
  • genesis.json contains all the addresses and their balance/active delegation at the genesis
  • genesisSmartContracts.json specifies the SCs to be deployed at Genesis time, alongside additional parameters
  • nodesSetup.json holds all the Genesis nodes' public keys, alongside their wallet address
  • p2p.toml contains peer-to-peer configurable values, such as the number of peers to connect to
  • prefs.toml contains a set of custom configuration values, that should not be replaced from an upgrade to another
  • ratings.toml contains the parameters used for the nodes' rating mechanism, for example, the start rating, decrease steps, and so on
  • systemSmartContractsConfig.toml contains System Smart Contracts configurable values, such as parameters for Staking, ESDT, or Governance

Overriding config.toml values​

As mentioned in the above descriptions, prefs.toml is not overwritten by the installation scripts when performing an upgrade.

However, there are some more custom values that nodes operators use (antiflood disabled or with fewer constraints, db lookup extension, and so on) and they don't want these values to be changed during an upgrade.

For this use-case, release v1.4.x introduces the OverridableConfigTomlValues setting inside prefs.toml that is able to override certain configuration values from config.toml.

Here's how to use it:

   OverridableConfigTomlValues = [
     { Path = "StoragePruning.NumEpochsToKeep", Value = "4" },
     { Path = "MiniBlocksStorage.Cache.Name", Value = "MiniBlocksStorage" }
   ]

Therefore, after each upgrade, the node will override these values to the newly provided values. The path points to an entry in config.toml file before setting a new overridable value.