Note: IDEXd has been discontinued and replaced by the IDEX Staking Replicator. The last period for which IDEXd will earn credits ends 2020-12-20 23:59 UTC.
IDEXd is software that enables the IDEX community to stake IDEX tokens, serve parts of the IDEX production infrastructure, and earn fees for participation. IDEXd is the first part of a comprehensive plan to decentralize the centralized components of IDEX. For complete coverage, motivation, and roadmap, see our most recent post on IDEX Staking.
IDEXd is currently beta software. It is under development and subject to frequent changes, upgrades, and bug fixes. We appreciate your help in providing feedback and working around rough edges as we build towards 1.0.
In order to be eligible to participate in IDEX Staking, you must have a wallet that holds a minimum of 10,000 IDEX for a minimum of 7 days. Dropping below a 10,000 IDEX balance, even for a brief period, will reset the incubation period.
IDEXd is designed to run on a computer or VPS that is continually connected to the internet with a stable IP address and inbound connectivity.
- 2GB+ memory
- 20GB+ storage
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Docker CE 18.09 (Installation Guide)
- Docker Compose 1.17.1 (Installation Guide)
- nvm (Installation Guide)
- Node.js 10.15.0, npm 6.4.1 (Installation Guide)
- Git 17.1 (Installation Guide)
IDEXd is designed to support a wide range of systems, but for the beta we recommend sticking to these requirements and versions.
IDEXd is distrbuted via the @idexio/idexd-cli npm package with dependencies on Docker and Docker Compose.
All of the requrements provide first-rate installation documentation, but we've collected the key steps to get up-and-running here. Start with a freshly installed copy of Ubuntu 18.04.
Some VPS providers, such as Digital Ocean, set up new Ubuntu 18.04 instances with only the root user account configured. We recommend running IDEXd as a regular user account rather than root. When you first log in, run whoami to check which user you are currently acting as. If the response is root, follow Digital Ocean's instructions on adding a user and adding sudo privileges in order to run IDEXd.
Log out and log in to the new, non-root user account before proceeding.
- Update packages
sudo apt update
- Install dependencies that allow
aptto install packages via https
sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl software-properties-common
- Add Docker’s official GPG key:
curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo apt-key add -
- Add the stable Docker repository to
apt
sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable"
- Update
aptto include Docker packages
sudo apt update
- Install the Docker CE package
sudo apt install docker-ce
- Confirm Docker is running
sudo systemctl status docker
The output should look similar to:
● docker.service - Docker Application Container Engine
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/docker.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Mon 2019-01-07 16:59:51 UTC; 5min 12s ago
Docs: https://docs.docker.com
Main PID: 4076 (dockerd)
Tasks: 15
CGroup: /system.slice/docker.service
└─4076 /usr/bin/dockerd -H unix://
- Add your user to the
dockergroup to avoid permissions issues
sudo usermod -aG docker ${USER}
- Log out and log back in and
dockercommands will be available from the prompt
- Install the Docker Compose package
sudo apt install docker-compose
- Install build depenency packages
sudo apt install build-essential python
- Install
nvm
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.11/install.sh | bash
- Log out and log back in and
nvmcommands will be available from the prompt - Install Node.js
nvm install 10.15
- Install
idexd-clito start and manage IDEXd
npm install -g @idexio/idexd-cli
- Configure a staking wallet
idex config
IDEXd provides prompts asking for a staking wallet that contains at least 10,000 IDEX for 7 days. Go to MyEtherWallet or your preferred wallet software to sign the challenge and provide the sig value to prove that you control the wallet.
IDEXd employs a cold-wallet design so that staked funds never need to leave the staking wallet for maximum security.
- Sync your IDEX Node and start serving traffic
idex start
IDEXd connects to the Ethereum network and downloads IDEX trade history data to serve to IDEX users. Depending on the resources of the underlying computer or VPS and network, the initial syncing process may take a few minutes to several hours.
In order to serve data to IDEX users, IDEXd Nodes must be reachable from the public internet. Most home and office connections are not publicly reachable by default, so you may need to take steps like opening up specific ports on your router. IDEXd requires public TCP access to port 8443, and has limits on how frequently a node can change IP addresses.
We recommend running IDEXd on an always-on, contected machine or a cloud-hosted compute instance.
Some IDEXd operators have reported better stability using a third-party, hosted Ethereum endpoints, such as Infura, Alchemy, or CloudFlare, rather than the included Parity Ethereum client. See Running IDEXd with a custom RPC endpoint for details on using a third-party provider.
IDEXd is design to require minimal maintenance once it is live. For details on managing IDEXd
idex
to display documentation on the idexd-cli's capabilities.
To inspect the current total AURA staked, you may query the public endpoint: https://reporting.idex.market/aurad/staked
Logs are the best source of information to understand what's happening with IDEXd under the hood. To follow the IDEXd logs
docker logs -f docker_idexd_1
Display your node's current status and earnings history
idex status
idexd-cli
The currently running version of the client
Latest Version
Latest version of the client available. If different than the currently running version, "Update Available" will be displayed. Update instructions can be found in this README
Cold Wallet
Ethereum address of the wallet holding IDEX tokens for staking
Staked IDEX
The current IDEX balance you are staking to earn credits. If you are staking > 10,000 IDEX it will reflect immediately as long as your 10k minimum has incubated for 7+ days.
Notice: Any delays in updating your balance will be fixed at payout time based on the timestamp of the block in which you added the IDEX.
Total Staking IDEX
The current staked IDEX balance across all active stakers (updated approximately once per minute)
Staking
Either “Online” or “Offline”, with the time the client last connected with IDEX
Current Period
Date and times of the current staking period. Periods run for 14 days starting on Mon 00:00:00 UTC and ending on Sun 11:59:59 UTC. Payouts are made in ETH at the end of each period, based on your credits earned during that period.
My Period Credits/ Total Period Credits
The number of credits earned by the staker this period, over the total amount of credits earned by ALL stakers this period. 1 credit = 10k IDEX staked for 5 minutes while your node is “online”.
Last Period Earnings
Amount of ETH earned by the staker during the last period. Note that payouts less than $10 USD based on ETH spot price at period close are rolled over to the next period.
Notice: This will read “0.000000 ETH” immediately after a period has ended and will be updated once the period earnings are calculated and sent by IDEX. This happens with 48 hours of a period close.
Last Period Credits
The number of credits earned last period, over the total amount of credits earned by ALL stakers last period. Staker payout is calculated from these numbers.
Earnings History
URL to view the earnings history of the staker in CSV format. This file can be opened by any text editor, Google Sheets, or Microsoft Excel.
Further Information
URL to view this documentation.
idex stop
idex restart
To upgrade IDEXd, stop the service, upgrade @idexio/idexd-cli, and restart the service.
$ idex stop
$ npm install -g @idexio/idexd-cli
$ idex start
Occasionally an upgrade may require running idex config before it can start serving traffic.
Before upgrading to IDEXd, swap AURA tokens for IDEX tokens using the token swap tool.
To upgrade from AuraD to IDEXd, stop and uninstall AuraD then install and start IDEXd.
$ aura stop
$ npm uninstall -g @auroradao/aurad-cli
$ npm install -g @idexio/idexd-cli
$ idex start
IDEXd ships with its own copy of the Parity Ethereum client and uses Parity to load data from the Ethereum blockchain. To use a different Etheruem node, you can specify a custom RPC endpoint
idex start --rpc <RPC endpoint URL including port>
For questions about getting started and help if you're stuck, please reach out to our team on Discord.
If you believe you have identified a bug in IDEXd, please file an issue.
IDEXd is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0.