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Node not syncing ​

Q: My node is not syncing with the NEXT Smart Chain, what should i do?

A: You need to sync with the bootstrap node, this is how to connect to this node:

bash
$ ./next attach ./mainnet/next.ipc

admin.addPeer('enode://aac81830e98def8d0133f552bbe07241480634bd0475a9c05315618268e90febb4dd4109351f06cf019976c5e52d92f9fc68af0a90e2c21251db8b113441873b@95.179.128.108:9920')

Q: How to see if my node is syncing? A: Run the command next.syncing in the next console.

bash
next.syncing
{
  currentBlock: 16590,
  currentBlockHash: "0x000003210000039f868800780ad9523114361fa903cc17b5c24137c529394877",
  currentBlockTime: "0x172034d588915b4b",
  currentEpoch: "0x321",
  highestBlock: 78138,
  highestEpoch: "0xf31",
  knownStates: 0,
  pulledStates: 0,
  startingBlock: 0
}

Cannot unzip the zip file ​

Q: After the download, I tried to unzip the file, but it is not working.

A: You need to install the required package.

bash
$ apt install unzip

The NEXT binary is not working/loading ​

Q: I download and unzip the file, but NEXT is not working.

A: The file don't have execution permissions.

bash
$ chmod 777 ./next