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[thelonecrouton]

Apart from Amazon, who else are masternode ops using? (Pref non US)

Speaking of "apart from Amazon"...  I would be interested to know what percentage of the 50-odd masternodes are there right now.  It'd be easy for them to shut them all down on a whim.

Right now, 30 of 55 are running on Amazon. Hence my desire to run my intended others elsewhere.

Most masternodes are there right now because there is a detailed guide with screenshots on how to set it up. If some of the members of the community create additional guides on how to set it up in other places, people will be happy to move them. So if any of you guys could write a guide for some other options, please go ahead and do it.

True, but cost is also an issue - an Amazon micro instance is basically free. Chaeplins guide can be followed exactly from the part where you're ssh'ed in to your server, regardless of where it is. In fact that part on is the easiest bit.

[thelonecrouton]

Another option (perhaps the best choice imho) would be to host the node on a home server and ask your existing provider for a 2nd static IP address for a game server or something, then exit that through a good VPN provider perhaps. Their is a lot to be said for owning and having access to the physical equipment for your master node.

Yeah I'm starting to think this way. I need to find out how to have four MNs running on the same box in separate VMs but each one with its own static IP.  Cheaply.

[coins101]

Did anyone notice that Vault of Satoshi added DRK fiat and alt-to-drk exchanges?



https://www.vaultofsatoshi.com/orderbook

Anyone know what's the exact process for the USA located to get setup on Vaultofsatoshi and send them USD?  Verifications......wait times etc...

US can't use dollars to buy crypto there IIRC. Strictly crypto:crypto.

they are getting state-by-state licences to enable $ exchanges.

[BitcoinFX]

Another option (perhaps the best choice imho) would be to host the node on a home server and ask your existing provider for a 2nd static IP address for a game server or something, then exit that through a good VPN provider perhaps. Their is a lot to be said for owning and having access to the physical equipment for your master node.

Yeah I'm starting to think this way.

It's probably going to be the cheapest option too. Linux Box with a 2nd IP on your existing provider.

DNSCrypt - http://dnscrypt.org/ and compatible DNS - https://dnscrypt.eu/ - http://wiki.opennicproject.org/Tier2

Riseup.net VPN - https://help.riseup.net/en/vpn

+1000 DRK = Done.

[drkman]

Apart from Amazon, who else are masternode ops using? (Pref non US)

Speaking of "apart from Amazon"...  I would be interested to know what percentage of the 50-odd masternodes are there right now.  It'd be easy for them to shut them all down on a whim.

Right now, 30 of 55 are running on Amazon. Hence my desire to run my intended others elsewhere.

Most masternodes are there right now because there is a detailed guide with screenshots on how to set it up. If some of the members of the community create additional guides on how to set it up in other places, people will be happy to move them. So if any of you guys could write a guide for some other options, please go ahead and do it.

True, but cost is also an issue - an Amazon micro instance is basically free. Chaeplins guide can be followed exactly from the part where you're ssh'ed in to your server, regardless of where it is. In fact that part on is the easiest bit.

Don't you have to pay for Amazon bandwidth usage?  WHat if the bandwidth usage charges are more than the masternode payments?

[btc-mike]

Apart from Amazon, who else are masternode ops using? (Pref non US)

Speaking of "apart from Amazon"...  I would be interested to know what percentage of the 50-odd masternodes are there right now.  It'd be easy for them to shut them all down on a whim.

Right now, 30 of 55 are running on Amazon. Hence my desire to run my intended others elsewhere.

The decentralized solution has become centralized.

[thelonecrouton]

Don't you have to pay for Amazon bandwidth usage?  WHat if the bandwidth usage charges are more than the masternode payments?

You get 15GB a month free I think. I have no idea what MN bandwidth usage will be, we'll have to see. Also depends how many MNs there end up being.

[sharkbyte093]

Just wondering how wise it would be to run a masternode from a secondary computer on a home network?

[Icebucket]

Apart from Amazon, who else are masternode ops using? (Pref non US)

Speaking of "apart from Amazon"...  I would be interested to know what percentage of the 50-odd masternodes are there right now.  It'd be easy for them to shut them all down on a whim.

Right now, 30 of 55 are running on Amazon. Hence my desire to run my intended others elsewhere.

Most masternodes are there right now because there is a detailed guide with screenshots on how to set it up. If some of the members of the community create additional guides on how to set it up in other places, people will be happy to move them. So if any of you guys could write a guide for some other options, please go ahead and do it.

More than 50% of the network running of Amazon servers

This will clearly threaten the network, Im waiting for the hardened PIMP or BAMT masternode image before I will setup my MN in Iceland.

I suspect Im not the only one wanting to use my miner to run a MN. Some have pointed out that MN´s should be run on dedicated servers but I think it is still better to run it of my miner than adding another MN to Amazon.

"We will be working on creating AWS AMI’s for you to use as well as Ubuntu ISO images for you to setup a server"
this quote comes from Evan
https://darkcointalk.org/threads/darkcoin-update-masternode-requirements-masternode-payments.225/

Just hoping it will be ready in time for launch.  

[TanteStefana]

Please explain what ya'all are talking about to us non-coders??? LOL

This is basically a Darkcoin client "code" that helps it identify other Darkcoin clients. Before it was using Litecoin's which was giving people all those wallet syncing errors because their clients were communicating with Litecoin and others. Evan just flipped the order on all the bytes.

Ah!  In that case, I'll join in on the COOL, LOL

[TanteStefana]

I just posted a call to action in the main alt thread:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=599884.new#new

[coins101]

I just posted a call to action in the main alt thread:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=599884.new#new

great. will bump a few times

[thelonecrouton]

I just posted a call to action in the main alt thread:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=599884.new#new

Great stuff, am tempted to post eltitos sexy picture in there. 

[TanteStefana]

Hey, you're obviously a super smart guy, can't you patch P2pool for us?  Please?

Please explain what ya'all are talking about to us non-coders??? LOL

This is basically a Darkcoin client "code" that helps it identify other Darkcoin clients. Before it was using Litecoin's which was giving people all those wallet syncing errors because their clients were communicating with Litecoin and others. Evan just flipped the order on all the bytes.

It's a bit like using http://0xc0.0x40.0x51.0x6a (Hexadecimal IP) to resolve http://darkproxy.net  

Whoa, I didn't even know you could do that! TIL.

Yeah. Kind of cool isn't it. This is the stuff that gets forgotten about.

The following will work as well, although not with all browsers...

http://3225440618 - Decimal IP's

http://0xc040516a - Hexadecimal IP's

http://0xc0.0x40.0x51.0x6a - technically a dotted Hexadecimal IP

http://0300.0100.0121.0152 - dotted Octal IP's

You can add loads of 0's to dotted Octal IP quads, for example;

http://000000300.00000000000100.0000121.0000000152

It's also possible to mix and match the correctly ordered quads of dotted hexadecimal and dotted octal IP's

http://0300.0x40.0x51.0152  or  http://0xc0.0100.0121.0x6a

You can also try adding 'fake' authentication to help bypass web filters etc. For example,

http://darkcoinstodamoon@0300.0100.0x51.0x6a - (no I'm not trying to trick you), basically everything before the @ symbol is ignored.

~ Always check that the static IP address has not changed - or you might end up 'pinging' the pentagon or something!

[mannie]

http://chainz.cryptoid.info/drk/address.dws?188207.htm

211.6k up from 202.4k... at that rate tomorrow it'll probably have 220k

Someone with a time machine who knows just how big DRK will be a la Biff from Back to the Future 2? I wish I had that many...

[TanteStefana]

Apart from Amazon, who else are masternode ops using? (Pref non US)

Speaking of "apart from Amazon"...  I would be interested to know what percentage of the 50-odd masternodes are there right now.  It'd be easy for them to shut them all down on a whim.

Right now, 30 of 55 are running on Amazon. Hence my desire to run my intended others elsewhere.

Amazon is cheap, hence the popularity.  If mine were shut down, it wouldn't take long to start them up on my local machines though.  I see it as a security issue int that if a weakness is found in Amazon EC2's, then a malicious person could knock us all out at once.  But like I said, a lot of us could just fire up our locals then pretty quickly.

[thelonecrouton]

http://chainz.cryptoid.info/drk/address.dws?188207.htm

211.6k up from 202.4k... at that rate tomorrow it'll probably have 220k

Someone with a time machine who knows just how big DRK will be a la Biff from Back to the Future 2? I wish I had that many...

Yeah he/she bought another 5397 half an hour ago. Smart individual. Would do the same if I could hide it from the wife. 

[TanteStefana]

Apart from Amazon, who else are masternode ops using? (Pref non US)

Speaking of "apart from Amazon"...  I would be interested to know what percentage of the 50-odd masternodes are there right now.  It'd be easy for them to shut them all down on a whim.

Right now, 30 of 55 are running on Amazon. Hence my desire to run my intended others elsewhere.

Most masternodes are there right now because there is a detailed guide with screenshots on how to set it up. If some of the members of the community create additional guides on how to set it up in other places, people will be happy to move them. So if any of you guys could write a guide for some other options, please go ahead and do it.

True, but cost is also an issue - an Amazon micro instance is basically free. Chaeplins guide can be followed exactly from the part where you're ssh'ed in to your server, regardless of where it is. In fact that part on is the easiest bit.

Don't you have to pay for Amazon bandwidth usage?  WHat if the bandwidth usage charges are more than the masternode payments?

Yup, you do, and yes, it adds up.  My problem is that I really don't want to have to monitor my box at home.  Mining has been a total pain and my Ubuntu keeps crashing for some reason.  My IP is out so often late at night, screwing everything up.  It just isn't worth it.  Plus the electricity adds up to more than amazon's prices.  I have to be practical.  so do a lot of people.  So we're going to end up with a bunch of amazons.  lets hope it's not an Achilles' heel.

I already bought a 3 year package, so I'm hoping it will be useful for that length of time, LOL.  You can tell I really believe in the "long term" of this coin

[TanteStefana]

Apart from Amazon, who else are masternode ops using? (Pref non US)

Speaking of "apart from Amazon"...  I would be interested to know what percentage of the 50-odd masternodes are there right now.  It'd be easy for them to shut them all down on a whim.

Right now, 30 of 55 are running on Amazon. Hence my desire to run my intended others elsewhere.

The decentralized solution has become centralized.

Well, not really, not practically.  First off, Amazon has services in something like 6-8 different locations around the world.  Plus, each node is owned by different people, they're in control of them, not Amazon.  So it's still decentralized.  It's not the same as having a handful of servers serving up something like a blockchain, as in android wallets, or mixing service from one or two servers.

Next time I feel bored or have the inclination to mess with it again, I'll move my server to Argentina or Japan, LOL

[coins101]

http://chainz.cryptoid.info/drk/address.dws?188207.htm

211.6k up from 202.4k... at that rate tomorrow it'll probably have 220k

Someone with a time machine who knows just how big DRK will be a la Biff from Back to the Future 2? I wish I had that many...

Yeah he/she bought another 5397 half an hour ago. Smart individual. Would do the same if I could hide it from the wife. 

if darkmarket was up and running, you could list the wife and get more drk. Just a thought.