[ANN][DASH] Dash (dash.org) | First Self-Funding Self-Governing Crypto Currency

[Solarminer]

Can we put the Cronjob instructions into dashpay.atlassian.net/wiki
It is too good of info to bury here in this gigantic thread.  

Link ?
which once

dunno not code literate, but these two look like they make sence, maybe good to have 2 different versions

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=421615.msg12252991#msg12252991
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=421615.msg12254611#msg12254611

tx
moomoo just signed up for the wiki
he will take care of this
as some are up already but they need changes /fixing
https://dashpay.atlassian.net/wiki/display/DOC/New+Tools

I would suggest adding a tools section outside of the V12.  There are also some update scripts in the masternode guide section that could go in that tools section too.  Thanks.

[Solarminer]

I set this up to run every 10 minutes, just because it will be a pain if you are updating and every minute it tries to restart dashd.  If you want to run with UdjinM6's suggestion with the crontab start with a */10 for 10 minutes so you don't have to stop the crontab everytime you update your node.

Why not just put "rm dashd" as the first line of your update script?  Basically pull the rug out from under the crontab, so that it will not be able to start up again while you're in the process of updating.  Once you've put an (updated) dashd back in the same spot, the crontab should continue to work its magic as usual.

The questions are: How long does it take to shutdown dashd? and How fast can you remove the dashd after it is shutdown?  If it takes 30 seconds you have a 50/50 shot with a 1 minute restart.  I think we do have about an hour that you can be down before you have to to a local start.  So every 10 minutes isn't really a big deal.

The best way to control dedicated cron jobs like this is through an intermediary file.

Code:

*/1 * * * *  [ -f /home/dashuser/.dash/dashd_enable ] && /home/dashuser/mn_watch.sh >/dev/null 2>&1

Then you can ignore cron and just do

Code:

touch ~/.dash/dashd_enable

to monitor/auto-restart and

Code:

rm ~/.dash/dashd_enable

when you want cron to keep its mitts off your procs.

--

Also, adding logging-on-action to mn_watch.sh and redirecting to a logfile is a good idea.  You want to know how often this happens.

Code:

#!/bin/bash
if [ -z `pidof dashd` ]; then
echo "$(date +%Y-%m-%d\ %H:%m:%S\ %Z) - restarting dashd"
/home/dashuser/dashd 2>&1 >/dev/null
fi

(dashd >/dev/null not a big deal, it has it's own logging)

then

Code:

*/1 * * * *  [ -f /home/dashuser/.dash/dashd_enable ] && /home/dashuser/mn_watch.sh >/home/dashuser/mn_watch.log 2>&1

Instead of removing the dashd_enable, just move it like this.  Create two scripts.  One to stop and one to start.
stop.sh

Code:

mv dashd_enable dashd_disable

start.sh

Code:

mv dashd_disable dashd_enable

[UdjinM6]

is it normal to have the debug log flooded with these messages:

2015-08-27 15:48:10 CMasternodePaymentWinner::IsValid - Masternode not in the top 10 (11)
2015-08-27 15:48:10 mnw - invalid message - Masternode not in the top 10 (11)
2015-08-27 15:48:10 CMasternodePaymentWinner::IsValid - Masternode not in the top 10 (11)
2015-08-27 15:48:10 mnw - invalid message - Masternode not in the top 10 (11)
2015-08-27 15:48:10 CMasternodePaymentWinner::IsValid - Masternode not in the top 10 (11)
2015-08-27 15:48:10 mnw - invalid message - Masternode not in the top 10 (11)
2015-08-27 15:48:10 CMasternodePaymentWinner::IsValid - Masternode not in the top 10 (12)
2015-08-27 15:48:10 mnw - invalid message - Masternode not in the top 10 (12)
2015-08-27 15:48:10 CMasternodePaymentWinner::IsValid - Masternode not in the top 10 (11)

  PID USER      PR  NI  VIRT  RES  SHR S  %CPU %MEM    TIME+  COMMAND                                                                                                                                                                                                       
***** ****    20   0 1721m 1.2g  65m S 116.9  4.0   4:23.91 dashd

10-20 minutes after a start - yes, it's a known one https://github.com/dashpay/dash/issues/578

[alex-ru]

Let me present our first unofficial DASH Promo video in English language (produced by common efforts)
"Dash = Digital Cash"



Link for distribution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1HYBMcyEPQ

You can view and download it in several resolutions, up to full-HD (1920*1080).

It is based on my Russian video, but was improved and adopted for English (western) Audience.

English Transcrypt:
- Introducing DASH, a new form of digital cash which combines the advantages of cash and electronic payments providing a new level of financial freedom.
- Despite the growth of banking technology, paper currency is still your best option to prevent banks and governments from monitoring your transactions.
- Cash works great for face to face transactions, but when it comes to transferring funds over the internet or across the world you have to use modern, electronic methods.
- But as soon as you give up control of your cash to a bank, it’s not yours anymore. Your funds can be tracked, limited, or even blocked at any time.
- On top of this, central banks have the power to devalue or even confiscate your money.
- Up until now, we had to put up with these risks because there was no alternative. Now there’s DASH, an independent decentralized cryptocurrency which can be transferred electronically, but leaves you in full control of your money.
- By now, you’ve probably heard of Bitcoin, the first widely accepted cryptocurrency. Now it’s time to learn about DASH, which takes Bitcoin to another level by focusing on privacy.
- DASH is your own personal digital cash protected using advanced cryptography. Transactions are processed not by a bank, but by the distributed power of thousands of independent computers all over the world. You can transfer money anywhere. Safely, instantly, privately. These transfers can’t be tracked or blocked.
- DASH can be exchanged easily for dollars, euros, or any other currency using internet exchanges or even face to face. The total supply of DASH is fixed, eliminating the risks of inflation or deflation.
- Gone are the days when you have to pay outrageous fees and wait days to transfer funds. DASH is instant, private, and most transactions cost less than a penny.
- You can store DASH on your computer, phone, flash drive or even a sheet of paper using advanced security techniques.
- Simply download and install the DASH wallet program to begin using the most advanced, private form of digital cash available. You’ll be able to send and receive anonymous payments without giving your personal information to any 3rd party.
- On the official DASH website you can learn more about this exciting new technology.
- Be sure to share the link to this video with your friends and family. For more information please visit dashpay dot io.

Great thanks to oaxaca - who became the main initiator of this project.
He has not just adopted text, but also acted as Voice Talent for this video!
Aslo he helped with music.

Thanks to tungfa, kot and to all others who helped created the best text.
Thanks to Otoh who donated big part of this video production.

Thanks for further donations - they will help to compensate direct expanses, adopt to other languages, and produce additional videos!
DASH: XxG6WRPA5ef767m37eEbGjK8T1UPAVGdCq

[boolberry]

DASH you are hereby invited to participate in an anonymity #PepsiChallenge

If you think you can handle the comparison by an unbiased group of users outside the current #BBR and #DASH communities please accept our invitation!

https://www.reddit.com/r/dashpay/comments/3im9tu/do_you_accept_the_challenge/
https://www.reddit.com/r/boolberry/comments/3im9jk/lets_try_to_find_current_and_prospective/
https://twitter.com/BBRcurrency/status/636941724347072512

[Solarminer]

Let me present our first unofficial DASH Promo video in English language (produced by common efforts)
"Dash = Digital Cash"



You can view and download it in several resolutions, up to full-HD (1920*1080).

It is based on my Russian video, but was improved a bit and adopted for English (western) Audience.

English Transcrypt:
...
Great thanks to oaxaca - who became the main initiator of this project.
He has not just adopted text, but also acted as Voice Talent for this video!
Aslo he helped with music.

Thanks for tungfa, kot and all others who helped created the best text.
Thanks for Otoh who donated big part of this video production.

Thanks for further donations - they will help to compensate direct expanses, adopt to other languages, and produce additional videos!
DASH: XxG6WRPA5ef767m37eEbGjK8T1UPAVGdCq

WOW! Fantastic job.

Suggestion:
- By now, you’ve probably heard of Bitcoin, the first widely accepted cryptocurrency. Now it’s time to learn about DASH, which takes Bitcoin to another level by focusing on privacy and speed.

[crackfoo]

is it normal to have the debug log flooded with these messages:

2015-08-27 15:48:10 CMasternodePaymentWinner::IsValid - Masternode not in the top 10 (11)
2015-08-27 15:48:10 mnw - invalid message - Masternode not in the top 10 (11)
2015-08-27 15:48:10 CMasternodePaymentWinner::IsValid - Masternode not in the top 10 (11)
2015-08-27 15:48:10 mnw - invalid message - Masternode not in the top 10 (11)
2015-08-27 15:48:10 CMasternodePaymentWinner::IsValid - Masternode not in the top 10 (11)
2015-08-27 15:48:10 mnw - invalid message - Masternode not in the top 10 (11)
2015-08-27 15:48:10 CMasternodePaymentWinner::IsValid - Masternode not in the top 10 (12)
2015-08-27 15:48:10 mnw - invalid message - Masternode not in the top 10 (12)
2015-08-27 15:48:10 CMasternodePaymentWinner::IsValid - Masternode not in the top 10 (11)

  PID USER      PR  NI  VIRT  RES  SHR S  %CPU %MEM    TIME+  COMMAND                                                                                                                                                                                                       
***** ****    20   0 1721m 1.2g  65m S 116.9  4.0   4:23.91 dashd

10-20 minutes after a start - yes, it's a known one https://github.com/dashpay/dash/issues/578

Ok, thanks

[alex-ru]

WOW! Fantastic job.

Suggestion:
- By now, you’ve probably heard of Bitcoin, the first widely accepted cryptocurrency. Now it’s time to learn about DASH, which takes Bitcoin to another level by focusing on privacy and speed.

Thanks!

We need all suggestions - as we preparing 1 more video "Dash is the best alternative to Bitcoin" at the moment.
Please join everybody who can help to produce 1 more perfect video!

[oaxaca]

DASH you are hereby invited to participate in a anonymity #PepsiChallenge

Not that market cap means much, but just for the record...

[boolberry]

DASH you are hereby invited to participate in an anonymity #PepsiChallenge

Not that market cap means much, but just for the record...

Actually I do think that market cap is a factor that newcomers to anonymous currencies should consider. Feel free to emphasize that relative (current) advantage of DASH over BBR if you like.

Do you accept the challenge?

[ddink7]

DASH you are hereby invited to participate in an anonymity #PepsiChallenge

If you think you can handle the comparison by an unbiased group of users outside the current #BBR and #DASH communities please accept our invitation!

https://www.reddit.com/r/dashpay/comments/3im9tu/do_you_accept_the_challenge/
https://www.reddit.com/r/boolberry/comments/3im9jk/lets_try_to_find_current_and_prospective/
https://twitter.com/BBRcurrency/status/636941724347072512

You do realize that the Pepsi Challenge was a load of horseshit, right? The key to the whole thing was that drinkers could only have ONE sip of each drink. In that case, because Pepsi is sweeter, it was the overwhelming favorite. But when researchers did a different test, this time asking participants to drink the entire can, Coke was the clear winner.

Anyway, just some trivia for you. Out of curiosity, would you accept the InstantX Challenge? Since Dash is about way more than just anonymity =)

[alex-ru]

DASH you are hereby invited to participate in an anonymity #PepsiChallenge

I would advice you to organize anonymity competition between all Cryptonote forks first. (10? 20? at the moment).
And winner could invite Dash to participate in an anonymity or other Challenge.

It is not because BBR is bad, but.... you see... there are too many outsider-coins are trying to PR on Dash name here every day... so nobody get them serious anymore .

[Solarminer]

WOW! Fantastic job.

Suggestion:
- By now, you’ve probably heard of Bitcoin, the first widely accepted cryptocurrency. Now it’s time to learn about DASH, which takes Bitcoin to another level by focusing on privacy and speed.

Thanks!

We need all suggestions - as we preparing 1 more video "Dash is the best alternative to Bitcoin" at the moment.
Please join everybody who can help to produce 1 more perfect video!

alex-ru, I would be happy to add several suggestions for the new video.  Would you mind opening a new subject on dashtalk.org with the "Dash is the best alternative to Bitcoin" title?

[alex-ru]

WOW! Fantastic job.

Suggestion:
- By now, you’ve probably heard of Bitcoin, the first widely accepted cryptocurrency. Now it’s time to learn about DASH, which takes Bitcoin to another level by focusing on privacy and speed.

Thanks!

We need all suggestions - as we preparing 1 more video "Dash is the best alternative to Bitcoin" at the moment.
Please join everybody who can help to produce 1 more perfect video!

alex-ru, I would be happy to add several suggestions for the new video.  Would you mind opening a new subject on dashtalk.org with the "Dash is the best alternative to Bitcoin" title?

It is doing through https://dashpay.atlassian.net/wiki/display/OTS/Russian+Video+in+English+-+text+preparation (for best effectiveness)
at the moment. If you need access - please contact Dash team.

Thank you for your intention to help!

[boolberry]

DASH you are hereby invited to participate in an anonymity #PepsiChallenge

I would advice you to organize anonymity competition between all Cryptonote forks first. (10? 20? at the moment).
And winner could invite Dash to participate in an anonymity or other Challenge.

It is not because BBR is bad, but.... you see... there are too many outsider-coins are trying to PR on Dash name here every day... so nobody isn't getting them serious anymore .

Boolberry feels as though it is the most anonymous CryptoNote coin already for this reason: http://boolberry.com/files/Boolberry_Solves_CryptoNote_Flaws.pdf

We came to you directly as you seem to be the highest profile CoinJoin based coin (and there are many). If you feel like your technology can compete with us, please accept our challenge. We respect your community enough not to ask you to compare yourself in a challenge with the dozens of CoinJoin coins in existence today

We are not trying to convert your users. Lets target people outside of the current BBR and DASH communities and let them decide which anonymity solution they like the best

[blajde]

DASH you are hereby invited to participate in an anonymity #PepsiChallenge

I would advice you to organize anonymity competition between all Cryptonote forks first. (10? 20? at the moment).
And winner could invite Dash to participate in an anonymity or other Challenge.

It is not because BBR is bad, but.... you see... there are too many outsider-coins are trying to PR on Dash name here every day... so nobody isn't getting them serious anymore .

Boolberry feels as though it is the most anonymous CryptoNote coin already for this reason: http://boolberry.com/files/Boolberry_Solves_CryptoNote_Flaws.pdf

We came to you directly as you seem to be the highest profile CoinJoin based coin (and there are many). If you feel like your technology can compete with us, please accept our challenge. We respect your community enough not to ask you to compare yourself in a challenge with the dozens of CoinJoin coins in existence today

We are not trying to convert your users. Lets target people outside of the current BBR and DASH communities and let them decide which anonymity solution they like the best

You have to throw many rocks to take down this mountain.

Do you feel your technology can compete with us? why?

[qwizzie]

Let me present our first unofficial DASH Promo video in English language (produced by common efforts)
"Dash = Digital Cash"



Link for distribution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1HYBMcyEPQ

You can view and download it in several resolutions, up to full-HD (1920*1080).

It is based on my Russian video, but was improved and adopted for English (western) Audience.

English Transcrypt:
- Introducing DASH, a new form of digital cash which combines the advantages of cash and electronic payments providing a new level of financial freedom.
- Despite the growth of banking technology, paper currency is still your best option to prevent banks and governments from monitoring your transactions.
- Cash works great for face to face transactions, but when it comes to transferring funds over the internet or across the world you have to use modern, electronic methods.
- But as soon as you give up control of your cash to a bank, it’s not yours anymore. Your funds can be tracked, limited, or even blocked at any time.
- On top of this, central banks have the power to devalue or even confiscate your money.
- Up until now, we had to put up with these risks because there was no alternative. Now there’s DASH, an independent decentralized cryptocurrency which can be transferred electronically, but leaves you in full control of your money.
- By now, you’ve probably heard of Bitcoin, the first widely accepted cryptocurrency. Now it’s time to learn about DASH, which takes Bitcoin to another level by focusing on privacy.
- DASH is your own personal digital cash protected using advanced cryptography. Transactions are processed not by a bank, but by the distributed power of thousands of independent computers all over the world. You can transfer money anywhere. Safely, instantly, privately. These transfers can’t be tracked or blocked.
- DASH can be exchanged easily for dollars, euros, or any other currency using internet exchanges or even face to face. The total supply of DASH is fixed, eliminating the risks of inflation or deflation.
- Gone are the days when you have to pay outrageous fees and wait days to transfer funds. DASH is instant, private, and most transactions cost less than a penny.
- You can store DASH on your computer, phone, flash drive or even a sheet of paper using advanced security techniques.
- Simply download and install the DASH wallet program to begin using the most advanced, private form of digital cash available. You’ll be able to send and receive anonymous payments without giving your personal information to any 3rd party.
- On the official DASH website you can learn more about this exciting new technology.
- Be sure to share the link to this video with your friends and family. For more information please visit dashpay dot io.

Great thanks to oaxaca - who became the main initiator of this project.
He has not just adopted text, but also acted as Voice Talent for this video!
Aslo he helped with music.

Thanks for tungfa, kot and all others who helped created the best text.
Thanks for Otoh who donated big part of this video production.

Thanks for further donations - they will help to compensate direct expanses, adopt to other languages, and produce additional videos!
DASH: XxG6WRPA5ef767m37eEbGjK8T1UPAVGdCq

Well done guys, it was a pleasure viewing that promotion video in english.

[qwizzie]

Lets brainstorm about the upcoming roadmap update a bit, what do you feel should be in there and why ?
Hell, we may even give the dev team some new ideas ...

Focus-points for consideration i came up with so far without having a clear preference yet  :

* Scalability
* Wallet Security (setting up some encryption on whole wallet for example with wallet access through pincode)
* Improve Wallet User-Friendly even more
* Masternode Blinding
* IP obfuscation / Integrating TOR tech
* Doing R & D into Wallet Exchange feutures

[boolberry]

DASH you are hereby invited to participate in an anonymity #PepsiChallenge

I would advice you to organize anonymity competition between all Cryptonote forks first. (10? 20? at the moment).
And winner could invite Dash to participate in an anonymity or other Challenge.

It is not because BBR is bad, but.... you see... there are too many outsider-coins are trying to PR on Dash name here every day... so nobody isn't getting them serious anymore .

Boolberry feels as though it is the most anonymous CryptoNote coin already for this reason: http://boolberry.com/files/Boolberry_Solves_CryptoNote_Flaws.pdf

We came to you directly as you seem to be the highest profile CoinJoin based coin (and there are many). If you feel like your technology can compete with us, please accept our challenge. We respect your community enough not to ask you to compare yourself in a challenge with the dozens of CoinJoin coins in existence today

We are not trying to convert your users. Lets target people outside of the current BBR and DASH communities and let them decide which anonymity solution they like the best

You have to throw many rocks to take down this mountain.

Do you feel your technology can compete with us? why?

I gave you one link above here are a few others since you asked. BBR is unique:
http://boolberry.net/files/whitepaper.pdf
http://boolberry.org/files/Boolberry_Reduces_Blockchain_Bloat.pdf
http://boolberry.com/files/Boolberry_Solves_CryptoNote_Flaws.pdf

FYI Kristov Atlas is curious about how the comparison would work. Feel free to share your ideas
https://twitter.com/kristovatlas/status/636963863511068672

[Minotaur26]

DASH you are hereby invited to participate in an anonymity #PepsiChallenge

Dash does not use coinjoin, it uses its own technology, Darksend, that was originally inspired by CoinJoin for that part of its technology.  Dash has become a platform that improves in many aspects of crypto, I really think is just apple and oranges.  So no thank you, we appreciate your interest and wish you well with your product.


To be honest it feels like a publicity stunt on your part and a little spammy, I think it would be better if you could just focus on promoting your solution on your own thread.