symbol-shoestring 0.1.1

Symbol Shoestring Deployment Tool

shoestring

Security

[!IMPORTANT] CLI commands will generate unencrypted PEM file by default. The file specified via the argument --ca-key-path is expected to contain the main private key. This file itself is NOT needed to run the node and can be removed after the node is properly configured.

Additionally, the pemtool command can produce a encrypted PEM file, which is supported by all CLI commands.

In order to limit security risk, it is recommended to:

1. Make sure to back up ca.key.pem
2. Remove ca.key.pem after node setup
3. Use an encrypted PEM file if main account is sufficient valuable.

[!WARNING] shoestring.wizard does not currently support encrypted PEM files because there is no password input currently.

PEM files

To import existing private key and optionally encrypt it, we recommend using pemtool command, described below in pemtool section.

OpenSSL can be used to inspect the contents of a PEM file.

To print the public key only:

openssl pkey -in PEM_FILE.pem -noout -text_pub

To print both the private key and public key:

openssl pkey -in PEM_FILE.pem -noout -text

OpenSSL can also be used to generate completely new key:

openssl genpkey -algorithm ed25519 -out ca.key.pem

To generate new encrypted key:

openssl genpkey -algorithm ed25519 -out ca.key.pem -pass OPTIONS-FOLLOW

For details on openssl -pass switch we refer to openssl passphrase documentation.

Tips

If you are setting up a new node from scratch, it is recommended to use init and setup.

If you are setting up a new node but have existing harvesting and/or voting keys, it is recommended to update the imports section of the shoestring configuration file downloaded by init before running setup.

If you need to renew voting key files, it is recommended to use renew-voting-keys. This command will unregister all expired voting keys and register a new set of voting keys starting at first epoch without a registered voting key.

CLI Commands

In commands that require --package switch, the list of currently supported network aliases are:

• mainnet
• sai (current testnet)

As documented below, alternatively full path to package zip file can be provided using file:///filename or http(s)://.

Setup Commands

init

Extracts a template shoestring configuration file from a package that the user can then customize.

init [--package PACKAGE] config

  config             path to shoestring configuration file
  --package PACKAGE  Network configuration package. Possible values: (name | file:///filename | http(s)://uri) (default: mainnet)

min-cosignatures-count

Automatically detects the minimum cosignatures required for an account and optionally updates the shoestring configuration file.

min-cosignatures-count --config CONFIG --ca-key-path CA_KEY_PATH [--update]

  --config CONFIG           path to shoestring configuration file
  --ca-key-path CA_KEY_PATH path to main private key PEM file
  --update                  update the shoestring configuration file

import-bootstrap

Imports settings from a symbol-bootstap installation.

import-bootstrap --config CONFIG --bootstrap BOOTSTRAP

  --config CONFIG       path to shoestring configuration file
  --bootstrap BOOTSTRAP path to bootstrap target directory

pemtool

Generates a main private key PEM file that can be used by shoestring.

pemtool --output OUTPUT [--input INPUT] [--ask-pass] [--force]

  --output OUTPUT  output PEM key file
  --input INPUT    input private key file (optional)
  --ask-pass       encrypt PEM with a password (password prompt will be shown)
  --force          overwrite output file if it already exists

setup

Sets up a Symbol node from scratch

setup \
    --config CONFIG \
    [--package PACKAGE] \
    [--directory DIRECTORY] \
    [--overrides OVERRIDES] \
    [--metadata METADATA] \
    [--security {default,paranoid,insecure}] \
    --ca-key-path CA_KEY_PATH

  --config CONFIG           path to shoestring configuration file
  --package PACKAGE         Network configuration package. Possible values: (name | file:///filename | http(s)://uri) (default: mainnet)
  --directory DIRECTORY     installation directory (default: $HOME)
  --overrides OVERRIDES     path to custom user settings
  --metadata METADATA       custom node metadata (this is only valid for API roles)
  --security                security mode (default: default)
  --ca-key-path CA_KEY_PATH path to main private key PEM file

Please note that only security mode "default" is supported at this time.

This command will generate a transaction that will need to be sent to the network using announce-transaction to update the network state.

Operational Commands

signer

Signs a transaction that can then be announced to the network

signer --config CONFIG --ca-key-path CA_KEY_PATH [--save] filename

  filename                  transaction binary payload
  --config CONFIG           path to shoestring configuration file
  --ca-key-path CA_KEY_PATH path to main private key PEM file
  --save                    save signed payload into same file as input

announce-transaction

Announces a transaction to the network.

announce-transaction --config CONFIG --transaction TRANSACTION

  --config CONFIG           path to shoestring configuration file
  --transaction TRANSACTION file containing serialized transaction to send

health

Checks the health of the local Symbol node.

health [-h] --config CONFIG [--directory DIRECTORY]

  --config CONFIG       path to shoestring configuration file
  --directory DIRECTORY installation directory (default: $HOME)

Upgrade Commands

upgrade

Upgrades a node to the latest client version.

upgrade \
    --config CONFIG \
    [--package PACKAGE] \
    [--directory DIRECTORY] \
    [--overrides OVERRIDES] \
    [--metadata METADATA]

  --config CONFIG           path to shoestring configuration file
  --package PACKAGE         Network configuration package. Possible values: (name | file:///filename | http(s)://uri) (default: mainnet)
  --directory DIRECTORY     installation directory (default: $HOME)
  --overrides OVERRIDES     path to custom user settings
  --metadata METADATA       custom node metadata (this is only valid for API roles)

renew-certificates

Renews peer certificates.

renew-certificates --config CONFIG [--directory DIRECTORY] --ca-key-path CA_KEY_PATH [--renew-ca]

  --config CONFIG           path to shoestring configuration file
  --directory DIRECTORY     installation directory (default: $HOME)
  --ca-key-path CA_KEY_PATH path to main private key PEM file
  --renew-ca                renews CA certificate too

When --renew-ca is set, both CA and node certificates will be regenerated. Otherwise, only node certificate will be.

renew-voting-keys

Renews voting keys.

renew-voting-keys --config CONFIG [--directory DIRECTORY]

  --config CONFIG           path to shoestring configuration file
  --directory DIRECTORY     installation directory (default: $HOME)

This command will generate a transaction that will need to be sent to the network using announce-transaction to update the network state.

reset-data

Resets blockchain state to allow a resync from scratch.

reset-data --config CONFIG [--directory DIRECTORY] [--purge-harvesters]

  --config CONFIG           path to shoestring configuration file
  --directory DIRECTORY     installation directory (default: $HOME)
  --purge-harvesters        purge harvesters.dat file

When --purge-harvesters is set, delegates discovered using old keys will be discarded.

Files

Shoestring Configuration INI

INI file used by shoestring to customize a Symbol node deployment. It is composed of five sections: network, images, services, transaction, imports, node.

network

Describes properties of network that deployed node should connect with. These should match values in config-network.properties Symbol configuration file. If init command is used, these values shouldn't be modified

name                  Network name
identifier            Network numeric identifier
epochAdjustment       Network epoch adjustment
generationHashSeed    Network generation hash seed

images

Describes Symbol docker images to use. If init command is used, these values shouldn't be modified

client  Catapult client docker image
rest    REST docker image

services

Describes network services to use during deployment. If init command is used, these values shouldn't be modified

nodewatch  URL to nodewatch service.

transactions

Describes properties of generated transactions. If init command is used, most of these values generally shouldn't be modified. min-cosignatures-count command can be used to automatically update minCosignaturesCount setting.

General properties:

feeMultiplier             Min fee multiplier of generated transactions
timeoutHours              Timeout of generated transactions (in hours)
minCosignaturesCount      Minimum number of cosignatures generated transactions will require

When signer command is signing an aggregate bonded transaction, it will additionally generate a hash lock transaction using the following properties:

hashLockDuration          Hash lock duration in blocks
currencyMosaicId          Network currency mosaid id
lockedFundsPerAggregate   Locked funds per aggregate

imports

Describes keys to import. These need to be manually set if there are harvesting and/or voting keys that need to be imported.

harvester Path to a config-harvesting.properties Symbol configuration file containing harvesting keys to import
voter     Path to a directory containing private_key_tree*.day files to import

node

Describes settings to customize a node.

features supports the following:

• PEER - Peer support
• API - REST support
• HARVESTER - Node will be configured to harvest and accept delegated harvesters
• VOTER - Node will be configured to vote

caPassword supports all available openssl passphrase options: https://www.openssl.org/docs/man3.0/man1/openssl-passphrase-options.html.

features       One or more node features to deploy (| delimited)
userId         User id of node used to set process and file permissons
groupId        Group id of node used to set process and file permissons
caPassword     Password of CA (main) PEM private key file (if applicable)
apiHttps       Set to enable HTTPS REST (only applicable when features include API)

caCommonName   Common name of generated CA certificates
nodeCommonName Common name of generated Node certificates

Overrides

INI file that is used to customize advanced Symbol settings.

Sections should have the format [<config-short-name>.<config-section>]. Section contents will then be applied to the appropriate Symbol configuration file.

For example, in order to set two custom settings:

1. connectTimeout - located in the config-node.properties file in section node
2. maxUnlockedAccounts - located in the config-harvesting.properties file in section harvesting

The following snippet will suffice:

[node.node]

connectTimeout = 5s

[harvesting.harvesting]

maxUnlockedAccounts = 2

Notice that these custom settings are applied BEFORE shoestring updates the Symbol configuration files. In cases of conflicts, the shoestring changes will take precedence.

Node Metadata

JSON file that is ingested and used to replace the contents of nodeMetadata in rest.json. This data is then accessible via the node/metadata REST endpoint. This file is optional and only used for deployments including API role.

Running

Prerequisites:

apt-get install python3 python3-pip openssl

Installing and running prepared package:

python3 -m pip install symbol-shoestring
python3 -m shoestring --help

(Alternative) Running from github clone:

cd symbol-product-directory/tools/shoestring

python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
PYTHONPATH=. python3 -m shoestring --help