# Become a Block Producer

To obtain a Block Producer account on CoVax, reach out in the CoVax Telegram channel: <https://t.me/CoVaxApp>.

Hyperion: <https://covax.eosrio.io/v2/docs/index.html> | courtesy of [`eosriobrazil`](https://eosrio.io/)

[Block Producer Scorecard](https://validate.eosnation.io/covax/producers/) | courtesy of [EOS Nation](https://eosnation.io/)

[EOS Block Producer Benchmarks](https://www.alohaeos.com/tools/benchmarks#networkId=21\&timeframeId=2) | courtesy of [Aloha EOS](https://www.alohaeos.com/)

Guide:

* [Genesis JSON](https://docs.liquidapps.io/en/v2.0/covax/become-a-bp.html#genesis-json)
* [Peers](https://docs.liquidapps.io/en/v2.0/covax/become-a-bp.html#peers)
* [API Endpoints](https://docs.liquidapps.io/en/v2.0/covax/become-a-bp.html#api-endpoints)
* [Snapshots](https://docs.liquidapps.io/en/v2.0/covax/become-a-bp.html#snapshots)
* [Scripts](https://docs.liquidapps.io/en/v2.0/covax/become-a-bp.html#scripts)

### Genesis JSON:

```
{
  "initial_timestamp": "2018-03-18T08:55:11.000",
  "initial_key": "EOS6HyUZskuWbHzhZx4Vi8ZxcaW28hte5MVGhejFGJeDbd6iYYXBn",
  "initial_configuration": {
    "max_block_net_usage": 1048576,
    "target_block_net_usage_pct": 1000,
    "max_transaction_net_usage": 524288,
    "base_per_transaction_net_usage": 12,
    "net_usage_leeway": 500,
    "context_free_discount_net_usage_num": 20,
    "context_free_discount_net_usage_den": 100,
    "max_block_cpu_usage": 100000,
    "target_block_cpu_usage_pct": 500,
    "max_transaction_cpu_usage": 50000,
    "min_transaction_cpu_usage": 100,
    "max_transaction_lifetime": 3600,
    "deferred_trx_expiration_window": 600,
    "max_transaction_delay": 3888000,
    "max_inline_action_size": 4096,
    "max_inline_action_depth": 4,
    "max_authority_depth": 6
  },
  "initial_chain_id": "63788f6e75cdb4ec9d8bb64ce128fa08005326a8b91702d0d03e81ba80e14d27"
}
```

### Peers:

```
eosnode-covax.liquidapps.io:9876
node1.eosdsp.com:9888
dsp1.dappsolutions.app:9875
covax.maltablock.org:9876
covax.eosrio.io:8132
covax.eosn.io:9876
node3.blockstartdsp.com:8132
```

### API Endpoints:

* [`http://eosnode-covax.liquidapps.io`](http://eosnode-covax.liquidapps.io/v1/chain/get_info)
* [`https://covax.eosn.io`](https://covax.eosn.io/v1/chain/get_info)
* [`https://covax.eosdsp.com`](https://covax.eosdsp.com/v1/chain/get_info)
* [`http://node3.blockstartdsp.com:8200`](http://node3.blockstartdsp.com:8200/v1/chain/get_info)

### Snapshots:

<https://snapshots.eosnation.io/> | courtesy of [EOS Nation](https://eosnation.io/)

### Scripts:

* [`genesis_start.sh`](https://docs.liquidapps.io/en/v2.0/covax/become-a-bp.html#genesis-start-sh)
* [`start.sh`](https://docs.liquidapps.io/en/v2.0/covax/become-a-bp.html#start-sh)
* [`stop.sh`](https://docs.liquidapps.io/en/v2.0/covax/become-a-bp.html#stop-sh)
* [`hard_replay.sh`](https://docs.liquidapps.io/en/v2.0/covax/become-a-bp.html#hard-replay-sh)
* [`clean.sh`](https://docs.liquidapps.io/en/v2.0/covax/become-a-bp.html#clean-sh)

The following are a list of scripts from the bios boot sequence tutorial located [here](https://developers.eos.io/welcome/latest/tutorials/bios-boot-sequence/). The `PURBLIC_KEY_HERE` and `PRIVATE_KEY_HERE` fields must be updated in the `genesis_start.sh`, `start.sh`, and `hard_replay.sh` scripts.

To start the chain from genesis, run the `genesis_start.sh` file, then if you need to stop the chain, run `stop.sh`, if you need to start again, run `start.sh`. If you get a dirty flag, run `hard_replay.sh`.

If you need to wipe everything, run `stop.sh`, `clean.sh`, `genesis_start.sh`.

If you need to install eosio, see the [eosio node](https://docs.liquidapps.io/en/v2.0/dsps/eosio-node.html) section of the docs.

```
mkdir biosboot
touch genesis.json
nano genesis.json
mkdir genesis
cd genesis
mkdir YOUR_BP_NAME_HERE
cd YOUR_BP_NAME_HERE
touch genesis_start.sh
nano genesis_start.sh
chmod 755 genesis_start.sh
./genesis_start.sh
# create start.sh, stop.sh, hard_replay.sh, and clean.sh
```

#### `genesis_start.sh`

```
#!/bin/bash
DATADIR="./blockchain"
CURDIRNAME=${PWD##*/}
if [ ! -d $DATADIR ]; then
  mkdir -p $DATADIR;
fi
nodeos \
--genesis-json $DATADIR"/../../../genesis.json" \
--signature-provider PURBLIC_KEY_HERE=KEY:PRIVATE_KEY_HERE \
--plugin eosio::producer_plugin \
--plugin eosio::producer_api_plugin \
--plugin eosio::chain_plugin \
--plugin eosio::chain_api_plugin \
--plugin eosio::http_plugin \
--plugin eosio::history_api_plugin \
--plugin eosio::history_plugin \
--data-dir $DATADIR"/data" \
--blocks-dir $DATADIR"/blocks" \
--config-dir $DATADIR"/config" \
--producer-name $CURDIRNAME \
--http-server-address 127.0.0.1:8888 \
--p2p-listen-endpoint 127.0.0.1:9876 \
--p2p-peer-address localhost:9877 \
--access-control-allow-origin=* \
--contracts-console \
--http-validate-host=false \
--verbose-http-errors \
--enable-stale-production \
--wasm-runtime=eos-vm \
--eos-vm-oc-enable \
--p2p-peer-address eosnode-covax.liquidapps.io:9876 \
--p2p-peer-address node1.eosdsp.com:9888 \
--p2p-peer-address dsp1.dappsolutions.app:9875 \
--p2p-peer-address covax.maltablock.org:9876 \
--p2p-peer-address covax.eosrio.io:8132 \
--p2p-peer-address covax.eosn.io:9876 \
--p2p-peer-address node3.blockstartdsp.com:8132 \
>> $DATADIR"/nodeos.log" 2>&1 & \
echo $! > $DATADIR"/eosd.pid"
```

#### `start.sh`

```
#!/bin/bash
DATADIR="./blockchain"
        CURDIRNAME=${PWD##*/}
​
if [ ! -d $DATADIR ]; then
  mkdir -p $DATADIR;
fi
​
nodeos \
--signature-provider PURBLIC_KEY_HERE=KEY:PRIVATE_KEY_HERE \
--plugin eosio::producer_plugin \
--plugin eosio::producer_api_plugin \
--plugin eosio::chain_plugin \
--plugin eosio::chain_api_plugin \
--plugin eosio::http_plugin \
--plugin eosio::history_api_plugin \
--plugin eosio::history_plugin \
--data-dir $DATADIR"/data" \
--blocks-dir $DATADIR"/blocks" \
--config-dir $DATADIR"/config" \
--producer-name $CURDIRNAME \
--http-server-address 0.0.0.0:8888 \
--p2p-listen-endpoint 0.0.0.0:9876 \
--access-control-allow-origin=* \
--contracts-console \
--http-validate-host=false \
--verbose-http-errors \
--enable-stale-production \
--wasm-runtime=eos-vm \
--eos-vm-oc-enable \
--p2p-peer-address eosnode-covax.liquidapps.io:9876 \
--p2p-peer-address node1.eosdsp.com:9888 \
--p2p-peer-address dsp1.dappsolutions.app:9875 \
--p2p-peer-address covax.maltablock.org:9876 \
--p2p-peer-address covax.eosrio.io:8132 \
--p2p-peer-address covax.eosn.io:9876 \
--p2p-peer-address node3.blockstartdsp.com:8132 \
>> $DATADIR"/nodeos.log" 2>&1 & \
echo $! > $DATADIR"/eosd.pid"
```

#### `stop.sh`

```
#!/bin/bash
DATADIR="./blockchain/"
​
if [ -f $DATADIR"/eosd.pid" ]; then
pid=`cat $DATADIR"/eosd.pid"`
echo $pid
kill $pid
rm -r $DATADIR"/eosd.pid"
echo -ne "Stoping Node"
while true; do
[ ! -d "/proc/$pid/fd" ] && break
echo -ne "."
sleep 1
done
echo -ne "\rNode Stopped. \n"
fi
```

#### `hard_replay.sh`

```
#!/bin/bash
DATADIR="./blockchain"
CURDIRNAME=${PWD##*/}
​
if [ ! -d $DATADIR ]; then
  mkdir -p $DATADIR;
fi
​
nodeos \
--signature-provider PURBLIC_KEY_HERE=KEY:PRIVATE_KEY_HERE \
--plugin eosio::producer_plugin \
--plugin eosio::producer_api_plugin \
--plugin eosio::chain_plugin \
--plugin eosio::chain_api_plugin \
--plugin eosio::http_plugin \
--plugin eosio::history_api_plugin \
--plugin eosio::history_plugin \
--data-dir $DATADIR"/data" \
--blocks-dir $DATADIR"/blocks" \
--config-dir $DATADIR"/config" \
--producer-name $CURDIRNAME \
--http-server-address 127.0.0.1:8888 \
--p2p-listen-endpoint 127.0.0.1:9876 \
--p2p-peer-address localhost:9877 \
--access-control-allow-origin=* \
--contracts-console \
--http-validate-host=false \
--verbose-http-errors \
--enable-stale-production \
--wasm-runtime=eos-vm \
--eos-vm-oc-enable \
--hard-replay-blockchain \
--p2p-peer-address eosnode-covax.liquidapps.io:9876 \
--p2p-peer-address node1.eosdsp.com:9888 \
--p2p-peer-address dsp1.dappsolutions.app:9875 \
--p2p-peer-address covax.maltablock.org:9876 \
--p2p-peer-address covax.eosrio.io:8132 \
--p2p-peer-address covax.eosn.io:9876 \
--p2p-peer-address node3.blockstartdsp.com:8132 \
>> $DATADIR"/nodeos.log" 2>&1 & \
echo $! > $DATADIR"/eosd.pid"
```

#### `clean.sh`

```
#!/bin/bash
rm -fr blockchain
ls -al
```


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