🖥️Participating via Docker

You will need:

1. 10 Pondora Pioneer NFTs or 1 Pondora Partner NFT

2. A machine with docker installed and a stable internet connection.

Running the container:

1. Pull the latest image:

   docker pull pondora/echo-client:latest

2. Set up required environment variables:

   The container requires the following:

   • CARDANO_NETWORK - eg. Mainnet

   • ECHO_COORDINATOR_URL - e.g. wss://echo-ws.pondora.org

   • ACCOUNT_MNEMONIC - a 24-word seed phrase for your rewards account (recommended: use a fresh account for running Echo)

3. Run the container:

   docker run --rm \
     -e CARDANO_NETWORK=Mainnet \
     -e ECHO_COORDINATOR_URL=wss://echo-ws.pondora.org \
     -e ACCOUNT_MNEMONIC="word1 word2 ... word24" \
     pondora/echo-client

   On startup, the node will output your Pond Address. This is the address you will need to send the required NFTs to. Alternatively, you may visit echo.pondora.org to deposit the required NFTs using the UI. This is the same place you may withdraw your NFTs to terminate the staking process at any time. Once present, the node will automatically connect to the Echo network and begin participating in consensus.

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Optional settings

You can also set:

• ECHO_DATA_DIR - directory in the container for persistent data (default: /var/lib/echo)

For example, to persist data on your host, mount a volume:

docker run -v /path/on/host/echo-data:/var/lib/echo \
  -e CARDANO_NETWORK=Mainnet \
  -e ECHO_COORDINATOR_URL=wss://echo-ws.pondora.org \
  -e ACCOUNT_MNEMONIC="word1 word2 ... word24" \
  pondora/echo-client