The Matrix mainnet and public use of masternodes has gone live! Some users however have reported a few small difficulties in properly setting up their nodes. This manual will help trouble shoot some of the possible issues people are facing.

This segment will discuss 3 possible issues new masternode testers might face in the beginning.

Glossary

Syncmode Issue Fastmode issue Saving note pad as Json file Time set up Open port 50505

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Syncmode issue

When setting up the node, you will eventually run into the following line:

gman — datadir chaindata — networkid 1 — debug — verbosity 0 — manAddress MAN.2xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx59955 — entrust entrust.json — gcmode archive — outputinfo 1 — syncmode full

There are two things to look out for with this line. Firstly, you should make sure the word syncmode is in all lower case letters. Occasionally someone might have the “S” capitalized, this of course is not correct. Please make sure syncmode is lower case.

The second issue to look out for is a space between the line/dash and syncmode. Please be sure there is no space separating these two.

2. Faststart issue

One issue I found that might be an issue with node running is the Windows faststart settings. One thing you can try is turning off faststart mode. This is a minute thing you can do, but it may be of some help.

3. Issues when saving notepad/text document as a Json file

Some people have had issues saving their notepad/text document as a Json file. If you followed the masternode set up manual properly and typed “signAccount.json” this step and still having issues saving that document as a json, you can try do the following:

As seen above, you should use this scroll down menu to select “All Files”.

Set The Time

Make sure your computer time is properly synced with your local timezone.

Port 50505

Make sure port 50505 is open. To check if port 50505 is open, simply go to You Get Signal and enter 50505 near port number. This will let you know the status of whether the port is open or not.

Conclusion:

before making new adjustments, it is also helpful to uninstall all gman files and re install and unzip them so that you can start with a clean slate, then fix everything. This does actually help (In my experience at least).