Create a node connected to the external Clef
Overview
This page explains how to create a node, that connected to the external Clef.
Prerequisites
To help you better understand this page, we recommend you first read Clef.
Before creating a node, you need to run an external clef server. Please prepare the parameters for node creation, including:
- Clef
- Clef API Port
- Signer Address
- Server instance
- Username
- IP address/hostname
- Ssh private key file (recommended use *.pem file)
Setup a node
To create a node, please follow these steps.
Open Create Node dialog
Users can open the dialog from
- Click "⋮" under "Cluster Information" on the Network Overview page
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Open create node from Network Overview page
- Click the "Create Node" button in the pull-down menu that opens on the Node List page
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Open create node from Node List page
Choose to connect to external Clef
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Choose connect to external clef
Enter the external server information into the external server section
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Enter external clef information
Click Create to submit
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Submit create node
warning
Only 1 node is allowed to be created each time a node is created with external Clef