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Bees Toolkit for Swarm

Requirements

• node >= 20
• node installed using nvm
• any Linux distribution (tested on Ubuntu)

Warning

• Install and manage node versions using nvm.
• Do not install the nodejs apt package! It may require root privileges to install npm modules and lead to security issues!

1. Uninstall any existing nodejs apt packages

Uninstall Node.js:

sudo apt remove nodejs

Purge Configuration Files:

sudo apt purge nodejs

Remove Unused Dependencies (optional):

sudo apt autoremove

Clean Up Any Residual Configuration Files (optional):

sudo apt autoclean
sudo apt clean

2. Install latest node using nvm

curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.40.0/install.sh | bash
source ~/.bashrc
nvm install --lts

node -v
v20.xx.x

3. Run Beest

git clone https://github.com/rampall/beest.git
cd beest
npm install
npm start

Run an ultra-light node

Run a light node

Run a full node

Show status of bee nodes

4. Managing Beest processess

BEEST uses pm2 under the hood to manage all the bee & etherproxy processes under the "beest" namespace. You can use pm2 and all its supported commands to manage the various processes.

List all proceses

pm2 ls

Show log of a bee node (with pm_id = 2)

pm2 logs 2

Stop all proceses

pm2 stop beest

Delete all Beest proceses

pm2 delete beest

TODO

• mainnet
  • run an bee ultralight node
  • run an bee light node
  • run an bee full node
• show status of all bee nodes
  • funding wallet status
• delete all bees
• funding wallet to fund xdai for bee nodes
• pm2 integration
• etherproxy integration
• setup to automatically start upon reboot/restart
• stake bee node from funding wallet
• manually upgrade bee nodes
• interactive target neighborhood selection
• testnet support
• non-interactive CI/CD mode
• serve a decentralized website with gateway-proxy