From Zero to Echelon Witness, Part 1b: Connection lost

Dear friends, before you run out of popcorn while waiting for the announced Part 2, I regret to inform you...

...things often turn out differently than you think.

^{Image source with thanks to jggrz/Pixabay}

Everything was running smoothly, my Witness was diligently producing blocks. Part 2 was almost finished, and to make sure everything was correct and easy to follow, I set up a fresh Ubuntu 22.04 to go through my instructions again.

But then my witness lost connection. Echelon-node1 developed a kind of life of its own and wanted nothing more to do with other witnesses. Well... without the masternode or functioning peers, the whole thing seems hopeless to me. Unfortunately, my knowledge in this area is also very limited.

If I understand the source code correctly, 3 witnesses would be sufficient. So I started a second witness, hoping that this would get the chain back on track. In vain.

Current status: the sidechain is 127809.85 seconds behind Steem, which is 35 hours.

I will continue to monitor the situation, but for now, that's enough, which means that Part 2 will definitely not be published this year.

Wishing you all a peaceful end to the year!