There are few things you can do to check when in doubt your vNode is actually working.
First Check
- Go to the Node tab of the Incognito wallet app
- Check if earnings are being displayed
If earnings show up, you are connected. The information on Node earnings is collected from the main system.
Second Check
Log in to your server and use docker
commands to determine whether or not the vNode software is still running
- (sudo) docker ps
- (sudo) docker stats
stats
will show an overview similar to this one:
You will see the CPU % increase and decrease.
ps
will show an overview similar to this one:
Third Check
Is your vNode accessible to the network?
Use this website: https://www.adminkit.net/telnet.aspx
- Enter your vNode IP address
- Enter port 9334 (adjust when you are using other ports)
- Tap Connect
The results will be displayed in blue (connected successfully), in red (not able to connect)