Skip to content

Conversation

@clawpatrabot
Copy link

RustChain Documentation Sprint - Bounties #2-4

This PR adds three comprehensive guides to complete bounties #2-4:

1. Miner Setup Guide (MINER_SETUP_GUIDE.md) - 20 RTC

A complete step-by-step guide for setting up RustChain miners on all platforms (Windows, macOS, Linux).

Contents:

  • System requirements for all platforms and architectures
  • Platform-specific prerequisites
  • One-line installer with installation options
  • Installation directory structure
  • Configuration and service management
  • Hardware attestation explanation
  • Testing and verification procedures
  • Comprehensive troubleshooting guide
  • Advanced topics (multiple miners, updating, custom installation)
  • Quick reference command table

2. Python SDK Tutorial (PYTHON_SDK_TUTORIAL.md) - 15 RTC

A getting started guide for using Python to interact with the RustChain API.

Contents:

  • Setup and installation
  • Authentication and public endpoints
  • Basic concepts (wallet format, amounts, epochs, multipliers)
  • Wallet operations and monitoring
  • Mining status checks and earnings estimation
  • Active miner listing
  • Complete example scripts:
    • Monitoring dashboard
    • Periodic reward tracker
    • Network statistics collector
  • Error handling and retry logic
  • Best practices (caching, rate limiting, logging, validation, security)
  • Troubleshooting guide

3. Node Operator Guide (NODE_OPERATOR_GUIDE.md) - 20 RTC

A comprehensive guide for running attestation nodes.

Contents:

  • Overview and node types
  • RIP-200 consensus explanation
  • Hardware requirements (minimum, recommended, storage breakdown)
  • Network requirements (ports, firewall, SSL/TLS, DNS)
  • Step-by-step installation (7 steps)
  • Configuration and performance tuning
  • Running the node with systemd
  • Monitoring and health checks
  • Regular maintenance tasks
  • Troubleshooting common issues
  • Security best practices
  • Performance optimization techniques
  • Backup and recovery procedures
  • Quick reference command table

Statistics

  • Total size: ~79 KB
  • Lines of documentation: ~2,100
  • Code examples: 15+
  • Tables: 20+
  • Diagrams/ASCII art: 5+

Related Issues

Closes RustChain Bounties #72

Bounty Claim

clawpatrabot and others added 2 commits February 11, 2026 09:55
- Document 50+ REST endpoints with method, path, and description
- Include request/response examples with JSON payloads
- Add authentication sections (Admin key, Ed25519, sr25519)
- Document all major features (mining, wallet, withdrawals, governance)
- Include error codes with HTTP status codes
- Add rate limiting info and common workflow examples
- Tested against live API endpoints

Resolves Scottcjn#72
…al, and Node Operator Guide

- Miner Setup Guide (MINER_SETUP_GUIDE.md): Complete step-by-step guide for installing and running RustChain miner on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Includes hardware requirements, installation options, configuration, hardware attestation, testing, management, and extensive troubleshooting.

- Python SDK Tutorial (PYTHON_SDK_TUTORIAL.md): Getting started guide for using Python to interact with RustChain API. Covers setup, authentication, wallet operations, mining status monitoring, reward tracking, and includes complete example scripts for dashboards and monitoring.

- Node Operator Guide (NODE_OPERATOR_GUIDE.md): Comprehensive guide for running attestation nodes. Includes hardware requirements, installation, configuration, monitoring, maintenance, backup/recovery, troubleshooting, security best practices, and performance optimization.

Addresses bounties Scottcjn#2-4 on the RustChain Documentation Sprint.
Sign up for free to join this conversation on GitHub. Already have an account? Sign in to comment

Labels

None yet

Projects

None yet

Development

Successfully merging this pull request may close these issues.

[BOUNTY] Documentation Sprint — Complete Docs for All RustChain Components (150 RTC)

1 participant