Run Relayers
Steps to set up your own Snowbridge message relayers.
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Steps to set up your own Snowbridge message relayers.
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The first thing you will need is an AWS account. if you do not have an account yet.
Clone the :
Install Ansible and its dependencies:
On the AWS console, under the EC2 section, create an ED25519 key pair called snowbridge-relayers-key.
In the snowbridge-relayers-infra directory, create a .envrc file with the following values:
Add your AWS access key ID, secret access key and account ID.
Run command from inside the snowbridge-relayers-infra directory:
ansible-playbook -i inventory/message-relayers/aws_ec2.yml infra.yml
It will create an EC2 instance to run the relayers on.
Add the following plaintext secrets to AWS secrets manager:
Use the secret seed hash as the snowbridge/asset-hub-ethereum-relay secret.
The asset-hub-parachain-relay is a private key for a funded account on Ethereum.
The Ethereum and Polkadot BridgeHub account should be funded with $10 each, at least.
Once you have added all the secrets, you can deploy your relayers:
Once it has completed, ssh into your instance.
Check that you see no relayer errors for each relayer:
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To upgrade the relayer, run the following commands:
Ask for API keys for dwellir-eth-node-api-key, dwellir-polkadot-node-api-key and chainalysis-api-key in Snowbridge Relayer Telegram group: (keys will be DM'ed to you).
The asset-hub-ethereum-relay is a private key for an prefunded account on Polkadot BridgeHub. To retrieve the private key from an account on Polkadot with seedphrase "cat cow milk...", use :
Once you have set up all of the above, ask for a relayer ID and relayer count in Snowbridge Relayer Telegram group: . Add the key and ID in your .envrc file. .
Once the relayer has started up successfully, all relaying parties should increment their their relayer config. This action will be prompted in the TG group.
