FAQ and Troubleshooting

Verified against: mainnet profile at Core a71c0eb2, 2026-09-29.

Why no reward yet?

Check synchronization, enrollment cutoff, canonical admission, snapshot membership, per-round receipts, final qualification, next-epoch selection, output receipt and Coinbase maturity—in that order. A producer-ready state is only the first stage.

Why did qualification change?

Before the evidence deadline progress is provisional. After closure, the set is immutable for that epoch. A reorganization before finality can change canonical evidence; unavailable evidence must be reported as unknown, not zero.

Must I mine or stake?

No. RandomX mining and EPoSe are separate. There is no stake or funded registration transaction in the verified protocol.

Can several nodes use one public IP?

Each identity needs its own stable keystore and a uniquely reachable advertised host/port combination. Multiple nodes may share an IP only if distinct public ports and endpoint descriptors are correctly forwarded; do not reuse one identity/keystore concurrently.

What happens after downtime or restart?

Docker/systemd should restart the same process with the same persistent chain and identity storage. Missed round deadlines cannot be repaired after the fact. Restart-local diagnostic counters reset; canonical state does not.

What must I back up?

Back up the EPoSE keystore and wallet seed separately. Blockchain data can be resynchronized. Keep unrestricted RPC credentials/configuration protected, but they do not replace identity backup.

Fast symptom guide

Symptom	Check	Likely action
Not registered	lifecycle/admission canonical inclusion, cutoff	wait for valid next target epoch; preserve identity
Endpoint unavailable	public DNS/firewall/TCP 8198, signed descriptor	fix reachability without exposing 8197
Context/object/signature mismatch	chain tip, genesis, parameter hash, deployed revision	correct mismatched software/network
Missing round	committee selection, deadline, distinct canonical receipts	diagnose operational cause; do not duplicate receipts
No committee	frozen population size	independent verifiers are required
Keystore rejected	owner/type/mode or Windows DACL	repair permissions; never delete the file
No wallet credit	prior-epoch selection, Coinbase output, maturity	rescan correct wallet/height and wait for unlock

The current proof workload is canonical-object. Planned storage/messaging services are not current qualification work.