7. Wait 48h to ensure your node keeps sync (**both** best **and** finalized block numbers must increase every 6s)
8. Await at least 3 smith certifications. Members of the smith WoT can certify you with this extrinsic:
- In the UI: developer > extrinsics > CERTIFIER_SMITH_ACCOUNT > smithsCert > addCert(receiver)
- This is not automatic, you can ask for certs on the forum or the Matrix chatroom.
9. In the UI: developer > extrinsics > YOUR_SMITH_ACCOUNT > smithsMembership > claimMembership(maybe_idty_id)
- maybe_idty_id can be left empty since your identity id will be infered from your account address.
When you have at least 3 certifications, your'in!
All extrinsics can be sent while connected to any Duniter node, but the RPC calls need a direct connection to your server. As some RPC calls should not be publicly callable for security reasons, the only ways to call them is from the server localhost or using an SSH bridge or other kind of secure tunnel.
rotateKeys can be called anytime you want. Then you have to call setSessionKeys with the new keys.
## Validate blocks (blacksmith work)
- Generate and publish your session keys
1. create an ssh bridge from your desktop/laptop to your server : `ssh -L 9945:localhost:9945 SSH_USER@YOUR_SERVER`
2. In your browser go to [polkadotjs : ws://localhost:9945](https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=ws%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A9945#/explorer)
3. In the UI : developer > appel RPC > author > rotateKeys() and copy the result in clipboard
4. In the UI : developer > extrinsics > YOUR_SMITH_ACCOUNT > authorityMembers > setSessionKeys(keys) then paste your session keys and run the query.
5. In the UI : developer > extrinsics > YOUR_SMITH_ACCOUNT > authorityMembers > claimMembership(keys)
6.**wait 48h to verify you keep sync**
- Join
- In the UI : developer > extrinsics > YOUR_SMITH_ACCOUNT > authorityMembers > goOnline()
If you're not able to monitor, reboot, act on your node, goOffline() to avoid penality to the blockchain and to you.
Once all the previous steps are completed, you can start to actually author blocks.
1. In the UI: developer > extrinsics > YOUR_SMITH_ACCOUNT > authorityMembers > goOnline()
2. Every less than 2 months, the rotateKeys and setSessionKeys steps must be renewed.
If you're not able to monitor, reboot, act on your node, goOffline() to avoid penalty to the blockchain and to you. It will take effect after 2h, so please do it in advance if you plan to disconnect your server soon. goOnline can always be called after this, but after 100 days without authoring blocks you will loose your smith membership.