contrib: simple script to bootstrap node.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - JSON API: `listfunds` now returns also `funding_output` for `channels`
 - plugins: plugins can now suggest `lightning-cli` default to -H for responses.
 - Plugin: new notification `forward_event` offered/settled/failed/local_failed.
+- contrib: new `bootstrap-node.sh` to connect to random mainnet nodes.
 
 ### Changed
 

contrib/bootstrap-node.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+# Simple script to bootstrap a running mainnet node.
+
+set -e
+
+# If lightning-cli not in their path, assume it's in subdir.
+if type lightning-cli >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    LCLI=lightning-cli
+elif [ -x cli/lightning-cli ]; then
+    LCLI=cli/lightning-cli
+else
+    echo "Cannot find lightning-cli!" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! $LCLI "$@" -H getinfo | grep 'network=bitcoin'; then
+    echo "lightningd not running, or not on mainnet?" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Pick two random peers from this list, and connect to them.
+# IPV4: 024b9a1fa8e006f1e3937f65f66c408e6da8e1ca728ea43222a7381df1cc449605@128.199.202.168
+# IPV4: 0204a2b95b4c208383d7f02e741a8bfd5b5b7e8bea8d1543b1255da8342d9f2c6b@172.81.178.189
+# IPV4: 020ca546d600037181b7cbcd094818100d780d32fd9f210e14390e0d10b7ec71fb@187.65.218.133
+# IPV4: 0216006237022044d9bdb73ca51af267c5f67cf76095b4c6275f1162eb422fed68@108.7.50.215
+# IPV4: 0219fc8bad855d3c861166a89d637950242230fd3d475bb4a2d1da8c89b97beb0a@78.94.255.174
+# IPV4: 024b00cf3368dbff39daa6de5638cd877b96227066e1e0d31b10183daa63ac325d@94.156.174.22
+# IPV4: 0260fab633066ed7b1d9b9b8a0fac87e1579d1709e874d28a0d171a1f5c43bb877@54.245.57.153
+# IPV4: 027cb5b394c5330467081901dba14d48a4ac0f10012e5791e725a65d326405a82e@82.40.164.125
+# IPV4: 02827a7ba367d10a29f0a178be878f737292889d1926b40301780d7e1402a90a72@18.223.138.245
+# IPV4: 02866bd9513e4e82f250c9b8a0b83cabc9be3c4824f7016bd160859d0fad3d8920@153.126.136.98
+# IPV4: 029d50d59c78b81a39f4ca40b6bc9b89710542a31429b69aa075b91b587979205d@185.228.137.238
+# IPV4: 02a5d937fd2328e1a48fd56769ab6ea810fa9c67bfac233f0ac864494b5442d483@82.94.35.199
+# IPV4: 02ae3c06f6db6a87ea874ef7ba86c87ab0041eabf6d8be0594582505b1fd5d7ee8@76.103.92.123
+# IPV4: 02f40890af885da4673f0ee9725ee74bb2c66d6491cc4334056a2701057993e61d@88.198.91.250
+# IPV4: 02fd98ebd4cbedd1317d629d62d192cf943f0134c61464de48f1e232d861de4ef9@52.55.248.131
+# IPV4: 0307a3fb98c026148e69f51f1851b41db6dc2abf58e77e588636a60ce85c82f091@46.4.79.166
+# IPV4: 03144fcc73cea41a002b2865f98190ab90e4ff58a2ce24d3870f5079081e42922d@5.9.83.143
+# IPV4: 034cfb8dcb453372e8f13915cc770bcd7bb0f0809dd1b47c0c3b43b969ff9ff3b7@206.189.62.95
+# IPV4: 035287f7d8e7301660ed7e660a7baabb4c344326951c1739f9d930937adc82030e@18.195.199.190
+# IPV4: 0376a33371c17cd4fab6c1202f8031b4c899a53cc89739dd411d5b924afcd6cc7f@82.64.60.174
+# IPV4: 038bcc6471941c7d6c14a8ce5b7159d8f73a3a0bb9a93e8896bcb892e14552658a@83.162.155.18
+# IPV4: 039437e5ba3cd7168394d08fd1e423a613084e3d30d31d8069a6ded0921bc5b6b6@37.8.237.243
+# IPV4: 03beddc8adbf7d56a7da15cdaf95d97b24d07088c3571b421c0e6f9d551a210342@148.251.40.218
+# IPV4: 03e24db0341fff731e24aeb0492e54510d1392d21d121a51e644ac5797300d495f@46.101.112.24
+# IPV4: 03ee180e8ee07f1f9c9987d98b5d5decf6bad7d058bdd8be3ad97c8e0dd2cdc7ba@85.214.212.104
+# IPV4: 03f2d334ab70d50623c889400941dc80874f38498e7d09029af0f701d7089aa516@158.174.131.171
+
+NUM=$(grep -c '^# IPV4:' "$0")
+PEERS=$(grep '^# IPV4:' "$0" | head -n $(($(date +%s) % (NUM - 3) )) | tail -n 3 | cut -d' ' -f3-)
+
+for p in $PEERS; do
+    echo "Trying to connect to random peer $p..."
+    $LCLI "$@" connect "$p" || true
+done