Hey guys,
can somebody explain me the difference between delegated harvesting and remote harvesting?
I already checked out the docs here and here but still don’t get the difference.
So my basic understanding is this:
If I’m a node owner remote harvesting is the way and if I’m not delegated harvesting is the way to go.
Remote harvesting is used on a node, so that the private key is not directly saved on the node and potentially stolen when someone breaks into node
Delegated harvesting is used to harvest on a node if you have at least 10,000 XYM.
What’s the best practice if I have > 10,000 XYM and have a node running. I used symbol-bootstrap to setup the node.
What steps do I have to take to link my main account my node without exposing my private key data?
What confuses me is this part of the documentation:
“To clarify, Symbol Bootstrap automatically creates a remote account (labelled remote in the addresses.yml file) and sets it as the signer of the new blocks (using its private key in the harvesterSigningPrivateKey property). Then, the symbol-bootstrap link command announces the AccountKeyLink and VrfKeyLink transactions required to finish the activation.”
(Activating remote harvesting — Symbol Documentation)
Best
theboda
Edit: typo