Deploy Provider
About Provider
Provider encrypts the URL and metadata during publishing and decrypts the URL when the dataset is downloaded or a compute job is started. It enables access to the data assets by streaming data (and never the URL). It performs checks on-chain for buyer permissions and payments. It also provides compute services (connects to a C2D environment).
Provider is a multichain component, meaning that it can handle these tasks on multiple chains with the proper configurations. The source code of Provider can be accessed from here.
As mentioned in the Setup a Server document, all Ocean components can be deployed in two types of configurations: simple, based on Docker Engine and Docker Compose, and complex, based on Kubernetes with Docker Engine. In this document, we will present how to deploy Provider in each of these configurations.
Deploying Provider using Docker Engine and Docker Compose
In this guide, we will deploy Provider for Sepolia (Eth test network). Therefore, please note that in the following configuration files, "11155111" is the chain ID for Sepolia.
Prerequisites
A server for hosting Provider. See this guide for how to create a server;
Docker Compose and Docker Engine are installed and configured on the server. See this guide for how to install these products.
The RPC URLs and API keys for each of the networks to which the Provider will be connected. See this guide for how to obtain the URL and the API key.
The private key which will be used by Provider to encrypt/decrypt URLs.
Steps
The steps to deploy the Provider using Docker Engine and Docker Compose are:
1. Create the /etc/docker/compose/provider/docker-compose.yml file
From a terminal console, create /etc/docker/compose/provider/docker-compose.yml file, then copy and paste the following content to it. Check the comments in the file and replace the fields with the specific values of your implementation.
2. Create the /etc/systemd/system/[email protected] file
Create the /etc/systemd/system/[email protected] file then copy and paste the following content to it. This example file could be customized if needed.
3. Reload the systemd manager configuration
Run the following command to reload the systemd manager configuration
Optionally, you can enable the services to start at boot, using the following command:
4. Start the Provider service
To start the Provider service, run the following command:
5. Check the service's status
Check the status of the service by running the following command. The output of the command should be similar to the one presented here.
6. Confirm the Provider is accessible
Once started, the Provider service is accessible on localhost port 8030/tcp. Run the following command to access the Provider. The output should be similar to the one displayed here.
7. Check Provider service logs
If needed, use docker CLI to check provider service logs.
First, identify the container id:
Then, check the logs from the Provider's docker container:
Deploying Provider using Kubernetes with Docker Engine
In this example, we will run Provider as a Kubernetes deployment resource. We will deploy Provider for Sepolia (Eth test network). Therefore, please note that in the following configuration files, "11155111" is the chain ID for Sepolia.
Prerequisites
A server for hosting Ocean Marketplace. See this guide for how to create a server;
Kubernetes with Docker Engine is installed and configured on the server. See this chapter for information on installing Kubernetes.
The RPC URLs and API keys for each of the networks to which the Provider will be connected. See this guide for how to obtain the URL and the API key.
The private key that will be used by Provider to encrypt/decrypt URLs.
Aquarius is up and running
Steps
The steps to deploy the Provider in Kubernetes are:
1. Create a YAML file for Provider configuration.
3. Create a Kubernetes service.
1. Create a YAML file for Provider configuration.
From a terminal window, create a YAML file (in our example the file is named provider-deploy.yaml) then copy and paste the following content. Check the comments in the file and replace the fields with the specific values of your implementation (RPC URLs, the private key etc.).
Tip: before deployment, you can validate the yaml file.
2. Deploy the configuration
Deploy the configuration in Kubernetes using the following commands.
3. Create a Kubernetes service
The next step is to create a Kubernetes service (eg. ClusterIP, NodePort, Loadbalancer, ExternalName) for this deployment, depending on the environment specifications. Follow this link for details on how to create a Kubernetes service.
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