My Nodes Aren't Earning Attos

When you start your nodes they start the work of providing resources to the Network, storing existing data chunks, and checking the work of other nodes too. By running nodes, you're already helping test and build the new internet, right from the start, so thank you!

Nodes earn Attos when they receive and store some new data chunks when they are uploaded. Which nodes will receive the new data, and therefore Attos, is entirely random and that's part of the security design of the Network.

What we can say, though, is that over time all nodes that are working reliably will eventually receive payments. It's just a matter of time. How long, depends on the size of the Network, and how much new data is being uploaded.

Known Issues

There are a couple of current Atto earning issues. We are working on these right now, and will be rolling out patches to fix them as soon as we can:

Uploads on the Beta Network are currently slow

The upload rate of new data to the Beta Network is currently slow due to a known issue. This means that the flow of Attos to nodes is lower and less frequent than expected.

We are working on a fix for this, and further incremental optimisations, which will allow us to ramp up the upload rate.

This is why we Beta! Fix, iterate, and improve. So we thank you for your patience and contributions.

Problems for nodes in some home networks

Some nodes operating from behind typical home network routers, and in particular those supplied by ISPs, often need a helping hand to get onto the Autonomi Network. Other nodes help them do this by acting as relays.

There is a known issue where the Network is being to conservative in allowing nodes to joing through relays, meaning that some people are unable to have their nodes connect, and earn Attos, despite them getting them up and running.

You can check if this issue is affecting your nodes by taking a look at the logs.