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Cantor

The node · Running

cantor status

What the node is, and whether it can be reached.

Usage

Section titled “Usage”
Terminal window
cantor status

What it prints

Section titled “What it prints”
name       studio
key        8JY4wq6V2sN…
relay      wss://relay.cantorfm.com
relay link connected
pairings   2
  • name is what your phone shows for this node. Change it with cantor rename --node.
  • key is the node’s public key. Its mark in the app, the station, is drawn from it.
  • relay link is connected when phones can reach the node right now.
  • pairings is how many phones it trusts; cantor pairings lists them.

While a pairing code is open, one more line says how long it has left:

pairing    open, expires in 212s

When it goes wrong

Section titled “When it goes wrong”

It cannot reach the node. The background node is not running. Start it with cantor start, or see why it stopped with cantor logs.

The relay link says disconnected. The node keeps retrying on its own, with growing pauses. If it stays disconnected, check the machine’s connection and the relay line, then cantor restart.

A newer release, when there is one, is mentioned under the output; see cantor upgrade.