I have set up my own node on BSC following the docs here - https://docs.binance.org/smart-chain/developer/fullnode.html
The problem I am having is that I am unable to connect with Web3 to the node.
When trying to connect using
web3 = Web3(Web3.WebsocketProvider('ws://[server-ip]:8545'))
print('ws - ' + str(web3.isConnected()))
my output is false
When running the node I am using:
./geth --config ./config.toml --datadir ./mainnet --ws --ws.port=8545 --ws.origins='*'
I have tried many combinations of config to get this working but with no luck. Generally, I'm trying to connect via web socket, but I'd be happy to connect with an HTTP provider instead if need be.
Looking at the netstat --listen --tcp output I get this when the node is running:
Active Internet connections (only servers)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State
tcp 0 0 localhost:8545 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN
tcp 0 0 localhost:domain 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:ssh 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN
tcp6 0 0 [::]:30311 [::]:* LISTEN
tcp6 0 0 [::]:ssh [::]:* LISTEN
Does anyone know what im missing?
After a lot of research, I found that the best way to handle this it to simply run an Nginx proxy.
Here are the instructions I followed for any that are looking for a solution to a similar problem