From 1ce396b6e083fe0c583944e4a3a04126986bb07d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sasha <118575614+weboko@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2024 01:16:29 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] chore: add FAQ and info for dialing a peer (#203)
* chore: add FAQ and info for dialing a peer
* fix spelling
* add link
* fix link
* fix lock
---
docs/guides/js-waku/configure-discovery.md | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++-
docs/guides/js-waku/faq.md | 4 +++
2 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/docs/guides/js-waku/configure-discovery.md b/docs/guides/js-waku/configure-discovery.md
index bc060c6..05e98c6 100644
--- a/docs/guides/js-waku/configure-discovery.md
+++ b/docs/guides/js-waku/configure-discovery.md
@@ -52,8 +52,37 @@ const node = await createLightNode({
});
```
+Alternatively, you can dial a particular node like this:
+
+```js
+// Define the list of static peers to bootstrap
+const peers = [
+ "/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/60002/ws/p2p/16Uiu2HAkzjwwgEAXfeGNMKFPSpc6vGBRqCdTLG5q3Gmk2v4pQw7H",
+ "/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/60003/ws/p2p/16Uiu2HAmFBA7LGtwY5WVVikdmXVo3cKLqkmvVtuDu63fe8safeQJ",
+];
+
+
+const node = await createLightNode();
+
+// In case nodes are using `ws` protocol - additional configuration is needed:
+/*
+import { webSockets } from "@libp2p/websockets";
+import { all as filterAll } from "@libp2p/websockets/filters";
+
+const node = await createLightNode({
+ libp2p: {
+ transports: [webSockets({ filter: filterAll })],
+ },
+});
+*/
+
+const promises = peers.map(multiaddr => node.dial(multiaddr));
+
+await Promise.all(promises);
+```
+
:::tip
-For local development using a `nwaku` node, use a `ws` address instead of `wss`. Remember that this setup is functional only when your web server is running locally.
+For local development using a `nwaku` node, use a `ws` address instead of `wss`. Remember that this setup is functional only when your web server is running locally. You can check how to get multi address of your locally run node in [Find node address](/guides/nwaku/find-node-address).
:::
## Configure DNS discovery
diff --git a/docs/guides/js-waku/faq.md b/docs/guides/js-waku/faq.md
index cedd5b0..165fc38 100644
--- a/docs/guides/js-waku/faq.md
+++ b/docs/guides/js-waku/faq.md
@@ -49,3 +49,7 @@ import { AccordionItem } from '@site/src/components/mdx'
While it's possible to transmit media such as images as bytes on Waku, we recommend uploading your media to a CDN or a file system like IPFS and then sharing the corresponding URL via Waku.
+
+
+ To manually set your own node as a starting point use Configure static peers.
+