Raspiblitz: Joinmarket ease of use hacks and menu

[openoms]

Some steps we can take in the RaspiBlitz environment to help JoinMarket usage:

• [x] make ssh -X work on windows to have the existing Joinmarket-QT GUI running from the blitz (it is demonstrated to work now) and make some helper dialogs to guide setting up on windows /mac /linux: https://github.com/openoms/bitcoin-tutorials/tree/master/joinmarket#remote-connection-with-ssh--x
  Working together in the https://t.me/joinmarketorg channel with https://twitter.com/HamishMacEwan we managed to make the ssh -x method work with windows on his node. I am still to try this as mainly I am using Debian Linux (with which it works well already).
  
  

• [x] give some menu options to run the Yield Generator and some other things like creating and importing wallets (to extend this https://github.com/openoms/joininbox).
  

• [x] add shorcuts for some commands and include TorThisTx for the joinmarket user too.

[openoms]

On Windows:

• download, install and run XMing with the default settings - https://xming.en.softonic.com/

Open Putty and fill in:

• Host Name: RASPIBLITZ_LAN_IP
• Port: 22
  Under Connection:
• Data -> Auto-login username: joinmarket
  Under SSH
• X11 -> [x] Enable X11 forwarding

You can save the setting in Session -> Load. save or delete stored session -> Save

Open

Use the PASSWORD_B to log in.

In the terminal type:
python joinmarket-qt.py

And the Joinamrket-QT GUI will appear on the windows desktop running from your RaspiBlitz.

[openoms]

Will make a good FAQ entry (can edit as needed):

#SHORTCUT COMMANDS you can call as user 'admin' from the terminal

* raspiblitz
Calls the the raspiblitz mainmenu with checks

* menu
* blitz
Calls the main menu.

* repair
calls the repair menu

* check
checks the RaspiBlitz config for errors

* debug
Displays the Debug Logs

* restart
Restarts the RaspiBlitz

* hdmi
SWITCHING VIDEO OUTPUT TO --> HDMI

* lcd
SWITCHING VIDEO OUTPUT TO --> LCD

* manage
Starts lndmanage

* torthistx <rawtx>
Broadcasts a raw transaction (copied from Joinmarket or from Electrum Wallet) through Tor to the Blockstreams API and into the network.

[rootzoll]

@openoms we try to get a v1.6RC1 out soon ... anything on the JoinMarket side you like to add to that release.

[openoms]

@rootzoll nope. There is no new JM release yet, the TorThisTx is already added for the joinmarket user and there is no further development with the dialog GUI yet.

[openoms]

I am stuck on one thing with the Joininbox GUI.
Managed to run the Yield generator with systemd:
the password is stored temporarily:
https://github.com/openoms/joininbox/blob/master/scripts/menu.sh#L91
then a python script uses it to input at stdin to the the yg-privacyenhanced.py script:
https://github.com/openoms/joininbox/blob/master/scripts/start.script.py

What needs to be done is to expose and show the output of the privacyenhanced.py to be able to see if it is starting successfully or not.
Once started the privacyenhanced.py generates a .log file in the ~/.joinmarket/logs directory, but so far I was unable to capture it's terminal output.

Trying to create a logfile here: https://github.com/openoms/joininbox/blob/master/scripts/start.script.py#L15
but it does not happen.
Please let me know if someone can give me some guidance on this maybe on the hackdays?

[openoms]

Ended up simplifying the scripts and converting to bash.
Many more menu options are functional now:

Planning to add a menu option to give guidance and the necessary command to paste to open the Joinmarket-QT GUI as it was demonstrated before on Linux/Windows/Mac and described here: https://github.com/openoms/bitcoin-tutorials/tree/master/joinmarket#use-the-joinmarket-qt-gui-on-the-desktop

Testing and feedback both very welcome!
Can install the menu on the RaspiBlitz with (will install JoinMarket if not active already):

# download
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openoms/joininbox/master/build_menu_on_raspiblitz.sh
# run
bash build_menu_on_raspiblitz.sh

https://github.com/openoms/joininbox#installing-the-menu-on-a-raspiblitz-v15

[rootzoll]

@openoms can you summarize what is still todo to add this to the v1.6 release.

[rootzoll]

OK I merged #1266 .. so this is now on final testing status for the v1.6RC2 release.

[openoms]

updating Joinmarket:

sed -i s/v0.6.2/v0.6.3.1/g /home/admin/config.scripts/bonus.joinmarket.sh
sudo config.scripts/bonus.joinmarket.sh off
sudo config.scripts/bonus.joinmarket.sh on

[rootzoll]

@openoms do you consider this feature ready for v1.6 release?

[rootzoll]

OK tested .. joinmarket reinstalls on update/recocer.

[rootzoll]

@openoms I will close this issue for the v1.6 release. Please reopen if there is anything left to do .. and just in case we can put out a 1.6.1 with smaller improvements if anything else is missing.