BSC Node Block Monitor

Bash script that compares local geth block number to BSCscan.com's API. If the local node is not a full node yet, it will monitor the log file + Geth to display data every few seconds. This script is useful when trying to monitor or sync a BSC node. Script also has some error handling built into it. See screenshots below.

You will need to get a free API key from BSCScan.com

• https://bscscan.com/myapikey

Setup:

• sudo apt install jq - requires JQ to be installed for parsing Json from BscScan API
• sudo chmod +x watchBlocksLive
• Add BSCSCANAPIKEY into script from https://bscscan.com/myapikey

Run:

• ./watchBlocksLive

• If the node hasn't converted into a full node yet, it will monitor the log and Geth without clutter as shown below. If "NODE Local Block" shows 0 this means that you're still in syncing mode and havn't reached a full node yet.

• You're in sync and ahead of the BSCScan.com - This is what you WANT to see.