dockerized-auction-keeper

dockerized-auction-keeper contains a preconfigured auction-keeper that follows a simple FMV discount pricing model. With docker as the only prerequisite, this instance is well-suited for first-time auction keeper operators.

After following the setup procedure below, this keeper works out of the box under the following configuration:

• Bites unsafe vaults, kicks, and participates in up to 100 active ETH-A Flip auctions
• Begins scan at a prescribed auction id - we recommend starting at:
  • mainnet - 4500
  • kovan - 1800
• Looks for Vaults (i.e. urns) at a supplied block height - we recommend starting at the block that Vat was deployed:
  • mainnet - 8928152
  • kovan 1.0.2 - 14764534
• Uses a pricing model that tracks the price of ETH via a public API and applies a DISCOUNT before participating
• All logs from the keeper are saved and appended to a single auction-keeper-flip-ETH-A.log file

Note: Docker image will be created based on current master branch when you first run the keeper. If you want to rebuild image with latest master make sure keepers are stopped then run ./cleanup.sh script

Install Prerequisite

• Install Docker Community Edition for your OS:

https://docs.docker.com/install/

• Install Docker Compose for your OS:

https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/

Setup flip-eth-a keeper

• place keystore and password file for account address under secrets directory
• configure following variables in my_environment_flip.sh file:
  • SERVER_ETH_RPC_HOST: URL to ETH Parity node
  • SERVER_ETH_RPC_PORT: ETH RPC port
  • ETHGASSTATION_API_KEY: eth gas station API KEY, can be applied for at https://data.concourseopen.com/
  • ACCOUNT_ADDRESS: address to use for bidding
  • ACCOUNT_FLIP_ETH_A_KEY: account key format of key_file=/opt/keeper/secrets/keystore.json,pass_file=/opt/keeper/secrets/password.txt
    Note: path to file should always be /opt/keeper/secrets/ followed by the name of file you create under secrets directory
    Ex: if you put keystore-flip-a.json and password-flip-a.txt under secrets directory then var should be configured as ACCOUNT_FLIP_ETH_A_KEY='key_file=/opt/keeper/secrets/keystore-flip-a.json,pass_file=/opt/keeper/secrets/password-flip-a.txt'
  • DAI_IN_VAT: Amount of Dai in Vat (Internal Dai Balance); important that this is higher than your largest estimated bid amount
  • FIRST_BLOCK_TO_CHECK: Recommendation under introduction section
  • MINIMUM_AUCTION_ID_TO_CHECK: Recommendation under introduction section
  • DISCOUNT: Discount from ETH's FMV, which will be used as the bid price
  • GASPRICE: Fixed GWei price used in bid participation

Run

docker-compose up flip-eth-a | tee -a -i auction-keeper-flip-ETH-A.log

Optional additions

Other auction keepers can be added in docker-compose.yml e.g. for a BAT flipper

• add startup scripts flip-bat.sh and model-bat.sh files under flip/bat directory
• configure any new env vars used by startup scripts in environment.sh script (e.g. ACCOUNT_FLIP_BAT_KEY)
• add keeper in docker-compose.yml

  flip-bat:
    build: .
    image: makerdao/auction-keeper
    volumes:
      - $PWD/secrets:/opt/keeper/secrets
      - $PWD/flip/bat/flip-bat-a.sh:/opt/keeper/flip-bat.sh
      - $PWD/flip/bat/model-bat.sh:/opt/keeper/model-bat.sh
      - $PWD/environment.sh:/opt/keeper/environment.sh
    logging:
      driver: "json-file"
      options:
        max-size: "100m"
        max-file: "10" 
    command: /opt/keeper/flip-bat-a.sh model-bat.sh

• start it as docker-compose up flip-bat | tee -a -i auction-keeper-flip-BAT.log

License

See COPYING file.

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