Check Block Schedule

You can check if you are scheduled to mint a block by running the slot leader check in the cardano-cli.

This can be done for either the current epoch or the next epoch. The next epoch’s schedule becomes available once the current epoch is at least 70% complete.

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Run Slot Leader Check for Current Epoch

Run the following command to check whether your pool is scheduled to mint a block in the current epoch.

✅ This assumes you have a stakepoolid.txt file on your BP. If not, follow steps here.

⚠️ Adjust paths if needed

cd $DINGO_HOME
cardano-cli query leadership-schedule \
   --genesis $DINGO_HOME/config/shelley-genesis.json \
   --stake-pool-id $(cat stakepoolid.txt) \
   --vrf-signing-key-file vrf.skey \
   --testnet-magic 2 \
   --current

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Run Slot Leader Check for Next Epoch

Run the following command to check whether your pool is scheduled to mint a block in the next epoch. (Only run this when the current epoch is more than 70% complete.)

✅ This assumes you have a stakepoolid.txt file on your BP. If not, follow steps here.

⚠️ Adjust paths if needed

cd $DINGO_HOME
cardano-cli query leadership-schedule \
   --genesis $DINGO_HOME/config/shelley-genesis.json \
   --stake-pool-id $(cat stakepoolid.txt) \
   --vrf-signing-key-file vrf.skey \
   --testnet-magic 2 \
   --next

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Congratulations!

Hopefully your pool is scheduled to mint Cardano blocks using Dingo!