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 Now you can leave the node running, and it will start producing blocks just after Genesis!
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+## Step 4: Checking your node's status
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+### Check your routability status
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+You can use a service such as https://portchecker.co to check that the ports 31244 and 31245 are both opened for your public IP address.
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+Additionally, in your massa-client, you can check that the `get_status` command shows your routable IP.
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+```shell
+get_status
+```
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+### Check your node staking address
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+You can check that the staking address you obtain with the following command in massa-client:
+
+```shell
+node_get_staking_addresses
+```
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+is present in the initial staker lists, available in `massa/massa-node/base_config/initial_rolls.json`.
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+### Make sure you are connected to peers
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+In order for your node to be running properly, you have to make sure you are connected to other peers on the network.
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+The `get_status`command will show you which node you are connected too:
+```shell
+get_status
+```
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