Help, my node shut down due to unsupported feature activation?

Over time the Omni Layer protocol evolves and new features are added. Old nodes may not be able to interpret new features, which results in different consensus states between old and new nodes. Balances and other information may be different.

Old nodes, which are out of consensus, may be tricked into accepting invalid payments or other scams.

To avoid facing these risks, Omni Core automatically shuts down, when a consensus breaking upgrade goes live. In this case, please upgrade to a newer version:

https://github.com/OmniLayer/omnicore/releases

Any consensus breaking upgrades are announced through the following official channels:

• The Omni Layer blog: https://blog.omni.foundation/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Omni_Layer
• Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/omni
• Telegram: https://t.me/OmniLayer
• Our Announcements Mailing list: https://omnifoundation.page.link/announcements

When using Omni Core Qt, an alert box is also shown in the client at least two weeks prior an activation.

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Please note, the following is not safe to run: For testing purposes or mission critical restarts, Omni Core can be started with -overrideforcedshutdown configuration option to enforce a start, even if the node does not support the new and unknown consensus rules. However the data returned by the client in this state is no longer guaranteed to be accurate/valid and should not be relied upon.