0019-allow-renting-standby-node.md

19. Allow renting standby node

Date: 2024-01-09

Status

Accepted

Context

See here for more details.

Decision

We want to be able to create a rent contract on node even if it is in standby phase. Moreover, user should be billed for this contract only during online periods.

In pallet-smart-contract:

• Remove the node_power.is_down() restriction when trying to create a rent contract in create_rent_contract() extrinsic. restriction

• Modify rent contract billing logic by allowing billing only if the node is online (PowerState = Up). To skip the billing during the standby period we update the contract lock when the node power state is switched to Up.