Lightwallet change Ocean
Use only ocean infrastructures that you trust.
The Lightwallet of DeFiChain interacts with the blockchain via Ocean infrastructure. Every user action is saved in a signed transaction and send to Ocean, which then executes it. So, a running ocean infrastructure is mandatory to have access to your funds with the Lightwallet. DeFiChain is a decentralized project and has alternatives to the standard infrastructure here as well.
How to change Ocean infrastructure
Below are described the steps to change the ocean infrastructure (e.g. default ocean is down and therefore access to the funds in the wallet is not possible).
Alow "Beta features" in About menu
Firstly it is necessary to allow "Beta features" by clicking on the text "TRY BETA FEATURES" in the About menu, which can be reached through the Settings menu.
About menu in the Settings menu of the Lightwallet
Change provider in the settings menu
Provider entry in the settings menu of the Lightwallet
In the provider menu it can be entered a new endpoint URL for the ocean infrastructure. The default setting is https://ocean.defichain.com and can also be restored with the button Reset provider (will be enabled after ocean was changed). Passcode is required to save the changes.
Provider menu to change the ocean infrastructure
Available Ocean infrastructures
- The default ocean infrastructure is set up and maintained by the core team. Because of the broad usage they need a lot of servers to handle the requests. There was a CFP (CFP-2205-04) to finance these servers on AWS. You can reach ocean via https://ocean.defichain.com
- A community driven ocean infrastructure was set up by mydefichain and is also financed via a CFP (CFP-2207-18). You can use it with the link https://ocean.mydefichain.com/
- Another ocean infrastructure was set up by Jan and Lukas, who also have an alternative Defiscan Explorer https://ocean.explore-defichain.com/