diff --git a/node/node.go b/node/node.go index c66ebb89d0..b58594ef1d 100644 --- a/node/node.go +++ b/node/node.go @@ -159,12 +159,13 @@ func (n *Node) Start() error { return ErrNodeStopped } n.state = runningState - err := n.startNetworking() + // open networking and RPC endpoints + err := n.openEndpoints() lifecycles := make([]Lifecycle, len(n.lifecycles)) copy(lifecycles, n.lifecycles) n.lock.Unlock() - // Check if networking startup failed. + // Check if endpoint startup failed. if err != nil { n.doClose(nil) return err @@ -247,12 +248,14 @@ func (n *Node) doClose(errs []error) error { } } -// startNetworking starts all network endpoints. -func (n *Node) startNetworking() error { +// openEndpoints starts all network and RPC endpoints. +func (n *Node) openEndpoints() error { + // start networking endpoints n.log.Info("Starting peer-to-peer node", "instance", n.server.Name) if err := n.server.Start(); err != nil { return convertFileLockError(err) } + // start RPC endpoints err := n.startRPC() if err != nil { n.stopRPC()