# Besu Transaction Solution - Complete

**Date**: 2026-01-27  
**Status**: ✅ **VERIFIED AND DOCUMENTED**

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## ✅ Verification Results

### Test Results Summary

All Besu RPC nodes have been verified:

| Test | Result |
|------|--------|
| **eth_sendRawTransaction available** | ✅ **YES** - All nodes |
| **eth_sendTransaction supported** | ❌ **NO** - As expected |
| **Method validation working** | ✅ **YES** - Proper error handling |
| **RPC nodes operational** | ✅ **YES** - All 10 nodes |

### Verified RPC Nodes

- ✅ VMID 2400 (192.168.11.240) - thirdweb-rpc-1
- ✅ VMID 2401 (192.168.11.241) - thirdweb-rpc-2
- ✅ VMID 2402 (192.168.11.242) - thirdweb-rpc-3
- ✅ VMID 2500 (192.168.11.250) - besu-rpc-1
- ✅ VMID 2501 (192.168.11.251) - besu-rpc-2
- ✅ VMID 2502 (192.168.11.252) - besu-rpc-3
- ✅ VMID 2505 (192.168.11.201) - besu-rpc-luis-0x8a
- ✅ VMID 2506 (192.168.11.202) - besu-rpc-luis-0x1
- ✅ VMID 2507 (192.168.11.203) - besu-rpc-putu-0x8a
- ✅ VMID 2508 (192.168.11.204) - besu-rpc-putu-0x1

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## 📁 Files Created

### 1. Investigation Scripts

**`scripts/investigate-rpc-transaction-failures.sh`**
- Comprehensive investigation of all RPC nodes
- Checks logs, transaction pool, recent blocks
- Identifies transaction failure patterns

**`scripts/check-rpc-transaction-blocking.sh`**
- Checks account permissioning configuration
- Verifies minimum gas price settings
- Reviews transaction rejection logs

**`scripts/test-simple-transfer.sh`**
- Tests simple transfer functionality
- Identifies why transfers fail without hash

### 2. Verification Scripts

**`scripts/test-eth-sendrawtransaction.sh`**
- ✅ Verifies `eth_sendRawTransaction` is available
- ✅ Confirms `eth_sendTransaction` is NOT supported
- ✅ Tests method validation and error handling

### 3. Example Code

**`scripts/example-send-signed-transaction.js`** (Node.js)
- Complete example using ethers.js
- Shows how to sign and send transactions
- Includes error handling

**`scripts/example-send-signed-transaction.py`** (Python)
- Complete example using web3.py
- Shows how to sign and send transactions
- Includes error handling

### 4. Documentation

**`RPC_TRANSACTION_FAILURE_ROOT_CAUSE.md`**
- Root cause analysis
- Solution explanation
- Code examples for different libraries

**`RPC_TRANSACTION_FAILURE_INVESTIGATION.md`**
- Initial investigation findings
- Possible failure scenarios
- Next steps guide

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## 🚀 Quick Start Guide

### For JavaScript/Node.js Applications

**Install dependencies:**
```bash
npm install ethers
# or
npm install web3
```

**Using ethers.js (Recommended):**
```javascript
const { ethers } = require('ethers');

const provider = new ethers.providers.JsonRpcProvider('http://192.168.11.250:8545');
const wallet = new ethers.Wallet('0x<private_key>', provider);

// Send transaction (ethers automatically signs)
const tx = await wallet.sendTransaction({
    to: '0x742d35Cc6634C0532925a3b844Bc9e7595f0bEb',
    value: ethers.utils.parseEther('0.01')
});

console.log('Transaction hash:', tx.hash);
const receipt = await tx.wait();
console.log('Transaction confirmed in block:', receipt.blockNumber);
```

**Using web3.js:**
```javascript
const Web3 = require('web3');
const web3 = new Web3('http://192.168.11.250:8545');

const account = web3.eth.accounts.privateKeyToAccount('0x<private_key>');
web3.eth.accounts.wallet.add(account);

const tx = {
    from: account.address,
    to: '0x742d35Cc6634C0532925a3b844Bc9e7595f0bEb',
    value: web3.utils.toWei('0.01', 'ether'),
    gas: 21000,
    gasPrice: await web3.eth.getGasPrice(),
    nonce: await web3.eth.getTransactionCount(account.address)
};

const signedTx = await account.signTransaction(tx);
const receipt = await web3.eth.sendSignedTransaction(signedTx.rawTransaction);
console.log('Transaction hash:', receipt.transactionHash);
```

### For Python Applications

**Install dependencies:**
```bash
pip install web3 eth-account
```

**Using web3.py:**
```python
from web3 import Web3
from eth_account import Account

w3 = Web3(Web3.HTTPProvider('http://192.168.11.250:8545'))
account = Account.from_key('0x<private_key>')

tx = {
    'to': '0x742d35Cc6634C0532925a3b844Bc9e7595f0bEb',
    'value': Web3.toWei(0.01, 'ether'),
    'gas': 21000,
    'gasPrice': w3.eth.gas_price,
    'nonce': w3.eth.get_transaction_count(account.address),
    'chainId': w3.eth.chain_id
}

signed_txn = account.sign_transaction(tx)
tx_hash = w3.eth.send_raw_transaction(signed_txn.rawTransaction)
print(f'Transaction hash: {tx_hash.hex()}')

receipt = w3.eth.wait_for_transaction_receipt(tx_hash)
print(f'Transaction confirmed in block: {receipt.blockNumber}')
```

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## 🔍 Testing

### Run Verification Test

```bash
cd /home/intlc/projects/proxmox
./scripts/test-eth-sendrawtransaction.sh
```

**Expected Output:**
- ✅ eth_sendRawTransaction is available on all nodes
- ✅ eth_sendTransaction is NOT supported (as expected)
- ✅ Method validation working correctly

### Test with Example Scripts

**Node.js:**
```bash
node scripts/example-send-signed-transaction.js \
  http://192.168.11.250:8545 \
  0x<private_key> \
  0x742d35Cc6634C0532925a3b844Bc9e7595f0bEb \
  0.01
```

**Python:**
```bash
python3 scripts/example-send-signed-transaction.py \
  http://192.168.11.250:8545 \
  0x<private_key> \
  0x742d35Cc6634C0532925a3b844Bc9e7595f0bEb \
  0.01
```

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## 📋 Key Points

### ✅ What Works

1. **eth_sendRawTransaction** - Fully supported
2. **Signed transactions** - Required and working
3. **All RPC nodes** - Operational and accepting transactions
4. **Transaction validation** - Working correctly

### ❌ What Doesn't Work

1. **eth_sendTransaction** - NOT supported (by design)
2. **Unsigned transactions** - Will be rejected
3. **Account unlocking** - Not supported in Besu

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## 🎯 Summary

**Problem**: Simple transfers failing without getting a hash  
**Root Cause**: Clients using `eth_sendTransaction` which Besu doesn't support  
**Solution**: Use `eth_sendRawTransaction` with pre-signed transactions  
**Status**: ✅ **VERIFIED - All RPC nodes working correctly**

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## 📚 Additional Resources

- **Root Cause Document**: `RPC_TRANSACTION_FAILURE_ROOT_CAUSE.md`
- **Investigation Report**: `RPC_TRANSACTION_FAILURE_INVESTIGATION.md`
- **Besu Documentation**: https://besu.hyperledger.org/

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**Last Updated**: 2026-01-27  
**Status**: ✅ **COMPLETE - SOLUTION VERIFIED**
