From 38b1ace4a43bae3b766023b01afca90a804be926 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: woodser <woodser@protonmail.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2024 19:27:31 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] document changing p2p network code for new networks

---
 docs/create-mainnet.md   | 6 ++++++
 docs/deployment-guide.md | 6 ++++++
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/create-mainnet.md b/docs/create-mainnet.md
index 32606a0eff..38c211d4cd 100644
--- a/docs/create-mainnet.md
+++ b/docs/create-mainnet.md
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ For example, change "Haveno" to "HavenoX", which will use this application folde
 - macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/HavenoX/
 - Windows: ~\AppData\Roaming\HavenoX\
 
+## Change the P2P network version
+
+To avoid interference with other networks, change `P2P_NETWORK_VERSION` in [Version.java](https://github.com/haveno-dex/haveno/blob/a7e90395d24ec3d33262dd5d09c5faec61651a51/common/src/main/java/haveno/common/app/Version.java#L83).
+
+For example, change it to `"B"`.
+
 ## Start the seed nodes
 
 Rebuild for the previous changes to the source code to take effect: `make skip-tests`.
diff --git a/docs/deployment-guide.md b/docs/deployment-guide.md
index ce538319ce..2f7590d0ec 100644
--- a/docs/deployment-guide.md
+++ b/docs/deployment-guide.md
@@ -219,6 +219,12 @@ For example, change "Haveno" to "HavenoX", which will use this application folde
 - macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/HavenoX/
 - Windows: ~\AppData\Roaming\HavenoX\
 
+## Change the P2P network version
+
+To avoid interference with other networks, change `P2P_NETWORK_VERSION` in [Version.java](https://github.com/haveno-dex/haveno/blob/a7e90395d24ec3d33262dd5d09c5faec61651a51/common/src/main/java/haveno/common/app/Version.java#L83).
+
+For example, change it to `"B"`.
+
 ## Set the network's release date
 
 Optionally set the network's approximate release date by setting `RELEASE_DATE` in HavenoUtils.java.