UPDATE_REQUIRED but there is no update button about dash-masternode-tool

[Bertrand256]

Thank you for your comments. I try to make the tool as simple as possible for the user but the basic assumption is a good knowledge of what is masternode, how to configure it, how to deal with the problems encountered, how to understand individual statuses returned by masternode, and fluency in using hardware wallet depending on what device you are connecting the program to (Trezor, Ledger, Keepkey).

The program in no way aims to perform an educational role, not only because of the lack of resources, but also due to the very wide technological scope touching by it, which additionally is subject to constant changes. Acquiring knowledge in these areas is entirely on the user's side.

As for the statuses displayed in the "Masternode status" field - these are messages returned by the masternode itself, and the program only displays them without interpreting them in any way. Their meaning should be checked in the documentation, for example here: https://docs.dash.org/en/latest/masternodes/setup.html#start-your-masternode. If you don't find description for a particular status, please ask the community.

Status "UPDATE_REQUIRED" means that your node's dashd reports the protocol version not supported by the network anymore. If you do not upgrade the node, your masternode will be excluded from the payment queue.

Status "NEW_START_REQUIRED" means that you must send the "Start masternode" message for that masternode or it will be excluded from the payment queue. The reason may be, for example, upgrading the Dash daemon version without subsequent sending the "start" message, or the lack of visibility of your masternode in the network for more than 3 hours.