RNode version 0.6.4
The RNode software is quickly developing a reputation for being verbose. All that output is helpful for developers debugging and also for validators and node operators monitoring the health of their node. But it isn't valuable if you don't know how to read it.
Here I'll summarize the main interactions your node has, and translate the most common and useful log messages.
At startup your node generates any necessary files that don't already exist, gets familiar with your network configuration, and reports some useful information about itself.