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[NODE] Error with JOB execution in local chainlink node
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Description
Description
Error with JOB execution in local chainlink node while following the instructions in https://docs.chain.link/chainlink-nodes/v1/fulfilling-requests
Basic Information
Getting an error as below when try to execute the "requestEthereumPrice" under step 7 and 8 "Create a request to your node" in the above link.
Note: Running Chainlink node in my ubuntu VM and trying to use the metamask wallet from my browser in my windows machine.

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Research direction
Start with the linked Chainlink documentation, especially steps 7 and 8 under “Create a request to your node,” and reproduce the requestEthereumPrice job execution. Compare the error shown in the screenshot with the setup using a Chainlink node in an Ubuntu VM and MetaMask in a Windows browser; done means identifying and documenting the cause or a confirmed resolution.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- backend, blockchain
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100