def Start(self, seed_list: List[str] = None, skip_seeds: bool = False) -> None:
        """
        Start connecting to the seed list.

        Args:
            seed_list: a list of host:port strings if not supplied use list from `protocol.xxx.json`
            skip_seeds: skip connecting to seed list
        """
        if not seed_list:
            seed_list = settings.SEED_LIST

        logger.debug("Starting up nodeleader")
        if not skip_seeds:
            logger.debug("Attempting to connect to seed list...")
            for bootstrap in seed_list:
                if not is_ip_address(bootstrap):
                    host, port = bootstrap.split(':')
                    bootstrap = f"{hostname_to_ip(host)}:{port}"
                addr = Address(bootstrap)
                self.KNOWN_ADDRS.append(addr)
                self.SetupConnection(addr)

        logger.debug("Starting up nodeleader: starting peer, mempool, and blockheight check loops")
        # check in on peers every 10 seconds
        self.start_peer_check_loop()
        self.start_memcheck_loop()
        self.start_blockheight_loop()

        if settings.ACCEPT_INCOMING_PEERS and not self.incoming_server_running:
            class OneShotFactory(Factory):
                def __init__(self, leader):
                    self.leader = leader

                def buildProtocol(self, addr):
                    print(f"building new protocol for addr: {addr}")
                    self.leader.AddKnownAddress(Address(f"{addr.host}:{addr.port}"))
                    p = NeoNode(incoming_client=True)
                    p.factory = self
                    return p

            def listen_err(err):
                print(f"Failed start listening server for reason: {err.value}")

            def listen_ok(value):
                self.incoming_server_running = True

            logger.debug(f"Starting up nodeleader: setting up listen server on port: {settings.NODE_PORT}")
            server_endpoint = TCP4ServerEndpoint(self.reactor, settings.NODE_PORT)
            listenport_deferred = server_endpoint.listen(OneShotFactory(leader=self))
            listenport_deferred.addCallback(listen_ok)
            listenport_deferred.addErrback(listen_err)
Start connecting to the seed list.

        Args:
            seed_list: a list of host:port strings if not supplied use list from `protocol.xxx.json`
            skip_seeds: skip connecting to seed list