How to run a Gnosis Chain node
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Follow the :
For an of Gnosis Chain mainnet: 1.7TB
For a : 530GB
For MacOS and Linux, run the following commands to build the latest Erigon version from source:
This should create the binary at ./build/bin/erigon
.
Alongside Erigon you must use a like Lighthouse. This will also allow you to access the Ethereum blockchain directly and give you the possibility to stake your GNO and do .
Start Erigon
Install Lighthouse, another popular client that can be used with Erigon for block building. Follow the instructions until the chapter Build Lighthouse, skipping the make
instruction.
Because Erigon needs a target head in order to sync, Lighthouse must be synced before Erigon may synchronize. The fastest way to synchronize Lighthouse is to use one of the many public checkpoint synchronization endpoints:
In order to communicate with Erigon the execution endpoint <erigon address>:8551
must be specified, where <erigon address>
is either //localhost
or the IP address of the device running Erigon.
Below is an example of Lighthouse running Gnosis Chain:
Below is an example of Lighthouse running Chiado testnet:
If you want to store Erigon files in a non-default location, add flag --datadir=<your_data_dir>
Default data directory is /home/admin/.local/share/erigon.
For Gnosis Chain use --chain=gnosis
, for Chiado testnet use --chain=chiado
.
To increase download speed add --torrent.download.rate=512mb
(default is 16mb)
Block Production (PoS Validator) is not supported/tested for Gnosis Chain (In Progress)
Now compile Lighthouse in order to run Gnosis Chain using the :
for Gnosis Chain
for Chiado Testnet
Lighthouse must point to the automatically created by Erigon in the directory (in the below example the default data directory is used).
--prune=hrtc
to run a with latest 90'000 blocks instead of an . If you change your mind remember to delete the --datadir
folder content.
--http.addr="0.0.0.0" --http.api=eth,web3,net,debug,trace,txpool
to use and e.g. be able to connect your .
To stop the Erigon node you can use the CTRL+C
command. Additional flags can be added to the node with several .