Node.md

Start a node

Base on the doc from official https://developer.algorand.org/docs/introduction-installing-node (testnet currently available)

Installing on Docker

1. Pull latest code

   git clone --branch rel/stable https://github.com/algorand/go-algorand.git

2. Build docker image

   cd docker/releases
   docker build -f Dockerfile-testnet . -t algorand/testnet-telem:latest

3. Create a Docker container
   • prepare configuration file

   docker run -it -v <root-path>:/root/node/tmp algorand/testnet-telem:latest
   node > cp -rf data tmp
   node > exit

   • copy configuration file cp <root-path>/data/config.json.example <root-path>/data/config.json from example and edit vi <root-path>/data/config.json,

     ...
     "Archival": true,
     ...
     "DNSBootstrapID": "testnet.algorand.network",
     ...
     "EndpointAddress": "0.0.0.0:8080",
     ...
     "IsIndexerActive": true,
     

   • start a container

   docker run -it -d -v <root-path>/data:/root/node/data -p 8080:8080 --name algorand algorand/testnet-telem:latest

4. Sync Node with Network
   • run goal

     docker exec -it algorand /root/node/goal node start -d /root/node/data

   • print the rpc token

     docker exec -it algorand cat /root/node/data/algod.token