XDC Test Network (Docker)
Follow these steps to create an XDC private network using Docker.
Go to the clone directory
cd XDPoSChain
Build the image of docker file (xdc-poschain is the name of the image)
sudo docker build -t "xdc-poschain" -f Dockerfile
Create new repository in Docker - (xdposchain)
Name the repository and this name should be public. Go to the Ubuntu terminal and log in to your Docker account
sudo docker login
Docker push <docker-username>/<repository-name>:<tagname>
sudo docker push <docker-username>/xdposchain:latest
If you need to check the Docker images
sudo docker image ls
Create a Docker container
example: -docker run -d -p 8534-8550:8534-8550 -p 30303-30320:30303-30320<docker-username>/<Repository-name>:<tagname> /bin/bash sleep infinity
docker run -d -p 8534-8550:8534-8550 -p 30303-30320:30303-30320 8379817794/xdposchain:latest /bin/bash sleep infinity
Check the Docker container
sudo docker ps -a
Access the latest Docker container
sudo docker start <container ID>
Docker exec command runs a new command in a running container
sudo docker exec -it <container ID> sh
To stop running Docker container (Do not stop it now)
sudo docker stop <container ID>
Use any editor like vi or nano. If you need to install nano use the below command
apk add nano
Run the following command to access and edit the Genesis.json file
vi Genesis.json
The Genesis File contains all the information about the blockchain Network
Note - Add your Metamask Testnet Account address in Genesis.json
XDC --datadir ./myDataDir --identity "Testnet" init ./Genesis.json
XDC --datadir ./myDataDir --identity "Testnet" --nodiscover --networkid 12 --mine --rpc --rpcaddr "0.0.0.0" --minerthreads 1 --rpcport 8541 --port 30304 --verbosity 5 --etherbase 0x9a085e4591de4aa1a6c92A2d401900C020719b22 console 2>>XDC.log
The node is now running on port 8541. You can add a specific port using <rpcport 8541>
Open a new terminal and open the same container
sudo service docker start
sudo docker start <container ID>
sudo docker exec -it <container ID>
To check that the RPC address is working properly. Curl is needed for this command. If Curl is installed, use this command to install it, otherwise skip to the curl command line.
apk add curl
curl http://localhost:8541
For AWS machines, you need the AWS server public IP.
Example: http://<Server Public IP>:8541/
- 1.Name - XDC TestNetwork (any)
- 2.RPC URL http://<Server Public IP>:8541/
- 3.Chain ID - 15 (Used in Genesis.json file)
- 4.Currency Symbol - XDC
- 5.Click "Save"
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