Using Docker to setup the nodes in the networkΒΆ

  1. Clone the EKO platform repository
  2. Run
make set-up

This will install all the dependencies and set up build the docker image for the EKO node

  1. Copy the genesis configurations for the network to the blockchain/configuratons/genesis.json
  2. Copy the key in file format to the blockchain/configuratons/key.json. If the node is set up as the miner node then this will be used.
  3. Copy the password used to create the key.json to the blockchain/configuratons/node.pwds.
  4. Different modes:

  • Start a new network

    1. Run
    make initialize-blockchain
    1. Type 1 and enter to select Start a new network from the options provided.
    2. Run
    make dirty-up

This will start the node with a new network configurations.

  • Join an existing network as a miner node

    1. Run
    make initialize-blockchain
    1. Type 2 and enter to select Join an existing network as a miner node from the options provided.
    2. Enter the valid enode value of the node you would like to connect to from the existing network
    3. Run
    make dirty-up

This will start the node as a miner node and sync with the existing nodes in the network. If the validator address has been given permission to become a validator in the network the node will start mining the new blocks, else it will wait for the admin to grant permission using the Validator set contract methods.

  • Join an existing network as a viewer node

    1. Run
    make initialize-blockchain
    1. Type 3 and enter to select Join an existing network as a viewer node from the options provided.
    2. Enter the valid enode value of the node you would like to connect to from the existing network
    3. Run
    make dirty-up

This will start the node as a viewer node and sync with the existing nodes in the network.

  1. Now, follow the steps as mentioned from points 31 to 41 from the previous section.