Run in Docker

Prequirements: This guide assumes your running a Linux based operating system and have Docker already installed.

Docker image details

Liberland's node docker image is hosted on Docker Hub: liberland/blockchain-node. It's build automatically from public Dockerfile. Configuration:

• Node binary is stored at /node

• Embedded chain specifications are stored at /specs/

• Exposed ports: 30333, 9933, 9944.

• Runs as unpriviledged user with UID 1000

Usage examples

Listing embedded chain specs

$ docker run -it --rm --entrypoint='/bin/sh' liberland/blockchain-node:latest -c 'ls /specs'
bastiat.json  bastiat.raw.json	mainnet.json  mainnet.raw.json	readme.md

Minimal Bastiat (testnet) node with persistent data

To make sure your node's data is persistant, mount a host directory as a volume using -v argument:

$ mkdir $HOME/liberland_data
$ sudo chown 1000:1000 $HOME/liberland_data
$ docker run -it --rm -v $HOME/liberland_data:/data liberland/blockchain-node:latest -d /data --chain /specs/bastiat.raw.json

Using custom chain spec

To use custom chain spec, you must mount it into the container:

$ mkdir $HOME/liberland_data
$ sudo chown 1000:1000 $HOME/liberland_data
$ docker run -it --rm -v $HOME/liberland_data:/data -v $HOME/custom_chain_spec.raw.json:/custom_chain_spec.raw.json liberland/blockchain-node:latest -d /data --chain /custom_chain_spec.raw.json

Accessing your node locally via Polkadot.js Apps

To be able to access your node locally via Polkadot.js Apps, pass --network=host argument so that RPC port is accessible:

$ mkdir $HOME/liberland_data
$ sudo chown 1000:1000 $HOME/liberland_data
$ docker run -it --rm --network=host -v $HOME/liberland_data:/data liberland/blockchain-node:latest -d /data --chain /specs/bastiat.raw.json

You'll now be able to access your node via https://polkadotjs.blockchain.liberland.org/?rpc=ws://localhost:9944.

Complete example of running a validator on mainnet

This example:

• passes -v $HOME/liberland_data:/data to make data persistent on the host

• passes --network=host to make RPC accessible locally and P2P accessible on all interfaces

• passes -d to run in background

• passes --restart always to automatically restart node on reboot / crash

• uses mainnet chain spec

• passes --validator option to node to enable acting as validator

$ mkdir $HOME/liberland_data
$ sudo chown 1000:1000 $HOME/liberland_data
$ docker run --name liberland -d --network=host --restart always -v $HOME/liberland_data:/data liberland/blockchain-node:latest -d /data --chain /specs/mainnet.raw.json --validator

You can:

• monitor this instance with docker ps -a

• see its logs with docker logs liberland

• stop with docker stop liberland - note that it will restart automatically on reboot / Docker restart

• restart with docker restart liberland

• remove with docker rm liberland

Generate session keys

See regenerate session keys document.

With an instance running like this you may now follow the Run a validator starting with Wait for your node to sync section.