Join a Network

It is highly recommended that you set up a private local network before joining a public network. This will help you get familiar with the setup process, and provide an environment for testing. The following sections outline this process. If you want to join a public network without setting up a private network, you can skip to join a public network .

Create a Single Node #

The simplest XPLA Chain you can set up is a local testnet with just a single node. In a single-node environment, you have one account and are the only validator signing blocks for your private network.

1. Initialize your genesis file that will bootstrap the network. Replace the following variables with your own information:

     xplad init --chain-id=<testnet-name> <node-moniker>
   

2. Generate a XPLA Chain account. Replace the variable with your account name:

   xplad keys add <account-name>
   

Add Your Account to the Genesis #

Run the following commands to add your account and set the initial balance:

xplad add-genesis-account $(xplad keys show <account-name> -a) 100000000000000000000axpla
xplad gentx <my-account> 10000000000000000000axpla --chain-id=<testnet-name>
xplad collect-gentxs

Start Your Private XPLA Chain #

Run the following command to start your private network:

xplad start

If the private XPLA Chain is set up correctly, your xplad node will be running on tcp://localhost:26656, listening for incoming transactions, and signing blocks.

Join a public network #

These instructions are for setting up a brand new full node from scratch. You can join a public XPLA Chain, such as the mainnet or testnet, by completing the following steps:

1. Select a network #

Specify the network you want to join by choosing the corresponding genesis file and seeds:

2. Download genesis file and address book #

Genesis-transaction specifies the account balances and parameters at the start of the network to use when replaying transactions and syncing.

Addressbook lists a selection of peers for your node to dial to in order to discover other nodes in the network. Public address books of peers are made available by the XPLA Chain community.

Choose a testnet or mainnet address type and download the appropriate genesis-transaction and addressbook. Links to these are posted in Select-a-network.

• For default xplad configurations, the genesis and addressbook files should be placed under ~/.xpla/config/genesis.json and ~/.xpla/config/addrbook.json respectively.

3. xplad start #

Start the network and check that everything is running smoothly:

xplad start
xplad status
# It will take a few seconds for xplad to start.

{
  "NodeInfo": {
    "protocol_version": {
      "p2p": "8",
      "block": "11",
      "app": "0"
    },
    "id": "821dc1401fd0270487b3e615c652181b4d4566dd",
    "listen_addr": "18.157.84.154:26656",
    "network": "cube_47-5",
    "version": "v0.34.19-xpla.2",
    "channels": "40202122233038606100",
    "moniker": "xpladocs",
    "other": {
      "tx_index": "on",
      "rpc_address": "tcp://127.0.0.1:26657"
    }
  },
  "SyncInfo": {
    "latest_block_hash": "ED9F6D0855FD92A5BA2F91082CD49ADB18A07DCE3F747529D357071E5B7C0D4C",
    "latest_app_hash": "D621068882E7FC5045CDD957ADEABE9BF8E90F2092C9526E22BE4767940D128B",
    "latest_block_height": "260770",
    "latest_block_time": "2022-06-09T15:22:48.792283245Z",
    "earliest_block_hash": "F948EF10AA663D182309790C51E5A7A9125D7CF4D60D9E735994059DB7CAD4D4",
    "earliest_app_hash": "E3B0C44298FC1C149AFBF4C8996FB92427AE41E4649B934CA495991B7852B855",
    "earliest_block_height": "1",
    "earliest_block_time": "2022-05-23T06:00:00Z",
    "catching_up": false
  },
  "ValidatorInfo": {
    "Address": "04024A7F76485B0D2B99570EC7DA3E9A3B3735CC",
    "PubKey": {
      "type": "tendermint/PubKeyEd25519",
      "value": "KUqIsRD9yzPt7k9et+ClFp6h8wXwEIcb/TVZPrC57+I="
    },
    "VotingPower": "0"
  }
}

Your node is now syncing. This process will take a long time. Make sure you’ve set it up on a stable connection so this process is not interrupted.

Continue to the Sync page to find out more about syncing your node.