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Running an Isolated Local Node

Running a local node in isolation is useful for testing and development purposes without interacting with a public network.

Getting Started​

  1. Clone the Repository
git clone https://github.com/verana-labs/verana-blockchain.git
cd verana-blockchain
  1. Build the Verana Binary
make install

Steps to Set Up an Isolated Node (with a script)​

Follow these steps to set up your Verana blockchain.

Run the setup script:

./scripts/setup_primary_validator.sh

This script initializes the chain and starts the node. After this step, the blockchain should be running locally. You’re ready to interact with the chain using the CLI.

Setting Up Multiple Validators (with a script)​

To create a multi-validator network, follow these steps:

  1. Clean up existing data:
rm -rf ~/.verana ~/.verana2
  1. Start the primary validator:
./scripts/setup_primary_validator.sh
  1. Start a secondary validator:
./scripts/setup_additional_validator.sh 2

Now your network has multiple validators running locally. You can use the CLI to interact with either validator by specifying their --node RPC URL.

Test your local node​

Your node is now running locally! Use the CLI to interact with it:

veranad q bank balances $(veranad keys show cooluser -a --keyring-backend test)

Create a Trust Registry:

veranad tx trustregistry create-trust-registry \
    did:example:123456789abcdefghi en \
    https://example.com/framework.pdf "sha256-315f5bdb76d078c43b8ac00641b2a6ea241e27fcb60e23f9e6acfa2c05b9e36a" \
    --from cooluser --keyring-backend test --chain-id vna-local-1 --fees 600000uvna

List Trust Registries:

veranad q trustregistry list-trust-registries