- 1. Overview
- 2. Build Guide
- 3a. Run an Aleo Client Node
- 3b. Run an Aleo Mining Node
- 4. FAQs
- 5. Command Line Interface
- 6. Development Guide
- 7. License
snarkOS is a decentralized operating system for private applications. It forms the backbone of Aleo and enables applications to verify and store state in a publicly verifiable manner.
The following are minimum requirements to run an Aleo node:
- CPU: 16-cores (32-cores preferred)
- RAM: 16GB of memory (32GB preferred)
- Storage: 128GB of disk space
- Network: 50 Mbps of upload and download bandwidth
Please note to run an Aleo proving node that is competitive, the machine will require more than these requirements.
Before beginning, please ensure your machine has Rust v1.62+
installed. Instructions to install Rust can be found here.
Start by cloning the snarkOS Github repository:
git clone https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkOS.git --depth 1
Next, move into the snarkOS directory:
cd snarkOS
[For Ubuntu users] A helper script to install dependencies is available. From the snarkOS directory, run:
./build_ubuntu.sh
Start by following the instructions in the Build Guide.
Next, to start a client node, from the snarkOS directory, run:
./run-client.sh
Note: The Aleo prover node will be available in Phase 2.
Start by following the instructions in the Build Guide.
Next, to generate an Aleo prover address, run:
snarkos experimental new_account
or from the snarkOS directory, run:
cargo run --release -- experimental new_account
This will output a new Aleo account in the terminal.
Please remember to save the account private key and view key. The following is an example output:
Attention - Remember to store this account private key and view key.
Private Key APrivateKey1xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <-- Save Me
View Key AViewKey1xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <-- Save Me
Address aleo1xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <-- Use Me For The Next Step
Next, to start a proving node, from the snarkOS directory, run:
./run-prover.sh
When prompted, enter your Aleo prover address:
Enter your Aleo prover address:
aleo1xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Ensure your machine has
Rust v1.62+
installed. Instructions to install Rust can be found here. - If large errors appear during compilation, try running
cargo clean
. - Ensure snarkOS is started using
./run-client.sh
or./run-prover.sh
.
- Ensure ports
4130/tcp
and4180/tcp
are open on your router and OS firewall. - Ensure snarkOS is started using
./run-client.sh
or./run-prover.sh
.
- Before running the command above (
snarkos experimental new_account
) trysource ~/.bashrc
- Also double check the spelling of
snarkos
. Note the directory is/snarkOS
, the command issnarkos
To run a node with custom settings, refer to the full list of options and flags available in the snarkOS CLI.
The full list of CLI flags and options can be viewed with snarkos --help
:
snarkos
The Aleo Team <[email protected]>
USAGE:
snarkos [FLAGS] [OPTIONS] [SUBCOMMAND]
FLAGS:
--display If the flag is set, the node will render a read-only display
-h, --help Prints help information
--norpc If the flag is set, the node will not initialize the RPC server
-V, --version Prints version information
OPTIONS:
--connect <connect> Specify the IP address and port of a peer to connect to
--dev <dev> Enables development mode, specify a unique ID for the local node
--network <network> Specify the network of this node [default: 2]
--node <node> Specify the IP address and port for the node server [default: 0.0.0.0:4132]
--prover <prover> Specify this as a prover node, with the given prover address
--rpc <rpc> Specify the IP address and port for the RPC server [default: 0.0.0.0:3032]
--password <rpc-password> Specify the password for the RPC server [default: pass]
--username <rpc-username> Specify the username for the RPC server [default: root]
--verbosity <verbosity> Specify the verbosity of the node [options: 0, 1, 2, 3] [default: 2]
SUBCOMMANDS:
clean Removes the ledger files from storage
experimental Experimental features
help Prints this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)
update Updates snarkOS to the latest version
In one terminal, start the first node by running:
cargo run --release -- start --dev 0 --nodisplay
In a second terminal, run:
cargo run --release -- start --dev 1 --nodisplay
This prodedure can be repeated to start more nodes.
We welcome all contributions to snarkOS. Please refer to the license for the terms of contributions.