deploy_README.md

Running the Algorand Docker Image

###Prerequisites Verify that you have a running Docker Engine on your local system. Instructions for installing Docker are available on the Docker web site:

https://docs.docker.com/

Import the Algorand Docker container

docker import algod_docker_export_${CHANNEL}_${FULLVERSION}.tar.gz 

The CHANNEL specifies the release channel (e.g., 'stable', or 'nightly'). The FULLVERSION specifies the version of the release (e.g., 1.0.29).

Start the docker container for the specified network (betanet, devnet, testnet, mainnet)

./start_algod_docker.sh ${NETWORK} 

The NETWORK specifies what network to connect to (e.g., 'devnet', 'testnet', 'betanet', 'mainnet')

You can attach to the running container with the following command:

docker exec -it  algod_${CHANNEL}_${FULLVERSION}_${NETWORK} /bin/bash

###Stopping the Docker Container: Run the following command to stop the docker container:

docker stop algod_${CHANNEL}_${FULLVERSION}_${NETWORK}

To remove the container from the Docker environment:

docker container rm algod_${CHANNEL}_${FULLVERSION}_${NETWORK}

###Container Persistence When starting the Algod Docker instance, a Docker volume is created to persist the node data directory external from the container. This allows updating the docker container and reusing an existing data directory with the new version. A volume is created for each instantiated network (i.e. betanet, devnet, testnet, or mainnet).

The existing volumes can be determined using the docker volume command.

docker volume ls

To remove a volume:

docker volume rm alogd-${NETWORK}