How to run a private Ethereum Blockchain with Jthereum
Step 1
Launch one EC 2 Ubuntu 16 LTS or Launch one VM instance on GCP.
If you wish to use AWS, here is how you set up an instance:
AWS EC Ubuntu 16 LTS Setup.
Running the Machine
If you want to use GCP, that is how your set up looks like:
Google cloud platform : Ethereum Instances.
Step 2
Open the inbound ports 30301–30399 in the security group
Step 3
SSH into the Node (ie. Machine)
Click on (Open in browser window).
Step 4
On both server Install Geth (ie. Machine)
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:ethereum/ethereum
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ethereum
After installation ensure that both servers have geth properly install by running this commands.
geth –help
Step 5
On the server Install Geth (ie. Machine)
Initialize Genesis Block (0th Block) in genesis.json inside /home/ubuntu/eth-dev/ directory.
cd ~
mkdir eth-dev
cd eth-dev
nano genesis.json
Paste the below line into the nano’s window.
{ “config”: {
“chainId”: 88881,
“homesteadBlock”: 0,
“eip155Block”: 0,
“eip158Block”: 0 },
“coinbase” : “0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000”,
“difficulty” : “0x10”,
“extraData” : “”,
“constantinopleBlock“: “5“,
“petersburgBlock“: “6“,
“gasLimit” : “0x2fefd8”,
“nonce” : “0x0000000000000088”,
“mixhash” : “0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000”,
“parentHash” : “0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000”,
“timestamp” : “0x00”, “alloc”: {} }
Step 5.1
****Initialize the chain data with below command:
geth — datadir ~/eth-dev/ init genesis.json
Step 5.2
Start the Ethereum Machine 1 with the below command
geth — datadir ~/eth-dev/ — networkid 45634 — verbosity 3 — ipcdisable — rpc — port 30301 — rpcport 8545 — rpcaddr <Public DNS address of your Node 1> console 2>> ~/eth-dev/eth.log
e.g
geth — datadir ~/eth-dev/ — networkid 88881 — verbosity 3 — ipcdisable — rpc — port 30301 — rpcport 8545 –rpcaddr 35.237.119.203 console 2 >> ~/eth-dev/eth.log
You would see the logs created by the geth client.
Step 6
Now go to machine 1 and execute the cmds.
admin.addPeer( “enode://5b81114a01d9a382cfc101f13e177f3a784864d6cd9f33eafd33f9fd838fd8c83004766fa90a3cff8ead55d5847e8cd30a0311186b548a12e348449faebe2cbb@35.237.170.52:30302” )
If above command return “true” after executing above command, then it means you have added the machine 2 as a peer to machine 1.
Check the peers details by running below cmd:
> net.peerCount1> admin.peers[{ caps: [“eth/63”], id: “91233bfe9c817a325ee85c0041bb6db8a6645c9a0e2a6d38fa49e7d3824249c6a32c487cd710980efd5791d05ff06629fe499186132a2e7e9ac7e63502dd683f”, name: “Geth/v1.8.8-stable/linux-amd64/go1.9.4”, network: { inbound: true, localAddress: “10.142.0.2:30303”, remoteAddress: “54.169.122.140:54936”, static: false, trusted: false }, protocols: { eth: “handshake” }}, { caps: [“eth/63”], id: “f2c435410be202a7dd9f20b23eb23d767f51756be23d9d599b468df7680e212ec543430580b7971184652be03d5e38076f86a09cc29f9f6133eb64fcd80a691e”, name: “Geth/v0.0.7-akroma-ccecfba1/linux-amd64/go1.9.2”, network: { inbound: false, localAddress: “10.142.0.2:49690”, remoteAddress: “185.221.152.122:30303”, static: false, trusted: false }, protocols: { eth: “handshake” }}]>
Step 7
Other Geth console Cmds
admin.nodeInfo.enodenet.listeningnet.peerCountadmin.peerseth.coinbaseeth.getBalance(eth.coinbase)personaleth.accountsminer.setEtherbase(web3.eth.accounts[0])miner.setEtherbase(“0xae13d41d66af28380c7af6d825ab557eb271ffff”)miner.start()miner.stop()miner.hashrateeth.getBlock(0)eth.getBlock(“latest”)eth.blockNumber web3.eth.getBlock(BLOCK_NUMBER).hasheth.syncingdebug.verbosity(6)
Step 8
Connect your new blockchain network to Jthereum.
Go to jthereum.config file (it is located in your Jthereum installation folder).
Change DEFAULT_BLOCKCHAIN property
DEFAULT_BLOCKCHAIN=new
(it will be our new blockchain that we have just created).
Add properties for the private key and Web3JS URL:
NEW_PrivateKey = 0xf5adeb6e95cf25a72b7ebe842f17197e594a646afc7f56cba67f315a5787259a
NEW_Web3j_URL = http://35.237.119.203:8545
NOTE : Your private key and Web3JS URL will be different from test data provided above.
How to run a private Ethereum Blockchain with Jthereum
Step 1
Launch one EC 2 Ubuntu 16 LTS or Launch one VM instance on GCP.
If you wish to use AWS, here is how you set up an instance:
AWS EC Ubuntu 16 LTS Setup.
Running the Machine
If you want to use GCP, that is how your set up looks like:
Google cloud platform : Ethereum Instances.
Step 2
Open the inbound ports 30301–30399 in the security group
Step 3
SSH into the Node (ie. Machine)
Click on (Open in browser window).
Step 4
On both server Install Geth (ie. Machine)
After installation ensure that both servers have geth properly install by running this commands.
Step 5
On the server Install Geth (ie. Machine)
Initialize Genesis Block (0th Block) in genesis.json inside /home/ubuntu/eth-dev/ directory.
Paste the below line into the nano’s window.
Step 5.1
****Initialize the chain data with below command:
Step 5.2
Start the Ethereum Machine 1 with the below command
e.g
You would see the logs created by the geth client.
Step 6
Now go to machine 1 and execute the cmds.
If above command return “true” after executing above command, then it means you have added the machine 2 as a peer to machine 1.
Check the peers details by running below cmd:
Step 7
Other Geth console Cmds
Step 8
Connect your new blockchain network to Jthereum.
Go to jthereum.config file (it is located in your Jthereum installation folder).
Change DEFAULT_BLOCKCHAIN property
(it will be our new blockchain that we have just created).
Add properties for the private key and Web3JS URL:
NOTE : Your private key and Web3JS URL will be different from test data provided above.