# Install BMC Node
This guide will show how to install BMC node from source code.
# Install Golang
Install Go
by following the Office Docs (opens new window),Remember to set your $PATH environment variable.
Check Go
environment variable
go env GOROOT GOPATH
Check Go
version, 1.5 or higher
go version
# Get the source code
git clone https://github.com/Bytom/bmc.git
# Build source code
cd bmc-main
make geth
you can see the file in /bmc-main/build/bin
# Executables
Command | Description |
---|---|
geth | Main Bytom Side Chain client binary. It is the entry point into the BMC network,capable of running as a full node (default), archive node (retaining all historical state) or a light node (retrieving data live). It has the same and more RPC and other interface as go-ethereum and can be used by other processes as a gateway into the BMC network via JSON RPC endpoints exposed on top of HTTP, WebSocket and/or IPC transports. geth --help and the CLI page (opens new window) for command line options. |
# Running BMC
# Download
Download the necessary configuration files. testnet.zip (opens new window) or mainnet.zip(todo...)
Unzip it and you'll see two files genesis.json
and config.toml
.
# Init
Add the configuration file(genesis.json
and config.toml
) to directory /bmc-main/build/bin
go to /bmc-main/build/bin
geth --datadir {{datadir}} init genesis.json
# Start
geth --config config.toml --datadir {{datadir}} --cache 8000 --txlookuplimit 0
{datadir}
:You can specify your own path and consistent with the following.
# Check the Node
geth attach /{datadir}/node/geth.ipc
>eth.blockNumber
13872
# Connect
Connect BMC network with MetaMask
Mainnet | Testnet | |
---|---|---|
Network Name | BMC | BMC Testnet |
Chain ID | 188 | 189 |
RPC URL | https://mainnet.bmcchain.com | https://testnet.bmcchain.com |
Currency Symbol | BTM | BTM |
# The possible problem
- When you execute command
make geth
, if :
# runtime/cgo
_cgo_export.c:3:10: fatal error: stdlib.h: No such file or directory
3 | #include <stdlib.h>
| ^~~~~~~~~~
compilation terminated.
util.go:46: exit status 2
exit status 1
make: *** [Makefile:16: geth] Error 1
You can use sudo apt-get install build-essential
to solve the problem.
← Token List Node API →