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Pantheon Command Line

This reference describes the syntax of the Pantheon Command Line Interface (CLI) options and subcommands.

pantheon [OPTIONS] [COMMAND]

Runs the Pantheon Ethereum full node client.

Options

banned-nodeids

--banned-nodeids=<bannedNodeId>[,<bannedNodeId>...]...

--banned-nodeids=enode://c35c3...d615f@1.2.3.4:30303,enode://f42c13...fc456@1.2.3.5:30303

List of node IDs with which this node will not peer. The node ID is the public key of the node. You can specify the banned node IDs with or without the 0x prefix.

!!!info This option is only available from v0.8.2 or when building from source.

bootnodes

--bootnodes=<enode://id@host:port>[,<enode://id@host:port>...]...

--bootnodes=enode://c35c3...d615f@1.2.3.4:30303,enode://f42c13...fc456@1.2.3.5:30303

List of comma-separated enode URLs for P2P discovery bootstrap.

When connecting to mainnet and Rinkeby, the default is a predefined list of enode URLs. Specify bootnodes when connecting to Ropsten or a private network.

config

--config=<PATH>

--config=/home/me/me_node/config.toml

The path to the TOML configuration file. The default is none. The TOML file is composed of key/value pairs. Each key is the same as the corresponding CLI option name without the leading dashes (--). The config option is not used in the config file. Values must be treated according to TOML specifications for string, numbers, arrays and Booleans.

!!!example "Example TOML configuration file" ```toml # Valid TOML config file datadir="~/pantheondata" # Path

# Network
bootnodes=["enode://001@123:4567", "enode://002@123:4567", "enode://003@123:4567"]
p2p-listen="1.2.3.4:1234" # IP:port
max-peers=42
rpc-listen="5.6.7.8:5678" # IP:port
ws-listen="9.10.11.12:9101" # IP:port

# Chain
genesis="~/genesis.json" # Path to the custom genesis file

# Mining
miner-enabled=true
miner-coinbase="0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000002"
```

!!!note This option is not used when running Pantheon from the Docker image.

datadir

--datadir=<PATH>

--datadir=/home/me/me_node

The path to the Pantheon data directory. The default location is the /build/distributions/pantheon-<version> directory in the Pantheon installation directory.

!!!note This option is not used when running Pantheon from the Docker image.

dev-mode

--dev-mode

Set this option to true to run in development mode. For example, specify this option to perform CPU mining more easily in a private test network. In development mode, a custom genesis configuration specifies the chain ID. When using this option, also set the --network-id option to the network you use for development. Default is false.

!!!note The --dev-mode option overrides the --genesis option. If both are specified, the development mode configuration is used.

genesis

--genesis=<PATH>

--genesis=/home/me/me_node/genesis_calling_all_stations.json

The path to the genesis file. The default is the embedded genesis file for the Ethereum mainnet. When using this option, it is recommended to also set the --network-id option.

!!!note This option is not used when running Pantheon from the Docker image.

!!!note The --genesis option is overridden by the --dev-mode option. If both are specified, the specified genesis file is ignored and the development mode configuration used.

host-whitelist

--host-whitelist=<hostname>[,<hostname>...]...

--host-whitelist=medomain.com,meotherdomain.com

Comma-separated list of hostnames to allow access to the HTTP JSON-RPC API. Default is localhost.

!!!tip To allow all hostnames, use * or all. We don't recommend this for production code.

!!!note This option is only available from v0.8.3 or when building from source. Earlier versions allow access by all hostnames.

max-peers

--max-peers=<INTEGER>

--max-peers=42

Specifies the maximum P2P peer connections that can be established. The default is 25.

max-trailing-peers

--max-trailing-peers=<INTEGER>

--max-trailing-peers=2

Specifies the maximum P2P peer connections for peers that are trailing behind the local chain head. The default is unlimited but the number of trailing peers cannot exceed the value specified by --max-peers.

miner-coinbase

--miner-coinbase=<Ethereum account address>

--miner-coinbase=fe3b557e8fb62b89f4916b721be55ceb828dbd73

Account to which mining rewards are paid. You must specify a valid coinbase when you enable mining using the --miner-enabled option or the miner_start JSON RPC-API method.

!!!note This option is ignored in networks using the Clique Proof-of-Authority (PoA) consensus protocol.

miner-enabled

--miner-enabled

Enables mining when the node is starts. Default is false.

miner-extraData

--miner-extraData=<Extra data>

--miner-extraData=0x444F4E27542050414E4943202120484F444C2C20484F444C2C20484F444C2021

A hex string representing the 32 bytes to be included in the extra data field of a mined block. The default is 0x.

miner-minTransactionGasPriceWei

--miner-minTransactionGasPriceWei=<minTransactionGasPrice>

--miner-minTransactionGasPriceWei=1337

The minimum price that a transaction offers for it to be included in a mined block. The default is 1000.

network-id

--network-id=<INTEGER>

--network-id=8675309

P2P network identifier. The default is set to mainnet with value 1.

no-discovery

--no-discovery

Disables P2P peer discovery. The default is false.

node-private-key

--node-private-key=<PATH>

--node-private-key=/home/me/me_node/my_precious

<PATH> is the path of the private key file of the node. The default is the key file in the data directory. If no key file exists, a key file containing the generated private key is created; otherwise, the existing key file specifies the node private key.

!!!attention The private key is not encrypted.

!!!note This option is only available from v0.8.2 or when building from source.

nodes-whitelist

--nodes-whitelist=[=<enode://id@host:port>[,<enode://id@host:port>...]...]

--nodes-whitelist=enode://c35c3...d615f@3.14.15.92:30303,enode://f42c13...fc456@65.35.89.79:30303

Comma-separated enode URLs for permissioned networks. If you specify an empty list or --nodes-whitelist without a list, your node will not connect to any other nodes.

!!!note This option is only available from v0.8.3 or when building from source.

!!!note 🚧 Permissioning is not currently supported. Support for permissioning is in active development.

ottoman

--ottoman

Synchronize against the Ottoman test network. This is only useful if you are using an IBFT genesis file. The default is false.

!!!note 🚧 IBFT is not currently supported. Support for IBFT is in active development.

p2p-listen

--p2p-listen=<HOST:PORT>

# to listen on all interfaces on port 1789
--p2p-listen=0.0.0.0:1789

Specifies the host and port on which P2P peer discovery listens. The default is 127.0.0.1:30303.

!!!note This option is not used when running Pantheon from the Docker image.

rinkeby

--rinkeby

Uses the Rinkeby test network. Default is false.

ropsten

--ropsten

Uses the Ropsten test network. Default is false.

!!!note This option is only available only from v0.8.2 or when building from source. For v0.8.1, refer to Ropsten section on Starting Pantheon page.

rpc-enabled

--rpc-enabled

Set to true to enable the JSON-RPC service (RPC over HTTP). The default is false.

rpc-listen

--rpc-listen=<HOST:PORT>

# to listen on all interfaces on port 3435
--rpc-listen=0.0.0.0:3435.

Specifies the host and port on which JSON-RPC listens. The default is 127.0.0.1:8545.

!!!note This option is not used when running Pantheon from the Docker image.

rpc-api

--rpc-api=<api name>[,<api name>...]...

--rpc-api=ETH,NET,WEB3

Comma-separated APIs to enable on the JSON-RPC channel. When you use this option, the --rpc-enabled option must also be specified. The available API options are: ETH, NET, WEB3, CLIQUE, IBFT, DEBUG, and MINER. The default is: ETH, NET, WEB3, CLIQUE, IBFT.

!!!note 🚧 IBFT is not currently supported. Support for IBFT is in active development.

rpc-cors-origins

--rpc-cors-origins=<rpcCorsAllowedOrigins>

# You can whitelist one single domains.

--rpc-cors-origins="http://medomain.com"

# You can whitelist one or more domains with a comma-separated list.

--rpc-cors-origins="http://medomain.com","https://meotherdomain.com"

# The following allows Remix to interact with your Pantheon node without using MetaMask.

--rpc-cors-origins "http://remix.ethereum.org"

Specifies domain URLs for CORS validation. Domain URLs must be enclosed in double quotes and comma-separated.

Listed domains will be allowed access to node data (whitelisted). If your client interacts with Pantheon using a browser app (such as Remix using a direct connection or a block explorer), you must whitelist the client domains.

The default value is "none". If you don't whitelist any domains, you won't be able to use webapps to interact with your Pantheon node.

!!!note MetaMask runs as native code so does not require CORS validation. If Remix is connecting to the node through MetaMask, it also does not require CORS validation.

!!!tip For development purposes, you can use "all" to accept requests from any domain, but we don't recommend this for production code.

ws-enabled

--ws-enabled

Set to true to enable the WS-RPC (WebSockets) service. The default is false.

ws-api

--ws-api=<api name>[,<api name>...]...

--ws-api=ETH,NET,WEB3

Comma-separated APIs to enable on Websockets channel. When you use this option, the --ws-enabled option must also be specified. The available API options are: ETH, NET, WEB3, CLIQUE, IBFT, DEBUG, and MINER. The default is: ETH, NET, WEB3, CLIQUE, IBFT.

!!!note 🚧 IBFT is not currently supported. Support for IBFT is in active development.

ws-listen

--ws-listen=<HOST:PORT>

# to listen on all interfaces on port 6174
--ws-listen=0.0.0.0:6174

Host and port for WS-RPC (Websocket) to listen on. The default is 127.0.0.1:8546.

!!!note This option is not used when running Pantheon from the Docker image.

help

-h, --help

Show the help message and exit.

logging

-l, --logging=<LEVEL>

--logging=DEBUG

Sets the logging verbosity. Log levels are OFF, FATAL, WARN, INFO, DEBUG, TRACE, ALL. Default is INFO.

version

  -V, --version

Print version information and exit.

Commands

Pantheon subcommands are:

import

$ pantheon import <block-file>

$ pantheon import /home/me/me_project/mainnet.blocks

Imports blocks from the specified file into the blockchain database

export-pub-key

$ pantheon export-pub-key <key-file>

$ pantheon export-pub-key /home/me/me_project/not_precious_pub_key

Exports node public key to the specified file.

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Pantheon Command Line

Options

banned-nodeids

bootnodes

config

datadir

dev-mode

genesis

host-whitelist

max-peers

max-trailing-peers

miner-coinbase

miner-enabled

miner-extraData

miner-minTransactionGasPriceWei

network-id

no-discovery

node-private-key

nodes-whitelist

ottoman

p2p-listen

rinkeby

ropsten

rpc-enabled

rpc-listen

rpc-api

rpc-cors-origins

ws-enabled

ws-api

ws-listen

help

logging

version

Commands

import

export-pub-key

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