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description: Run Pantheon using the official docker image
Running Pantheon from Docker Image
A Docker image is provided to run a Pantheon node in a Docker container.
Use this Docker image to run a single Pantheon node without installing Pantheon.
!!!caution If you have been running a node using the v0.8.3 Docker image, the node was not saving data to the specified data directory, or referring to the custom configuration file or genesis file.
To recover the node key and data directory from the Docker container:
`docker cp <container>:/opt/pantheon/key <destination_file>`
`docker cp <container>:/opt/pantheon/database <destination_directory>`
Where `container` is the name or ID of the Docker container containing the Pantheon node.
The container can be running or stopped when you copy the key and data directory. If your node was
fully synchronized to MainNet, the data directory will be ~2TB.
When restarting your node with the v0.8.4 Docker image:
* Save the node key in the [`key` file](../Configuring-Pantheon/Node-Keys.md#node-private-key) in the data
directory or specify the location using the [`--node-private-key` option](../Configuring-Pantheon/Node-Keys.md#specifying-a-custom-node-private-key-file).
* Specify the `<destination_directory` as a [volume for the data directory](#data-directory).
Prerequisites
To run Pantheon from the Docker image, you must have Docker installed.
Quickstart
To run a Pantheon node in a container connected to the Ethereum mainnet:
docker run pegasyseng/pantheon:latest
Command Line Options
!!!attention You cannot use the following Pantheon command line options when running Pantheon from the Docker image:
* [`--datadir`](../Reference/Pantheon-CLI-Syntax.md#datadir), see [Persisting Data](#persisting-data)
* [`--config`](../Reference/Pantheon-CLI-Syntax.md#config), see [Custom Configuration File](#custom-configuration-file)
* [`--genesis`](../Reference/Pantheon-CLI-Syntax.md#genesis), see [Custom Genesis File](#custom-genesis-file).
* [`--rpc-listen`](../Reference/Pantheon-CLI-Syntax.md#rpc-listen), [`--p2plisten`](../Reference/Pantheon-CLI-Syntax.md#p2plisten), [`--ws-listen`](../Reference/Pantheon-CLI-Syntax.md#ws-listen), see [Exposing Ports](#exposing-ports)
All other [Pantheon command line options](/Reference/Pantheon-CLI-Syntax) work in the same way as when Pantheon is installed locally.
Data Directory
Specify a Docker volume for the data directory. This is the equivalent of specifying the --datadir option.
To run Pantheon specifying a volume for the data directory:
docker run --mount type=bind,source=/<pantheonDataDir>,target=/var/lib/pantheon pegasyseng/pantheon:latest
Where <pantheonDataDir> is the volume to which the data is saved.
Custom Configuration File
Specify a custom configuration file to provide a file containing key/value pairs for command line options. This is the equivalent of specifying the --config option.
To run Pantheon specifying a custom configuration file:
docker run --mount type=bind,source=/<path/myconf.toml>,target=/etc/pantheon/pantheon.conf pegasyseng/pantheon:latest
Where myconf.toml is your custom configuration file and path is the absolute path to the file.
!!!example
bash docker run --mount type=bind,source=/Users/username/pantheon/myconf.toml,target=/etc/pantheon/pantheon.conf pegasyseng/pantheon:latest
Custom Genesis File
Specify a custom genesis file to configure the blockchain. This is equivalent to specifying the --genesis option.
To run Pantheon specifying a custom genesis file:
docker run --mount type=bind,source=</path/mygenesis.json>,target=/etc/pantheon/genesis.json pegasyseng/pantheon:latest
Where mygenesis.json is your custom configuration file and path is the absolute path to the file.
!!!example
bash docker run --mount type=bind,source=/Users/username/pantheon/mygenesis.json,target=/etc/pantheon/genesis.json pegasyseng/pantheon:latest
Exposing Ports
Expose ports for P2P peer discovery, JSON-RPC service, and WebSockets. This is required to use the
defaults ports or specify different ports (the equivalent of specifying the --rpc-listen,
--p2p-listen, --ws-listen options).
To run Pantheon exposing local ports for access:
$ docker run -p <localportJSON-RPC>:8545 -p <localportWS>:8546 -p <localportP2P>:30303 pegasyseng/pantheon:latest --rpc-enabled --ws-enabled
!!!example
To enable RPC calls to http://127.0.0.1:8545 and P2P discovery on http://127.0.0.1:13001:
bash docker run -p 8545:8545 -p 13001:30303 pegasyseng/pantheon:latest --rpc-enabled
Starting Pantheon
Run a Node on Ethereum Mainnet
To run a node on the Ethereum mainnet:
docker run -p 30303:30303 --mount type=bind,source=/<myvolume/pantheon>,target=/var/lib/pantheon pegasyseng/pantheon:latest
To run a node on mainnet with the HTTP JSON-RPC service enabled:
docker run -p 8545:8545 -p 30303:30303 --mount type=bind,source=/<myvolume/pantheon>,target=/var/lib/pantheon pegasyseng/pantheon:latest --rpc-enabled
Run a Node on Ropsten Testnet
Save a local copy of the Ropsten genesis file.
To run a node on Ropsten:
docker run -p 30303:30303 --mount type=bind,source=/<myvolume/pantheon/ropsten>,target=/var/lib/pantheon --mount type=bind,source=/<path>/ropsten.json,target=/etc/pantheon/genesis.json pegasyseng/pantheon:latest --network-id=3 --bootnodes=enode://6332792c4a00e3e4ee0926ed89e0d27ef985424d97b6a45bf0f23e51f0dcb5e66b875777506458aea7af6f9e4ffb69f43f3778ee73c81ed9d34c51c4b16b0b0f@52.232.243.152:30303,enode://94c15d1b9e2fe7ce56e458b9a3b672ef11894ddedd0c6f247e0f1d3487f52b66208fb4aeb8179fce6e3a749ea93ed147c37976d67af557508d199d9594c35f09@192.81.208.223:30303
Run a Node on Rinkeby Testnet
To run a node on Rinkeby:
docker run -p 30303:30303 --mount type=bind,source=/<myvolume/pantheon/rinkeby>,target=/var/lib/pantheon pegasyseng/pantheon:latest --rinkeby
Run a Node for Testing
To run a node that mines blocks at a rate suitable for testing purposes with WebSockets enabled:
docker run -p 8546:8546 --mount type=bind,source=/<myvolume/pantheon/testnode>,target=/var/lib/pantheon pegasyseng/pantheon:latest --dev-mode --bootnodes= --miner-enabled --miner-coinbase fe3b557e8fb62b89f4916b721be55ceb828dbd73 --rpc-cors-origins "all" --ws-enabled
Stopping Pantheon and Cleaning up Resources
When you're done running nodes, you can shut down the node container without deleting resources. Alternatively, you can delete the container (after stopping it) and its associated volume. Run docker container ls and docker volume ls to obtain the container and volume names. Then run the following commands:
To stop a container:
docker stop <container-name>
To delete a container:
docker rm <container-name>
To delete a container volume (optional):
docker volume rm <volume-name>