# Local Brise Chain Network

See also : <https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/wiki/Private-network>

### Setting up your BRISE Node(s) <a href="#setting-up-your-brise-nodes" id="setting-up-your-brise-nodes"></a>

#### 1. Prereq : Install Geth <a href="#id-1-prereq-install-geth" id="id-1-prereq-install-geth"></a>

Review the guide&#x20;

#### 2. Prereq : create /projects <a href="#id-2-prereq-create-projects" id="id-2-prereq-create-projects"></a>

Create a `/projects` symbolic link *(Note: This step is simply so "/projects" can be used in all other commands, instead you could use full paths, or set an env var)*

```
$ mkdir <my projects folder>
$ sudo ln -s <my projects folder> /projects
```

#### 3. Create local\_ethereum\_blockchain folder <a href="#id-3-create-local_ethereum_blockchain-folder" id="id-3-create-local_ethereum_blockchain-folder"></a>

```
$ mkdir /projects/local_ethereum_blockchain
```

#### 4. Create the genesis block config <a href="#id-4-create-the-genesis-block-config" id="id-4-create-the-genesis-block-config"></a>

Create this file : `/projects/local_ethereum_blockchain/genesis.json`

With the following contents :

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```
{
     "config": {
       "chainId": 1000,
       "homesteadBlock": 0,
       "eip155Block": 0,
       "eip158Block": 0
                },
     "nonce": "0x0000000000000061",
     "timestamp": "0x0",
     "parentHash": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
     "gasLimit": "0x8000000",
     "difficulty": "0x100",
     "mixhash": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
     "coinbase": "0x3333333333333333333333333333333333333333",
     "alloc": {}
}
```

([info about the genesis file](https://ethereum.stackexchange.com/a/2377/2040))

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#### 5. Initialise an Ethereum node <a href="#id-5-initialise-an-ethereum-node" id="id-5-initialise-an-ethereum-node"></a>

```
$ geth --datadir /projects/local_ethereum_blockchain/node1 init /projects/local_ethereum_blockchain/genesis.json
```

#### 6. Start that Ethereum node <a href="#id-6-start-that-ethereum-node" id="id-6-start-that-ethereum-node"></a>

```
$ geth --datadir /projects/local_ethereum_blockchain/node1 --networkid 1000 console
```

#### 7. Initialise another Ethereum node <a href="#id-7-initialise-another-ethereum-node" id="id-7-initialise-another-ethereum-node"></a>

```
$ geth --datadir /projects/local_ethereum_blockchain/node-2 init /projects/local_ethereum_blockchain/genesis.json
```

#### 8. Start the 2nd Ethereum node <a href="#id-8-start-the-2nd-ethereum-node" id="id-8-start-the-2nd-ethereum-node"></a>

```
$ geth --datadir /projects/local_ethereum_blockchain/node-2 --port 30304 --nodiscover --networkid 1000 console
```

#### 9. Connect one node to the other <a href="#id-9-connect-one-node-to-the-other" id="id-9-connect-one-node-to-the-other"></a>

In one geth console :

```
> admin.nodeInfo.enode
```

In the other console :

```
> admin.addPeer( <the enode value from the first console> )
```

### Useful geth commands <a href="#useful-geth-commands" id="useful-geth-commands"></a>

#### Node info <a href="#node-info" id="node-info"></a>

```
> admin.nodeInfo
```

#### Peers <a href="#peers" id="peers"></a>

Show peers

```
> admin.peers
```

How many peers ?

```
> admin.peers.length
```

#### Create an account <a href="#create-an-account" id="create-an-account"></a>

You need an account to do be able to do things like mining

```
> personal.newAccount()
```

*And make sure your remember/save the password!*

#### Unlock account <a href="#unlock-account" id="unlock-account"></a>

Neccessary before some actions

```
> personal.unlockAccount( eth.accounts[0] )
```

#### Start mining <a href="#start-mining" id="start-mining"></a>

```
> miner.start(1)
```

The first block may take a while to mine, allow a few minutes

#### Stop mining <a href="#stop-mining" id="stop-mining"></a>

```
> miner.stop()
```

#### Current block number <a href="#current-block-number" id="current-block-number"></a>

```
> eth.blockNumber
```

#### Details of current block <a href="#details-of-current-block" id="details-of-current-block"></a>

```
> eth.getBlock( eth.blockNumber )
```

#### Which node minded the last block <a href="#which-node-minded-the-last-block" id="which-node-minded-the-last-block"></a>

```
> eth.getBlock(eth.blockNumber).miner
```

#### Account balance, in ether <a href="#account-balance-in-ether" id="account-balance-in-ether"></a>

```
> web3.fromWei(eth.getBalance(eth.accounts[0]))
```

#### Transfer ether between accounts <a href="#transfer-ether-between-accounts" id="transfer-ether-between-accounts"></a>

First get the account numbers by doing

`> eth.accounts`

Then unlock the account you are sending from

`> personal.unlockAccount( <from account> )`

eg.

`> personal.unlockAccount(eth.accounts[0])`

Finally transfer 1 ether

```
> eth.sendTransaction({from: "<from account>", to: "<to account>", value: web3.toWei(1, "ether")})
```

#### Exit <a href="#exit" id="exit"></a>

```
> exit
```

(This will also stop the node from running if it was started using `$ geth console` (as opposed to `$ geth attach`))

### Connect to other nodes on your network <a href="#connect-to-other-nodes-on-your-network" id="connect-to-other-nodes-on-your-network"></a>

1. Get the IP of the node : `$ ifconfig|grep netmask|awk '{print $2}'`
2. Get the enode of the node : `> admin.nodeInfo.enode`
3. REPLACE `[::]` in the enode string with the `[<ip address>]`
4. On your console `> admin.addPeer(< the enode string with the ip address in it>)`