Lisk is a next-generation crypto-currency and decentralized application platform, written entirely in JavaScript. The official documentation about the entire ecosystem can be found at https://lisk.com/docs.
Lisk Core is the program that implements the Lisk Protocol. In other words, Lisk Core is what every machine needs to set-up to run a node that allows for participation in the network.
This document details how to install Lisk Core from source and from npm registry, but there are two other ways to participate in the network: binaries and Docker images. If you have satisfied the requirements from the Pre-Installation section, you can jump directly to the next section Installation Steps.
The following dependencies need to be installed in order to run applications created with the Lisk SDK:
| Dependencies | Version |
|---|---|
| NodeJS | 18.20.2 |
You can find further details on installing these dependencies in our pre-installation setup guide. Clone the Lisk Core repository using Git and initialize the modules.
git clone https://github.com/LiskHQ/lisk-core.git
cd lisk-core
git checkout main
nvm install
npm i -g yarn
yarn install --frozen-lockfile
npm run build
./bin/run --help$ npm install -g lisk-core
$ lisk-core COMMAND
running command...
$ lisk-core (-v|--version|version)
lisk-core/4.0.5 darwin-arm64 node-v18.20.2
$ lisk-core --help [COMMAND]
USAGE
$ lisk-core COMMAND
...-
lisk-core autocomplete- display autocomplete installation instructions -
lisk-core block- Commands relating to Lisk Core blocks. -
lisk-core blockchain- Commands relating to Lisk Core blockchain data. -
lisk-core config- Commands relating to Lisk Core node configuration. -
lisk-core console- Lisk interactive REPL session to run commands. -
lisk-core endpoint- Invokes the provided endpoint. -
lisk-core generator- Disable block generation for given validator address. -
lisk-core genesis-block- Creates genesis block file. -
lisk-core hash-onion- Create hash onions to be used by the forger. -
lisk-core help- Display help for lisk-core. -
lisk-core keys- Return keys corresponding to the given passphrase. -
lisk-core passphrase- Commands relating to Lisk Core passphrases. -
lisk-core sdk- Commands relating to Lisk SDK development. -
lisk-core start- Start Blockchain Node. -
lisk-core system- Commands relating to Lisk Core node. -
lisk-core transaction- Commands relating to Lisk Core transactions. lisk-core version
The following system requirements are recommended for validator nodes:
- Machines with a minimum of 8 GB RAM for the Mainnet.
- Machines with a minimum of 8 GB RAM for the Testnet.
- Machines with a minimum of 40 GB HDD.
- Ubuntu 22
- Ubuntu 20
- MacOS 13
To start a Lisk Core node as a background process, we recommend using a process management tool, such as PM2.
nvm install
npm i -g pm2
pm2 start "lisk-core start" --name lisk-mainnet
pm2 status
pm2 logs lisk-mainnet
For a more advanced options refer to PM2 documentation.
lisk-core start supports flag and environment variable options to configure a node.
In addition, custom configuration through the JSON file can be made available through the --config, -c flag.
NOTE: As a security measure, access to all the methods on the node over the IPC and HTTP API by default are disabled. To allow access, the
rpc.allowedMethodsproperty within the custom node config file may be configured as shown below.
rpc.allowedMethods: ["system_getNodeInfo"]- Expose specific methodsrpc.allowedMethods: ["system", "token"]- Expose all the registered methods under the specified namespacesrpc.allowedMethods: ["*"]- Expose all available registered methods under all the namespaces
With custom config file ./custom-config.json below:
{
"system": {
"dataPath": "~/.lisk",
"logLevel": "debug",
"keepEventsForHeights": -1
},
"rpc": {
"modes": ["ipc"],
"port": 7887,
"host": "127.0.0.1",
"allowedMethods": ["*"]
},
"generator": {
"keys": {
"fromFile": "./config/dev-validators.json"
}
},
"network": {
"port": 7667,
},
"transactionPool": {
"maxTransactions": 8096,
"maxTransactionsPerAccount": 1024,
},
"plugins": {
"reportMisbehavior": {
"encryptedPrivateKey": "kdf=argon2id&cipher=aes-256-gcm&version=1&ciphertext=fb564e463ce46efab010f21b06d01acc62f705049563b58628d4ca23053ba6bdce5be39cb5c0624bd75735ee10a8a12b9c7876d86fc3646d036b414701dc6b01217102480cd327f5eec31b2cf209ea8b6c64505ab8bab81ed315c12c33feaaef982facec63c876def26eeefd1c0d9a5b7dce5e604622c704106a64c27b71eff7&mac=429c65daf7f6e9dba5e105be55fb7a450c74e424ff9a20cd5cb614c31fb8b010&salt=19a15ea6d5925d7104b4db0c8b0ca73a&iv=b5ec03e61586b202a1f4e9aa&tag=82ca4b682f89daa642a13edae085feea&iterations=1¶llelism=4&memorySize=2024"
},
"chainConnector": {
"receivingChainIPCPath": "~/.lisk/sidechain",
"ccuFee": "5000000",
"encryptedPrivateKey": "kdf=argon2id&cipher=aes-256-gcm&version=1&ciphertext=f962147c16450604456db731156a31b5fa07bc1a55c32f243f59795414b75fbfcbe13a54426976c98fe21c0a9d918b80fb956d280ceff8a7ca35db29eb77ecfd0afbd359233a863425766815c84d5d20ba17ca0edd07e0eacaa3324e53ade573f7f647097dffaf64368cf40be05636bee58318389843d1f29b587d58c71e34ab&mac=bbe4120b758ba7c541cfb39d1ea9b6a781054cdaffbd4b5e724d375fc5367543&salt=20fdfa08a8e6d158fc1f8b70672f43aa&iv=22cb20bdf0a9f06124a7b53a&tag=37cbecb09493581e476dd4439e8ef1fc&iterations=1¶llelism=4&memorySize=2024",
"password": "lisk"
}
},
}
Running a command will overwrite the default config and use the specified options.
lisk-core start -n devnet -c ./custom-config.json --overwrite-configFor a more detailed understanding of configuration read this online documentation.
All automated tests will run with the below command.
npm test
In order to run a node for a local test, in a root folder of lisk-core, run below command.
./bin/run start -n devnet --data-path ./devnet-data --port 3333 --api-ipc --enable-forger-plugin
This command will start a lisk-core node using data path ./devnet-data with Forger Plugins.
Data on the node can be obtained by commands like
./bin/run endpoint invoke system_getNodeInfo --pretty
./bin/run system node-info --data-path ./devnet-data
./bin/run block:get 3 --data-path ./devnet-data
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