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Running a Full Node with Binaries

This guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to set up and run a full node for the Avail network using pre-compiled binaries. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced node operator, this guide aims to make the process straightforward.

Before you start

Ensure that you meet the system requirements. We recommend downloading the pre-compiled binary for speed and convenience.

Option 1: Run the Pre-Built Release​

All you need to do is run:

./data-avail -d ./data --chain goldberg --name MyAvailNode
Sample Output

The client output should look like this:

2023-11-07 17:35:19 Avail Node    
2023-11-07 17:35:19 ✌️  version 1.8.0-9c5f37b9230    
2023-11-07 17:35:19 ❤️  by Anonymous, 2017-2023    
2023-11-07 17:35:19 📋 Chain specification: Avail Goldberg Testnet    
2023-11-07 17:35:19 🏷  Node name: fresh-fan-5502    
2023-11-07 17:35:19 👤 Role: FULL    
2023-11-07 17:35:19 💾 Database: RocksDb at /tmp/substrateCTFPb5/chains/avail_goldberg_testnet/db/full    
2023-11-07 17:35:20 🔨 Initializing Genesis block/state (state: 0x6bc7…ec83, header-hash: 0x6f09…a7ae)    
2023-11-07 17:35:20 👴 Loading GRANDPA authority set from genesis on what appears to be first startup.    
2023-11-07 17:35:21 👶 Creating empty BABE epoch changes on what appears to be first startup.    
2023-11-07 17:35:21 🏷  Local node identity is: 12D3KooWEEa9iNANi6PUeXGaDqTgTR9T5YcP3A69nwbT4VXnG5R1    
2023-11-07 17:35:21 Prometheus metrics extended with avail metrics    
2023-11-07 17:35:21 💻 Operating system: linux    
2023-11-07 17:35:21 💻 CPU architecture: x86_64    
2023-11-07 17:35:21 💻 Target environment: gnu    
2023-11-07 17:35:21 💻 CPU: 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-13700K    
2023-11-07 17:35:21 💻 CPU cores: 16    
2023-11-07 17:35:21 💻 Memory: 31863MB    
2023-11-07 17:35:21 💻 Kernel: 6.5.8-100.fc37.x86_64    
2023-11-07 17:35:21 💻 Linux distribution: Fedora Linux 37 (Workstation Edition)    
2023-11-07 17:35:21 💻 Virtual machine: no    
2023-11-07 17:35:21 📦 Highest known block at #0    
2023-11-07 17:35:21 〽️ Prometheus exporter started at 127.0.0.1:9615    
2023-11-07 17:35:21 Running JSON-RPC server: addr=127.0.0.1:9944, allowed origins=["http://localhost:*", "http://127.0.0.1:*", "https://localhost:*", "https://127.0.0.1:*", "https://polkadot.js.org"]    
2023-11-07 17:35:21 🏁 CPU score: 1.62 GiBs    
2023-11-07 17:35:21 🏁 Memory score: 22.99 GiBs    
2023-11-07 17:35:21 🏁 Disk score (seq. writes): 6.78 GiBs    
2023-11-07 17:35:21 🏁 Disk score (rand. writes): 2.67 GiBs    
2023-11-07 17:35:21 🔍 Discovered new external address for our node: /ip4/176.61.156.176/tcp/30333/ws/p2p/12D3KooWEEa9iNANi6PUeXGaDqTgTR9T5YcP3A69nwbT4VXnG5R1

Your node will also appear on the Avail Telemetry site, listed under the "Node name" from the node command output. Be sure to select the appropriate network tab at the top to view your node's status.

Option 2: Build From Source​

To compile the client source code, run the node:

cargo build --release
./target/release/data-avail -d ./data --chain goldberg --name MyAvailNode