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Aeternity Elixir Full Node

An Elixir implementation of the æternity blockchain node specification, with functions for chain-state inspection, transaction-pool access, peer connections and mining, plus a local HTTP API.

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Practical overview

When it fits

Use it for local development and experiments with node functions or a multi-node Docker Compose setup; the README says it is not compatible with the æternity network.

Who it is for

  • Developers studying the æternity node specification.
  • People experimenting with chain state, peer connectivity or mining in a local node setup.

Documented uses

  • Inspect the top block and chain state for a block hash.
  • Read transactions held in the node's pool.
  • List connected peers or try connecting to another Elixir node.
  • Resume or suspend mining and mine a synchronous block.
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Requirements & limits

The repository is public and identified as ISC-licensed. Its README says prebuilt Docker images are not yet published.

  • The implementation is written in Elixir and requires Elixir 1.6 with Erlang/OTP 20, Rust, and libsodium 1.0.16.
  • The default local HTTP API port is 4000 and the default sync port is 3015; the README documents environment-variable configuration for both.
  • The repository explicitly warns against using this implementation to join the æternity network.

Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.

Source-based practical guide

Start a three-node Docker Compose network

Launch the repository's documented local network of three connected nodes, with two mining.

Before you start

  • Docker and Docker Compose
  • The repository's Dockerfile and docker-compose.yml

Steps

  1. Build the container from the repository with the command below.

    Documented command
    docker build . -t elixir-node

  2. Run docker-compose up from the repository to start the three connected nodes.

Expected outcome

A local network of three connected nodes runs, with two mining.

Guide limitations

  • The repository warns that this implementation is not compatible with the æternity network and should not be used to join it.
  • Prebuilt images are not published.
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