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  • REI Network
    • Welcome to REI Network
    • Why We build REI Network
    • Introduction to $REI
  • Developer
    • Quick Start
    • API Reference
    • Token Addresses
    • System Contracts
      • StakeManager
      • Fee
      • ContractFee
      • Router
      • AbstractToken
      • CommissionShare
      • FeeToken
      • FeePool
      • ValidatorRewardPool
      • FreeFee
      • UnstakePool
      • FreeFeeToken
      • Config
    • Guides
      • Using The Graph
        • Using The Graph on REI Network
        • Running a Graph Node on REI Network
      • Using Gnosis Safe
      • Exchange Integration
  • REI DAO
    • What is REI DAO?
      • Background
      • Management content of REI DAO
      • How the REI DAO is implemented?
      • How REI DAO works?
    • Governance
      • About Governance
      • Governance Process
      • Voting with Snapshot
      • FAQ
    • Guides
      • Dashboard
      • Become a Validator
      • Jail Mechanism
      • Slash Mechanism
      • Voting for a Validator
      • Stake for Free Gas
      • Using BLS
        • Check BLS
      • REI@3.0.X Upgrade Guide
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Quick Start

A guide to start REI Network Node

Install

Install from npm:

npm install @rei-network/cli --global

Install from source code:

git clone https://github.com/rei-network/rei.git
cd rei
npm install
npm link -w @rei-network/cli

Usage

Usage: rei [options] [command]

Options:
  -V, --version                              output the version number
  --rpc                                      open rpc server
  --rpc-port <port>                          rpc server port
  --rpc-host <port>                          rpc server host
  --rpc-api <apis>                           rpc server apis: debug, eth, net, txpool, web3
  --disable-p2p                              disable p2p server
  --p2p-tcp-port <port>                      p2p server tcp port
  --p2p-udp-port <port>                      p2p server udp port
  --p2p-nat <ip>                             p2p server nat ip
  --max-peers <peers>                        max p2p peers count
  --max-dials <dials>                        max p2p dials count
  --bootnodes <bootnodes...>                 comma separated list of bootnodes
  --datadir <path>                           chain data dir path (default: "~/.rei")
  --keystore <keystore>                      the datadir for keystore (default: "keystore")
  --unlock <unlock>                          comma separated list of accounts to unlock
  --password <password>                      password file to use for non-interactive password input
  --chain <chain>                            chain name: rei-mainnet, rei-testnet, rei-devnet
  --mine                                     mine block
  --coinbase <address>                       miner address
  --verbosity <verbosity>                    logging verbosity: silent, error, warn, info, debug, detail (default: "info")
  --receipts-cache-size <receiptsCacheSize>  receipts cache size
  -h, --help                                 display help for command

Commands:
  account                                    Manage accounts

Default settings:

Params
Default Value
Description

P2P TCP Port

4191

P2P Network TCP Port

P2P UDP Port

9810

P2P Network UDP Port

P2P NAT

127.0.0.1

The public IP of this node, used for node discovery

RPC Port

11451

RPC host

127.0.0.1

RPC API

eth,net,web3

Example

Proposer node startup

rei --mine --coinbase 0x...abc --unlock 0x...abc --password ./password

RPC node startup

rei --rpc --rpc-host 0.0.0.0

Bootnode startup

rei --p2p-nat 1.2.3.4

Testnet or devnet node startup

rei --chain rei-testnet
rei --chain rei-devnet
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