Questions tagged [clients]
tag used for any topics on unspecific ethereum clients which allow interaction with the blockchain and smart contracts.
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What exactly is an Ethereum client and what clients are there?
What exactly is an Ethereum client? Is it a full network node that can post transactions to the blockchain (if that is the correct lingo?) or could it also be a light JS client that connects from a ...
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Which database(s) do the ethereum clients use and why?
Ethereum clients (such as geth, eth, pyethapp, ethereumj, and ethereumH) download the Ethereum blockchain from their peers and then store a copy of it locally, presumably indexed within some sort of ...
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Writing contracts without fully syncing blockchain
I've read this post and this one and I'm still wondering if there is a way to deploy a contract without fully syncing the blockchain, for example by using a light client. I would like try my hand at ...
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Dangling hash node ref: too many open files
I'm running two supernodes with the geth client. At peak times they have 500-800 connections and handle around 16GB traffic per hour.
This is how I run the node:
geth --networkid "1" --identity "...
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Can geth and eth share the same accounts and blockchain?
It appears when I have multiple ethereum clients installed, that they all have their own data, accounts and even their own copy of the blockchain.
Is it possible to share accounts and the blockchain ...
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How to Mine Ether and use Ethereum on Windows?
Which programs should be installed and what do you need to do to start mining Ether and use Ethereum?
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How to switch from Morden to Ropsten?
I installed a v.0.8.7 client and tried switching to Ropsten, following these instructions. Namely, I typed in:
dyn906-29:~ sam$ geth -- datadir /Users/sam/Library/Ethereum/testnet/geth/chaindata/ ...
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Why is fast sync not working with geth 1.1?
When I run geth --fast
I get:
Incorrect Usage.
geth [global options] command [command options] [arguments...]
VERSION:
1.1.0
[...]
flag provided but not defined: -fast
How do I fix this?
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How to manually switch Mist to Ropsten?
I am new to Ethereum. I have the v.0.8.7 client. It is fully synchronized with the blockchain (see screenshot below: last block seen a minute ago).
I am basing myself on this post.
If I understood ...
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How do you stop a running geth node?
I can not figure out how to stop a running geth node without killing the process. I tried to lookup geth help but there is no mention of stopping, halting or any shutdown command.
How to shutdown ...
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How to reduce chaindata database size?
Currently chaindata size is more then 10.02 GB.
Is there any solution to reduce the size of stored data?
Is there a way to store particular database and keep entirely the functionality of client (e.g....
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Event on Mining of a new block
Does ethereum generate any event whenever a new block is mined on the chain which can trigger a daemon process(lets say java code)?
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Is it possible to run a client behind an onion address?
It is possible to run a bitcoin client which only connects to onion nodes in the TOR network, like that:
./bitcoind -onion=127.0.0.1:9050 -onlynet=tor -externalip=ssapp53tmftyjmjb.onion
Is something ...
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Do I need to prepare anything for the upcoming homestead release?
This is a canonical question. What actions should
regular users
miners and pool operators
developers
undertake to prepare for the upcoming homestead release which includes a forking mechanism.
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Can chaindata be split across two (or more) locations?
With the size of full nodes rapidly growing, I'm looking for a way to split my chaindata across multiple hard drives. I have one internal 1TB SSD capable of syncing the chain, and then an internal HDD ...
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Returned error: gas required exceeds allowance (91135865401031) or always failing transaction
I am trying to deploy smart contract on private network and do transactions via nodejs script. This is my genesis block:
{
"config": {
"chainId": 16,
"homesteadBlock": 0,
"...
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What caused this error: Attempting to run transaction which calls a contract function, but recipient address is not a contract address
I have a contract and a set of mocha tests. I recently switched from using the ethereum client that comes with truffle (the one you get when you run truffle develop) to the ganache-cli. Somehow, in ...
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What's the difference between developer mode and testnet?
I just tried running geth in developer mode on testnet.
~ $ geth --dev --testnet
F0127 21:07:16.947591 6407 flags.go:467] dev and testnet are mutually exclusive
I wasn't aware of the actual ...
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Ethereum light client roadmap?
The Ethereum roadmap makes no mention about when to expect a light client. Anyone has any insights on when we could expect to see a light client that could efficiently run on, say, an Android device?
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How do Ethereum clients generate unique addresses?
How do Ethereum clients, like Ethereum Wallet or Eth-Lightwallet, generate unique addresses that haven't been used before, and what is the likelihood that these addresses have been used?
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How to connect Ethereum RPC Client to a remote server?
I have Ethereum node running the JSON RPC server on this IP example 136.10.164.134 . Then I want to use a client to push some data. I see this library to make the client.
But I can't connect to my ...
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Generate contract address using nonce
Good day, I was looking at the way contracts addresses are created and it seems that the process is quite deterministic (depends on the nonce). Is there a way to get the address of a contract that ...
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Is there a Javascript client for Ethereum, like Geth?
Ethereum's Github has ethereumjs-lib. It appears to be a collection of modules, but is it also a client like Geth? If so, how can one run this Javascript client?
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Which Ethereum clients/wallets support the ICAP?
The ICAP is a method of representing an Ethereum address with a built-in checksum and in a way that is compliant with most bank software due to compliance with the International Bank Account Number (...
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Writing own mining software
Is it possible for someone to write his own Ethereum miner who would choose which transactions to execute according to own logic? Is there a mechanism for the network to discourage this type of ...
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Does parity include a console?
I can run geth console to get a command line interface spawned after launching geth. Similar also works for eth.
I tried parity console but that didn't work out.
~ $ parity console
Invalid ...
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How does ethminer interact with the various Etherum clients (e.g. geth, eth, parity) when mining? Does it affect mining efficiency?
Apologies for the rookie question, I'm very new to Ethereum. I wanted to make sure I understand correctly the distinction between an Ethereum mining client (i.e. ethminer) versus a just a client, such ...
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Where does the mist browser store the node log files?
Mist uses to launch it's own client (geth or eth) in the background.
Does it store the node's logs? If so, where?
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Why do Ethereum clients download the entire blockchain?
Lets say that I am not interested in mining but instead just interested in one contract and its latest state. Why shouldn't my client discard all the other state on initiation, and also ignore any new ...
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How to sync pyethapp (python ethereum client) with the mainnet?
I just installed pyethapp. However, I'm unable to sync the blockchain. Here is what I get when I run the client:
0 ā user@host ~ $ pyethapp run
Failed to import scrypt. This is not a fatal error but ...
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Trace transaction with Go client
I need to call the RPC method debug_traceTransaction but it's not present within the Go client.
I'd add a method that performs the call to the RPC endpoint but I'm wondering if there's a reason ...
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How ethereum nodes sync with each other?
Ethereum network is essentially a distributed replicated database where each node is a replica and a "master" one.
What happens when user submits a new transaction? It is submitted to some "pending ...
