Questions tagged [ipc]
Questions related to IPC, Inter-process Communications generally for local communication with an Ethereum client.
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Possible to store the blockchain in a different directory?
I'm running geth on Linux within a Chromebook. The blockchain is being stored within ~/.ethereum, along with other important files. Problem is, the storage capacity on my Chromebook is quite limited ...
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Mist does not start anymore? Error: connect ECONNREFUSED
Most recently, I get the following error after executing mist:
CONNECT to IPC PATH: /home/santi/.ethereum/geth.ipc
CONNECT to IPC PATH: /home/santi/.ethereum/geth.ipc
NODECONNECTOR ERROR { [Error: ...
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How can I connect geth by IPC on rails?
I'd like to connect geth by IPC on rails. I start geth as follows.
$build/bin/geth --datadir "/home/vagrant/.ethereum" --networkid "1" --ipcapi "admin,db,eth,debug,miner,net,shh,txpool,personal,web3" ...
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When is the geth.ipc file produced?
I'd like to access geth.ipc file in order to connect geth via IPC.
I've got an advice and it suggested me to access geth.ipc, but I've not found it on my mac.
Could you tell me when that file is ...
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How can I make an account in Ruby without using JSON-RPC?
I'd like to build an application with rails. I want to make an account through Ruby. I got the advice that, in order to make an account, I should not use JSON-RPC for security. Instead I should use ...
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How can non-javascript applications communicate with Ethereum nodes?
Web3 implements the Ethereum JSON-RPC spec and seems to be the preferred method for communicating between a javascript applications and the Ethereum node. However there are situations where you might ...
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How can I configure Mist to use a non-default IPC path?
When using Mist, it always uses the default IPC path to my OS (In this case of OSX this is /Users/me/Library/Ethereum/geth.ipc). Is there a way to configure or specify a non-default IPC path for Mist? ...
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