Requirements

In general, requirements for running an Enjin node are quite similar to running a Substrate node.

Therefore, if you are not sure about specific details, you can always refer to the official Substrate documentation. However, building a Matrixchain Node, i.e. Enjin Matrixchain node, requires a little more time and resources, since Matrixchain nodes also run a full Relaychain node.

Hardware

For building and running an Enjin node, the recommended hardware is:

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It is recommended to have more disk space available (512 GB+) if you are running an Archive Node.

Ports

This table shows the default ports that are used by the Enjin Matrixchain node and embedded Relaychain node:

This table shows the ports that are recommended to be exposed depending on the type of node you are running:

Advanced

This section covers advanced topics associated with running the Enjin node.

Node Key

Substrate nodes use node keys for identification in peer-to-peer communication. To generate a node key, use the subkey tool, which can be downloaded using the following command:

cargo install --force --git https://github.com/paritytech/substrate subkey

After installing the subkey tool, you can generate the node key using the following command:

subkey generate-node-key --file ./node.key # or any other path

Purging the chain

To begin anew, without any chain history, you may want to purge the chain.

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The following will command will purge the chain data for the Enjin Matrixchain

./target/release/matrixchain purge-chain --chain mainnet