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Running subtensor node locally

Method 1: Using Docker

To run a subtensor node with Docker, follow the below steps.

If you are already running a subtensor node using Docker, then go directly to Step 5 Prepare to Run to restart the Docker container. The below steps 1 through 4 are for first time users only.

Step 1: Install git

Make sure you installed git on your machine. See GitHub docs.

Step 2: Install Docker

Follow Docker's official installation guides and install Docker.

Run Docker first Before you proceed, make sure that Docker is running.

Step 3: Clone the subtensor repo

Clone the subtensor repo:

git clone https://github.com/opentensor/subtensor.git

Step 4: Go into subtensor directory

Then cd into the subtensor directory:

cd subtensor

Step 5: Prepare to run

Execute the below three commands in this order:

Make sure you are on the main branch. If not, switch to it:

git checkout main

Pull the latest main branch contents:

git pull

Stop the currently running Docker containers:

docker compose down --volumes

Run a lite node on mainchain

To run a lite node connected to the Bittensor mainchain, run the below command.

sudo ./scripts/run/subtensor.sh -e docker --network mainnet --node-type lite

Run an archive node on mainchain

To run an archive node connected to the Bittensor mainchain, run the below command.

sudo ./scripts/run/subtensor.sh -e docker --network mainnet --node-type archive

Run a lite node on testchain

To run a lite node connected to the Bittensor testchain, run the below command.

sudo ./scripts/run/subtensor.sh -e docker --network testnet --node-type lite

Run an archive node on testchain

To run an archive node connected to the Bittensor testchain, run the below command.

sudo ./scripts/run/subtensor.sh -e docker --network testnet --node-type archive

Method 2: Using Source Code

To install and run a subtensor node by compiling the source code, follow the below steps.

Install basic packages

Install the basic requirements by running the below commands on a Linux terminal.

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install build-essential
sudo apt-get install clang
sudo apt-get install curl
sudo apt-get install git
sudo apt-get install make
sudo apt install --assume-yes git clang curl libssl-dev protobuf-compiler
sudo apt install --assume-yes git clang curl libssl-dev llvm libudev-dev make protobuf-compiler

Install Rust

Next, install Rust and update the environment by running the following commands:

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
source ~/.cargo/env

Next, install Rust toolchain:

rustup default stable
rustup update
rustup target add wasm32-unknown-unknown
rustup toolchain install nightly
rustup target add --toolchain nightly wasm32-unknown-unknown

Compile subtensor code

Next, to compile the subtensor source code, follow the below steps:

Clone the subtensor repo:

git clone https://github.com/opentensor/subtensor.git

cd into the subtensor directory:

cd subtensor

Make sure you are on the main branch. If not, switch to it:

git checkout main

Remove previous chain state:

rm -rf /tmp/blockchain

Install subtensor by compiling with cargo:

cargo build --profile production --features=runtime-benchmarks

Run the subtensor node

You can now run the public subtensor node either as a lite node or as an archive node. See below:

Lite node on mainchain

To run a lite node connected to the mainchain, execute the below command (note the --sync=warp flag which runs the subtensor node in lite mode):

./target/production/node-subtensor --chain raw_spec.json --base-path /tmp/blockchain --sync=warp --port 30333 --max-runtime-instances 32 --rpc-max-response-size 2048 --rpc-cors all --rpc-port 9944 --bootnodes /ip4/13.58.175.193/tcp/30333/p2p/12D3KooWDe7g2JbNETiKypcKT1KsCEZJbTzEHCn8hpd4PHZ6pdz5 --no-mdns --in-peers 8000 --out-peers 8000 --prometheus-external --rpc-external

Archive node on mainchain

To run an archive node connected to the mainchain, execute the below command (note the --sync=full which syncs the node to the full chain and --pruning archive flags, which disables the node's automatic pruning of older historical data):

./target/production/node-subtensor --chain raw_spec.json --base-path /tmp/blockchain --sync=full --pruning archive --port 30333 --max-runtime-instances 32 --rpc-max-response-size 2048 --rpc-cors all --rpc-port 9944 --bootnodes /ip4/13.58.175.193/tcp/30333/p2p/12D3KooWDe7g2JbNETiKypcKT1KsCEZJbTzEHCn8hpd4PHZ6pdz5 --no-mdns --in-peers 8000 --out-peers 8000 --prometheus-external --rpc-external

Lite node on testchain

To run a lite node connected to the testchain, execute the below command:

./target/production/node-subtensor --chain raw_testspec.json --base-path /tmp/blockchain --sync=warp --port 30333 --max-runtime-instances 32 --rpc-max-response-size 2048 --rpc-cors all --rpc-port  9944 --bootnodes /dns/bootnode.test.finney.opentensor.ai/tcp/30333/p2p/12D3KooWPM4mLcKJGtyVtkggqdG84zWrd7Rij6PGQDoijh1X86Vr --no-mdns --in-peers 8000 --out-peers 8000 --prometheus-external --rpc-external

Archive node on testchain

To run an archive node connected to the testchain, execute the below command:

./target/production/node-subtensor --chain raw_testspec.json --base-path /tmp/blockchain --sync=full --pruning archive --port 30333 --max-runtime-instances 32 --rpc-max-response-size 2048 --rpc-cors all --rpc-port 9944 --bootnodes /dns/bootnode.test.finney.opentensor.ai/tcp/30333/p2p/12D3KooWPM4mLcKJGtyVtkggqdG84zWrd7Rij6PGQDoijh1X86Vr --no-mdns --in-peers 8000 --out-peers 8000 --prometheus-external --rpc-external

Running on cloud

We have not tested these installation scripts on any cloud service. In addition, if you are using Runpod cloud service, then note that this service is already containerized. Hence, the only option available to you is to compile from the source, as described in the above Method 2: Using Source Code section. Note that these scripts have not been tested on Runpod.