2.3. Use

This section explains which commands are available to manage your node.

2.3.1. Quick start

To create a new node, run the command below. A menu will be started that allows you to set up a node configuration file. For more details, check out the Configure section.

vnode new

To run a node, execute the command below. The --attach flag will cause log output to be printed to the console.

vnode start --name <your_node> --attach

Finally, a node can be stopped again with:

vnode stop --name <your_node>

2.3.2. Available commands

Below is a list of all commands you can run for your node(s). To see all available options per command use the --help flag, i.e. vnode start --help .

Command	Description
vnode new	Create a new node configuration file
vnode start	Start a node
vnode stop	Stop a nodes
vnode files	List the files of a node (e.g. config and log files)
vnode attach	Print the node logs to the console
vnode list	List all existing nodes
vnode create-private-key	Create and upload a new public key for your organization
vnode set-api-key	Update the API key in your node configuration file

Local test setup

Check the section on Local test setup of the server if you want to run both the node and server on the same machine.