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Quick Start

Before you start, let's get familiar with several HyperChain-specific glossary.

Terms

  • HyperChain Network(HN) : It is a network that forms the HyperChain ecosystem and connects the blockchain network.

  • BlockChain Network(BN) : It operates independently like other blockchain main networks, and it is a network that can mine with independent coins. When constructing a blockchain network, you can use JSON-RPC or NVP platforms.

  • SNC : ​SNC is the main internal transferable cryptocurrency of HyperChain and is used to pay transaction fees when creating or executing operations or when transferring SNC.

Download and Initialize an HN or BN​

Unzip the provided hyperchain binary package and copy the files into the HyperChain folder.

Note: Please download appropriate package starting with hyperchian_daemon(blockchain_daemon).

[linux latest version download]

[windows latest version download]

For Linux users, unzip the downloaded file with the following command.
$ tar zxpf hyperchain_daemon-vX.X.X-X-linux-amd64.tar.gz
$ export PATH=$PATH:$PWD/hyperchain_daemon-linux-amd64
For Windows users, unzip the downloaded file with the following command.
Extract file hyperchain_daemon-vX.X.X-X-window-x86_64.tar.gz
Run the hyperchaind.exe file.
For Mac users, unzip the downloaded file with the following command.
$ tar zxpf hyperchain_daemon-vX.X.X-X-darwin-amd64.tar.gz
$ export PATH=$PATH:$PWD/hyperchain_daemon-darwin-amd64
Launching the Node.
$ ./hyperchaind -r
Configuration File
  • NODE_PORT
    HyperChain P2P Network Port.
  • SAVELOGS
    Enables you to capture HyperChain system logs for debugging purposes.
  • RPC_PORT
    HyperChain RPC-JSON Port.
  • RPC_WHITELIST
    HyperChain RPC-JSON Whitelist Access IP.
  • RPC_SAVELOGS
    RPC-JSON Request Log.
  • DATAFOLDER
    Chain Data Storage Path.
  • PEERCACHE
    HyperChain P2P Network Known Cache.
  • NODE_MAX_CONNECTIONS
    Maximum number of node server connections.