Quick Start

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

:::info 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(Linux & Mac).

$ ./hyperchaind -r

Launching the Node(Windows).

$ ./hyperchaind.exe -r -d

:::info 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. :::