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Version: 6.0.4

Build a local node

This guide will help you set up a local node. By using a local node, you don’t need to connect to any testnet, which provides a faster development and testing experience.

Build​

Prerequisites​

  • Docker

Please go to Docker official site to download and install it.

Run tronbox/tre​

  1. Run docker.
  2. Run docker pull tronbox/tre in command line tools.
  3. Run docker run -it -p 9090:9090 --rm --name tron tronbox/tre in command line tools.

For more information about tronbox/tre, please go to https://hub.docker.com/r/tronbox/tre.

Test​

Steps​

  1. Open your editor, then run npm install tronweb to install TronWeb.
  2. Edit your js file, then add the following code:
import { TronWeb } from 'tronweb';
const tronWeb = new TronWeb({
  fullHost: 'http://127.0.0.1:9090',
  privateKey: 'your private key',
});
  1. Add any code about TronWeb.
  2. Run node yourFile.js to test it.

Test TronWeb Source Code​

If you want to test TronWeb source code, you can run TronWeb unit test cases in the following way:

  1. Git pull TronWeb source code.
  2. Run npm install to install dependencies.
  3. Run PRIVATE_KEY=your_private_key npm run test to run unit test cases.

Note: Please replace your_private_key with your private key which is valid in the docker. You can set it as one of the Private Key that is printed in the start of docker's log panel.