The XDC client software runs as a containerized application in Docker. This ensures a standardized and efficient environment for running XDC nodes. Let's start by examining this client software.

To obtain a comprehensive list of available commands and options, we can use the following command with the XDC Client:

sudo docker exec -it mainnet_xinfinnetwork_1 XDC --help

By executing this command, we gain access to the XDC client within the Docker container named mainnet_xinfinnetwork_1. The inclusion of the --help flag prompts the client to display its usage information, presenting an extensive list of commands and their respective options. The first page of output is shown here:

From the output, we can observe that the appropriate formatting for commands and options within the XDC client's Docker container is as follows:

XDC [options] command [command options] [arguments...]

By adhering to this structure, we can pass commands and options to Docker when running within the container. Consequently, the appropriate command structure from our external command line also becomes clear:

sudo docker exec -it mainnet_xinfinnetwork_1 XDC [options] command [command options] [arguments...]

Now, let's proceed to explore each command and option individually, based on the output obtained when using the --help flag.

account

Manage accounts, list all existing accounts, import a private key into a new account, create a new account or update an existing account.

It supports interactive mode, when you are prompted for password as well as non-interactive mode where passwords are supplied via a given password file. Non-interactive mode is only meant for scripted use on test networks or known safe environments.

Make sure you remember the password you gave when creating a new account (with either new or import). Without it you are not able to unlock your account.

Note that exporting your key in unencrypted format is NOT supported.

Keys are stored under /keystore.

It is safe to transfer the entire directory or the individual keys therein between XDC nodes by simply copying.

Make sure you backup your keys regularly.

USAGE:

XDC account command [command options] [arguments...]

account COMMANDS:

list [command options] [arguments...]

XDC account list

Print a short summary of all accounts

XDPoSChain OPTIONS:

• --datadir "/root/.XDC" Data directory for the databases and keystore
• --keystore Directory for the keystore (default = inside the datadir)

new [command options] [arguments...]

XDC account new

Creates a new account and prints the address.

The account is saved in encrypted format, you are prompted for a passphrase.

You must remember this passphrase to unlock your account in the future.

For non-interactive use the passphrase can be specified with the --password flag.

Note, this is meant to be used for testing only, it is a bad idea to save your password to file or expose in any other way.

XDPoSChain OPTIONS:

• --datadir "/root/.XDC" Data directory for the databases and keystore
• --keystore Directory for the keystore (default = inside the datadir)

ACCOUNT OPTIONS:

• --password value Password file to use for non-interactive password input

MISC OPTIONS:

• --lightkdf Reduce key-derivation RAM & CPU usage at some expense of KDF strength

update [command options] [arguments...]

XDC account update [options] <address>

Update an existing account.

The account is saved in the newest version in encrypted format, you are prompted for a passphrase to unlock the account and another to save the updated file.

This same command can therefore be used to migrate an account of a deprecated format to the newest format or change the password for an account.

For non-interactive use the passphrase can be specified with the --password flag.

Since only one password can be given, only format update can be performed, changing your password is only possible interactively.

XDPoSChain OPTIONS:

• --datadir "/root/.XDC" Data directory for the databases and keystore
• --keystore Directory for the keystore (default = inside the datadir)

MISC OPTIONS:

• --lightkdf Reduce key-derivation RAM & CPU usage at some expense of KDF strength

import [command options] [arguments...]

XDC account import [options] <keyfile>

Imports an unencrypted private key from and creates a new account. Prints the address.

The keyfile is assumed to contain an unencrypted private key in hexadecimal format.

The account is saved in encrypted format, you are prompted for a passphrase.

You must remember this passphrase to unlock your account in the future.

For non-interactive use the passphrase can be specified with the --password flag

Note: As you can directly copy your encrypted accounts to another XDC instance, this import mechanism is not needed when you transfer an account between nodes.

XDPoSChain OPTIONS:

• --datadir "/root/.XDC" Data directory for the databases and keystore
• --keystore Directory for the keystore (default = inside the datadir)

ACCOUNT OPTIONS:

• --password value Password file to use for non-interactive password input

MISC OPTIONS:

• --lightkdf Reduce key-derivation RAM & CPU usage at some expense of KDF strength

attach

The XDC console is an interactive shell for the JavaScript runtime environment which exposes a node admin interface as well as the Ðapp JavaScript API.

See https://github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/wiki/JavaScript-Console.

This command allows to open a console on a running XDC node.

USAGE:

XDC attach [command options] [arguments...]

XDPoSChain OPTIONS:

• --datadir "/root/.XDC" Data directory for the databases and keystore

API AND CONSOLE OPTIONS:

• --jspath loadScript JavaScript root path for loadScript (default: ".")
• --exec value Execute JavaScript statement
• --preload value Comma separated list of JavaScript files to preload into the console

console

The XDC console is an interactive shell for the JavaScript runtime environment which exposes a node admin interface as well as the Ðapp JavaScript API.
See https://github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/wiki/JavaScript-Console.

USAGE:

XDC console [command options] [arguments...]

XDPoSChain OPTIONS:

• --identity value Custom node name
• --datadir "/root/.XDC" Data directory for the databases and keystore
• --keystore Directory for the keystore (default = inside the datadir)
• --syncmode "full" Blockchain sync mode ("fast", "full", or "light")
• --gcmode value Blockchain garbage collection mode ("full", "archive") (default: "full")
• --networkid value Network identifier (integer, 89=XDPoSChain) (default: 88)
• --ethstats value Reporting URL of a ethstats service (nodename:secret@host:port)
• --config value TOML configuration file

ACCOUNT OPTIONS:

• --unlock value Comma separated list of accounts to unlock
• --password value Password file to use for non-interactive password input

API AND CONSOLE OPTIONS:

• --rpccorsdomain value Comma separated list of domains from which to accept cross origin requests (browser enforced)
• --rpcvhosts value Comma separated list of virtual hostnames from which to accept requests (server enforced). Accepts '*' wildcard. (default: "localhost")
• --rpc Enable the HTTP-RPC server
• --rpcaddr value HTTP-RPC server listening interface (default: "localhost")
• --rpcport value HTTP-RPC server listening port (default: 8545). See Appendix A at the base of this page for port clarification.
• --rpcapi value API's offered over the HTTP-RPC interface
• --ws Enable the WS-RPC server
• --wsaddr value WS-RPC server listening interface (default: "localhost")
• --wsport value WS-RPC server listening port (default: 8546). See Appendix A at the base of this page for port clarification.
• --wsapi value API's offered over the WS-RPC interface
• --wsorigins value Origins from which to accept websockets requests
• --ipcdisable Disable the IPC-RPC server
• --ipcpath Filename for IPC socket/pipe within the datadir (explicit paths escape it)
• --jspath loadScript JavaScript root path for loadScript (default: ".")
• --exec value Execute JavaScript statement
• --preload value Comma separated list of JavaScript files to preload into the console

NETWORKING OPTIONS:

• --bootnodes value Comma separated enode URLs for P2P discovery bootstrap (set v4+v5 instead for light servers)
• --bootnodesv4 value Comma separated enode URLs for P2P v4 discovery bootstrap (light server, full nodes)
• --bootnodesv5 value Comma separated enode URLs for P2P v5 discovery bootstrap (light server, light nodes)
• --port value Network listening port (default: 30303)
• --maxpeers value Maximum number of network peers (network disabled if set to 0) (default: 25)
• --maxpendpeers value Maximum number of pending connection attempts (defaults used if set to 0) (default: 0)
• --nat value NAT port mapping mechanism (any|none|upnp|pmp|extip:) (default: "any")
• --nodiscover Disables the peer discovery mechanism (manual peer addition)
• --nodekey value P2P node key file
• --nodekeyhex value P2P node key as hex (for testing)

STAKER OPTIONS:

• --etherbase value Public address for block mining rewards (default = first account created) (default: "0")
• --gasprice "250000000" Minimal gas price to accept for mining a transactions
• --minerthreads value Number of CPU threads to use for staking (default: 8)
• --mine Enable staking
• --targetgaslimit value Target gas limit sets the artificial target gas floor for the blocks to mine (default: 84000000)

LOGGING AND DEBUGGING OPTIONS:

• --metrics Enable metrics collection and reporting

DEPRECATED OPTIONS:

• --fast Enable fast syncing through state downloads
• --light Enable light client mode

MISC OPTIONS:

• --XDCx Enable the XDCX protocol
• --XDCx.datadir "/root/.XDC/XDCx" Data directory for the XDCX databases
• --XDCx.dbengine value Database engine for XDCX (leveldb, mongodb) (default: "leveldb")
• --XDCx.dbConnectionUrl value ConnectionUrl to database if dbEngine is mongodb. Host:port. If there are multiple instances, separated by comma. Eg: localhost:27017,localhost:27018 (default: "localhost:27017")
• --XDCx.dbReplicaSetName value ReplicaSetName if Master-Slave is setup
• --XDCx.dbName value Database name for XDCX (default: "XDCdex")
• --txpool.nolocals Disables price exemptions for locally submitted transactions
• --txpool.journal value Disk journal for local transaction to survive node restarts (default: "transactions.rlp")
• --txpool.rejournal value Time interval to regenerate the local transaction journal (default: 1h0m0s)
• --txpool.pricelimit value Minimum gas price limit to enforce for acceptance into the pool (default: 1)
• --txpool.pricebump value Price bump percentage to replace an already existing transaction (default: 10)
• --txpool.accountslots value Minimum number of executable transaction slots guaranteed per account (default: 16)
• --txpool.globalslots value Maximum number of executable transaction slots for all accounts (default: 4096)
• --txpool.accountqueue value Maximum number of non-executable transaction slots permitted per account (default: 64)
• --txpool.globalqueue value Maximum number of non-executable transaction slots for all accounts (default: 1024)
• --txpool.lifetime value Maximum amount of time non-executable transaction are queued (default: 3h0m0s)
• --apothem XDC Apothem Network
• --enable-0x-prefix Address use 0x-prefix (default = false)
• --rewound value Rewound blocks (default: 0)
• --announce-txs Always commit transactions
• --store-reward Store reward to file
• --rollback value Rollback chain at hash
• --slave Enable slave mode
• --shh Enable Whisper
• --shh.maxmessagesize value Max message size accepted (default: 1048576)
• --shh.pow value Minimum POW accepted (default: 0.2)

dump

Dump a specific block from storage

The arguments are interpreted as block numbers or hashes.
Use "XDC dump 0" to dump the genesis block.

USAGE:

XDC dump [command options] [arguments...]

XDPoSChain OPTIONS:

• --datadir "/root/.XDC" Data directory for the databases and keystore

DEPRECATED OPTIONS:

• --light Enable light client mode

MISC OPTIONS:

• --cache value Megabytes of memory allocated to internal caching (default: 1024)

dumpconfig

The dumpconfig command shows configuration values.

USAGE:

XDC dumpconfig [command options] [arguments...]

XDPoSChain OPTIONS:

• --identity value Custom node name
• --datadir "/root/.XDC" Data directory for the databases and keystore
• --keystore Directory for the keystore (default = inside the datadir)
• --syncmode "full" Blockchain sync mode ("fast", "full", or "light")
• --gcmode value Blockchain garbage collection mode ("full", "archive") (default: "full")
• --networkid value Network identifier (integer, 89=XDPoSChain) (default: 88)
• --ethstats value Reporting URL of a ethstats service (nodename:secret@host:port)
• --config value TOML configuration file

ACCOUNT OPTIONS:

• --unlock value Comma separated list of accounts to unlock
• --password value Password file to use for non-interactive password input

API AND CONSOLE OPTIONS:

• --rpccorsdomain value Comma separated list of domains from which to accept cross origin requests (browser enforced)
• --rpcvhosts value Comma separated list of virtual hostnames from which to accept requests (server enforced). Accepts '*' wildcard. (default: "localhost")
• --rpc Enable the HTTP-RPC server
• --rpcaddr value HTTP-RPC server listening interface (default: "localhost")
• --rpcport value HTTP-RPC server listening port (default: 8545). See Appendix A at the base of this page for port clarification.
• --rpcapi value API's offered over the HTTP-RPC interface
• --ws Enable the WS-RPC server
• --wsaddr value WS-RPC server listening interface (default: "localhost")
• --wsport value WS-RPC server listening port (default: 8546). See Appendix A at the base of this page for port clarification.
• --wsapi value API's offered over the WS-RPC interface
• --wsorigins value Origins from which to accept websockets requests
• --ipcdisable Disable the IPC-RPC server
• --ipcpath Filename for IPC socket/pipe within the datadir (explicit paths escape it)

NETWORKING OPTIONS:

• --bootnodes value Comma separated enode URLs for P2P discovery bootstrap (set v4+v5 instead for light servers)
• --bootnodesv4 value Comma separated enode URLs for P2P v4 discovery bootstrap (light server, full nodes)
• --bootnodesv5 value Comma separated enode URLs for P2P v5 discovery bootstrap (light server, light nodes)
• --port value Network listening port (default: 30303)
• --maxpeers value Maximum number of network peers (network disabled if set to 0) (default: 25)
• --maxpendpeers value Maximum number of pending connection attempts (defaults used if set to 0) (default: 0)
• --nat value NAT port mapping mechanism (any|none|upnp|pmp|extip:) (default: "any")
• --nodiscover Disables the peer discovery mechanism (manual peer addition)
• --nodekey value P2P node key file
• --nodekeyhex value P2P node key as hex (for testing)

STAKER OPTIONS:

• --etherbase value Public address for block mining rewards (default = first account created) (default: "0")
• --gasprice "250000000" Minimal gas price to accept for mining a transactions
• --minerthreads value Number of CPU threads to use for staking (default: 8)
• --mine Enable staking
• --targetgaslimit value Target gas limit sets the artificial target gas floor for the blocks to mine (default: 84000000)

LOGGING AND DEBUGGING OPTIONS:

• --metrics Enable metrics collection and reporting

DEPRECATED OPTIONS:

• --fast Enable fast syncing through state downloads
• --light Enable light client mode

MISC OPTIONS:

• --XDCx Enable the XDCX protocol
• --XDCx.datadir "/root/.XDC/XDCx" Data directory for the XDCX databases
• --XDCx.dbengine value Database engine for XDCX (leveldb, mongodb) (default: "leveldb")
• --XDCx.dbConnectionUrl value ConnectionUrl to database if dbEngine is mongodb. Host:port. If there are multiple instances, separated by comma. Eg: localhost:27017,localhost:27018 (default: "localhost:27017")
• --XDCx.dbReplicaSetName value ReplicaSetName if Master-Slave is setup
• --XDCx.dbName value Database name for XDCX (default: "XDCdex")
• --txpool.nolocals Disables price exemptions for locally submitted transactions
• --txpool.journal value Disk journal for local transaction to survive node restarts (default: "transactions.rlp")
• --txpool.rejournal value Time interval to regenerate the local transaction journal (default: 1h0m0s)
• --txpool.pricelimit value Minimum gas price limit to enforce for acceptance into the pool (default: 1)
• --txpool.pricebump value Price bump percentage to replace an already existing transaction (default: 10)
• --txpool.accountslots value Minimum number of executable transaction slots guaranteed per account (default: 16)
• --txpool.globalslots value Maximum number of executable transaction slots for all accounts (default: 4096)
• --txpool.accountqueue value Maximum number of non-executable transaction slots permitted per account (default: 64)
• --txpool.globalqueue value Maximum number of non-executable transaction slots for all accounts (default: 1024)
• --txpool.lifetime value Maximum amount of time non-executable transaction are queued (default: 3h0m0s)
• --apothem XDC Apothem Network
• --enable-0x-prefix Address use 0x-prefix (default = false)
• --rewound value Rewound blocks (default: 0)
• --announce-txs Always commit transactions
• --store-reward Store reward to file
• --rollback value Rollback chain at hash
• --slave Enable slave mode
• --shh Enable Whisper
• --shh.maxmessagesize value Max message size accepted (default: 1048576)
• --shh.pow value Minimum POW accepted (default: 0.2)

export

Export blockchain into file

Requires a first argument of the file to write to.
Optional second and third arguments control the first and last block to write. In this mode, the file will be appended if already existing.

USAGE:

XDC export [command options] [arguments...]

XDPoSChain OPTIONS:

• --datadir "/root/.XDC" Data directory for the databases and keystore

DEPRECATED OPTIONS:

• --light Enable light client mode

MISC OPTIONS:

• --cache value Megabytes of memory allocated to internal caching (default: 1024)

import

Import a blockchain file

The import command imports blocks from an RLP-encoded form. The form can be one file with several RLP-encoded blocks, or several files can be used.

If only one file is used, import error will result in failure. If several files are used, processing will proceed even if an individual RLP-file import failure occurs.

USAGE:

XDC import [command options] [arguments...]

XDPoSChain OPTIONS:

• --datadir "/root/.XDC" Data directory for the databases and keystore
• --gcmode value Blockchain garbage collection mode ("full", "archive") (default: "full")

DEPRECATED OPTIONS:

• --light Enable light client mode

MISC OPTIONS:

• --cache value Megabytes of memory allocated to internal caching (default: 1024)
• --cache.database value Percentage of cache memory allowance to use for database io (default: 75)
• --cache.gc value Percentage of cache memory allowance to use for trie pruning (default: 25)

init

Bootstrap and initialize a new genesis block

The init command initializes a new genesis block and definition for the network. This is a destructive action and changes the network in which you will be participating.

It expects the genesis file as argument.

USAGE:

XDC init [command options] [arguments...]

XDPoSChain OPTIONS:

• --datadir "/root/.XDC" Data directory for the databases and keystore

DEPRECATED OPTIONS:

• --light Enable light client mode

js

Execute the specified JavaScript files

The JavaScript VM exposes a node admin interface as well as the Ðapp JavaScript API. See https://github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/wiki/JavaScript-Console

USAGE:

XDC js [command options] [arguments...]

XDPoSChain OPTIONS:

• --identity value Custom node name
• --datadir "/root/.XDC" Data directory for the databases and keystore
• --keystore Directory for the keystore (default = inside the datadir)
• --syncmode "full" Blockchain sync mode ("fast", "full", or "light")
• --gcmode value Blockchain garbage collection mode ("full", "archive") (default: "full")
• --networkid value Network identifier (integer, 89=XDPoSChain) (default: 88)
• --ethstats value Reporting URL of a ethstats service (nodename:secret@host:port)
• --config value TOML configuration file

ACCOUNT OPTIONS:

• --unlock value Comma separated list of accounts to unlock
• --password value Password file to use for non-interactive password input

API AND CONSOLE OPTIONS:

• --rpccorsdomain value Comma separated list of domains from which to accept cross origin requests (browser enforced)
• --rpcvhosts value Comma separated list of virtual hostnames from which to accept requests (server enforced). Accepts '*' wildcard. (default: "localhost")
• --jspath loadScript JavaScript root path for loadScript (default: ".")
• --exec value Execute JavaScript statement
• --preload value Comma separated list of JavaScript files to preload into the console

NETWORKING OPTIONS:

• --bootnodes value Comma separated enode URLs for P2P discovery bootstrap (set v4+v5 instead for light servers)
• --bootnodesv4 value Comma separated enode URLs for P2P v4 discovery bootstrap (light server, full nodes)
• --bootnodesv5 value Comma separated enode URLs for P2P v5 discovery bootstrap (light server, light nodes)
• --port value Network listening port (default: 30303)
• --maxpeers value Maximum number of network peers (network disabled if set to 0) (default: 25)
• --maxpendpeers value Maximum number of pending connection attempts (defaults used if set to 0) (default: 0)
• --nat value NAT port mapping mechanism (any|none|upnp|pmp|extip:) (default: "any")
• --nodiscover Disables the peer discovery mechanism (manual peer addition)
• --nodekey value P2P node key file
• --nodekeyhex value P2P node key as hex (for testing)

STAKER OPTIONS:

• --etherbase value Public address for block mining rewards (default = first account created) (default: "0")
• --gasprice "250000000" Minimal gas price to accept for mining a transactions
• --minerthreads value Number of CPU threads to use for staking (default: 8)
• --mine Enable staking
• --targetgaslimit value Target gas limit sets the artificial target gas floor for the blocks to mine (default: 84000000)

LOGGING AND DEBUGGING OPTIONS:

• --metrics Enable metrics collection and reporting

DEPRECATED OPTIONS:

• --fast Enable fast syncing through state downloads
• --light Enable light client mode

MISC OPTIONS:

• --XDCx Enable the XDCX protocol
• --XDCx.datadir "/root/.XDC/XDCx" Data directory for the XDCX databases
• --XDCx.dbengine value Database engine for XDCX (leveldb, mongodb) (default: "leveldb")
• --XDCx.dbConnectionUrl value ConnectionUrl to database if dbEngine is mongodb. Host:port. If there are multiple instances, separated by comma. Eg: localhost:27017,localhost:27018 (default: "localhost:27017")
• --XDCx.dbReplicaSetName value ReplicaSetName if Master-Slave is setup
• --XDCx.dbName value Database name for XDCX (default: "XDCdex")
• --txpool.nolocals Disables price exemptions for locally submitted transactions
• --txpool.journal value Disk journal for local transaction to survive node restarts (default: "transactions.rlp")
• --txpool.rejournal value Time interval to regenerate the local transaction journal (default: 1h0m0s)
• --txpool.pricelimit value Minimum gas price limit to enforce for acceptance into the pool (default: 1)
• --txpool.pricebump value Price bump percentage to replace an already existing transaction (default: 10)
• --txpool.accountslots value Minimum number of executable transaction slots guaranteed per account (default: 16)
• --txpool.globalslots value Maximum number of executable transaction slots for all accounts (default: 4096)
• --txpool.accountqueue value Maximum number of non-executable transaction slots permitted per account (default: 64)
• --txpool.globalqueue value Maximum number of non-executable transaction slots for all accounts (default: 1024)
• --txpool.lifetime value Maximum amount of time non-executable transaction are queued (default: 3h0m0s)
• --apothem XDC Apothem Network
• --enable-0x-prefix Address use 0x-prefix (default = false)
• --rewound value Rewound blocks (default: 0)
• --announce-txs Always commit transactions
• --store-reward Store reward to file
• --rollback value Rollback chain at hash
• --slave Enable slave mode

removedb

Remove blockchain and state databases.

USAGE:

XDC removedb [command options] [arguments...]

XDPoSChain OPTIONS:

• --datadir "/root/.XDC" Data directory for the databases and keystore

DEPRECATED OPTIONS:

• --light Enable light client mode

version

Print version numbers.

The output of this command is supposed to be machine-readable.

USAGE:

XDC version [arguments...]

wallet

Manage XDPoSChain wallets.

This will prompt for your password and imports your XDC account. It can be used non-interactively with the --password option taking a passwordfile as argument containing the wallet password in plaintext.

USAGE:

XDC wallet command [command options] [arguments...]

COMMANDS (ACCOUNT COMMANDS):

• import Import XDPoSChain wallet

OPTIONS:

• --help, -h Show help

help, h

Shows a list of commands or help for one command.

USAGE:

XDC help [arguments...]

--config value

TOML configuration file

--datadir "/root/.XDC"

Data directory for the databases and keystore

--keystore

Directory for the keystore (default = inside the datadir)

--networkid value

Network identifier (integer, 89=XDPoSChain) (default: 88)

--syncmode "full"

Blockchain sync mode ("fast", "full", or "light")

--gcmode value

Blockchain garbage collection mode ("full", "archive") (default: "full")

--ethstats value

Reporting URL of a ethstats service (nodename:secret@host:port)

--identity value

Custom node name

--unlock value

Comma separated list of accounts to unlock

--password value

Password file to use for non-interactive password input

--rpc

Enable the HTTP-RPC server

--rpcaddr value

HTTP-RPC server listening interface (default: "localhost")

--rpcport value

HTTP-RPC server listening port (default: 8545). See Appendix A at the base of this page for port clarification.

--rpcapi value

API's offered over the HTTP-RPC interface

--ws

Enable the WS-RPC server

--wsaddr value

WS-RPC server listening interface (default: "localhost")

--wsport value

WS-RPC server listening port (default: 8546). See Appendix A at the base of this page for port clarification.

--wsapi value

API's offered over the WS-RPC interface

--wsorigins value

Origins from which to accept websockets requests

--ipcdisable

Disable the IPC-RPC server

--ipcpath

Filename for IPC socket/pipe within the datadir (explicit paths escape it)

--rpccorsdomain value

Comma separated list of domains from which to accept cross origin requests (browser enforced)

--rpcvhosts value

Comma separated list of virtual hostnames from which to accept requests (server enforced). Accepts '*' wildcard. (default: "localhost")

--jspath loadScript

JavaScript root path for loadScript (default: ".")

--exec value

Execute JavaScript statement

--preload value

Comma separated list of JavaScript files to preload into the console

--bootnodes value

Comma separated enode URLs for P2P discovery bootstrap (set v4+v5 instead for light servers)

--bootnodesv4 value

Comma separated enode URLs for P2P v4 discovery bootstrap (light server, full nodes)

--bootnodesv5 value

Comma separated enode URLs for P2P v5 discovery bootstrap (light server, light nodes)

--port value

Network listening port (default: 30303)

--maxpeers value

Maximum number of network peers (network disabled if set to 0) (default: 25)

--maxpendpeers value

Maximum number of pending connection attempts (defaults used if set to 0) (default: 0)

--nat value

NAT port mapping mechanism (any|none|upnp|pmp|extip:) (default: "any")

--nodiscover

Disables the peer discovery mechanism (manual peer addition)

--nodekey value

P2P node key file

--nodekeyhex value

P2P node key as hex (for testing)

--mine

Enable staking

--minerthreads value

Number of CPU threads to use for staking (default: 8)

--etherbase value

Public address for block mining rewards (default = first account created) (default: "0")

--targetgaslimit value

Target gas limit sets the artificial target gas floor for the blocks to mine (default: 84000000)

--gasprice "250000000"

Minimal gas price to accept for mining a transactions

--extradata value

Block extra data set by the miner (default = client version)

--metrics

Enable metrics collection and reporting

--verbosity value

Logging verbosity: 0=silent, 1=error, 2=warn, 3=info, 4=debug, 5=detail (default: 3)

--cpuprofile value

Write CPU profile to the given file

--fast

Enable fast syncing through state downloads

--light

Enable light client mode

--XDCx

Enable the XDCX protocol

--XDCx.datadir "/root/.XDC/XDCx"

Data directory for the XDCX databases

--XDCx.dbengine value

Database engine for XDCX (leveldb, mongodb) (default: "leveldb")

--XDCx.dbConnectionUrl value

ConnectionUrl to database if dbEngine is mongodb. Host:port. If there are multiple instances, separated by comma. Eg: localhost:27017,localhost:27018 (default: "localhost:27017")

--XDCx.dbReplicaSetName value

ReplicaSetName if Master-Slave is setup

--XDCx.dbName value

Database name for XDCX (default: "XDCdex")

--txpool.nolocals

Disables price exemptions for locally submitted transactions

--txpool.journal value

Disk journal for local transaction to survive node restarts (default: "transactions.rlp")

--txpool.rejournal value

Time interval to regenerate the local transaction journal (default: 1h0m0s)

--txpool.pricelimit value

Minimum gas price limit to enforce for acceptance into the pool (default: 1)

--txpool.pricebump value

Price bump percentage to replace an already existing transaction (default: 10)

--txpool.accountslots value

Minimum number of executable transaction slots guaranteed per account (default: 16)

--txpool.globalslots value

Maximum number of executable transaction slots for all accounts (default: 4096)

--txpool.accountqueue value

Maximum number of non-executable transaction slots permitted per account (default: 64)

--txpool.globalqueue value

Maximum number of non-executable transaction slots for all accounts (default: 1024)

--txpool.lifetime value

Maximum amount of time non-executable transaction are queued (default: 3h0m0s)

--apothem

XDC Apothem Network

--enable-0x-prefix

Address use 0x-prefix (default = false)

--rewound value

Rewound blocks (default: 0)

--announce-txs

Always commit transactions

--store-reward

Store reward to file

--rollback value

Rollback chain at hash

--slave

Enable slave mode

--shh

Enable Whisper

--shh.maxmessagesize value

Max message size accepted (default: 1048576)

--shh.pow value

Minimum POW accepted (default: 0.2)

--help, -h

show help

The "docker-compose.yml" file (contents shown below) is a configuration file written in YAML (YAML Ain't Markup Language) format used by Docker Compose. It defines the services, containers, and their configurations for the Dockerized implementation of the XDC Mainnet Client.

Let's go through the contents of the file and their meanings:

• version: "3.4": Specifies the version of the Docker Compose syntax being used.

• services: Defines the list of services (containers) that will be created and managed by Docker Compose.

• xinfinnetwork: The name of the service or container defined within the Docker Compose file.

• image: xinfinorg/xinfinnetwork:v1.4.6: Specifies the Docker image to be used for the "xinfinnetwork" service. In this case, it is using the "xinfinorg/xinfinnetwork" image with version "v1.4.6". This image contains the XDC Mainnet Client software.

• volumes: Defines the volumes to be mounted within the container, allowing data to be shared between the host machine and the container. The paths before the colon represent the files/directories on the host machine, while the paths after the colon represent the corresponding locations within the container.

• restart: "always": Specifies that the container should always be restarted if it stops or crashes.

• env_file: .env: Specifies an environment file (".env") that contains environment variables to be set within the container.

• ports: Defines the port mappings between the host machine and the container.

• "30303:30303": Maps port 30303 on the host machine to port 30303 within the container. This port is used for RLPx(TCP)/UDP peer-to-peer communications allowing node discovery and connection to peers.

• "8989:8545": Maps port 8989 on the host machine to port 8545 within the container. This port is used for the HTTP JSON-RPC API.

• "8888:8546": Maps port 8888 on the host machine to port 8546 within the container. This port is used for the Websocket-RPC interface.

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