Starting the node and connecting to mainnet

Getting configuration files:

The node requires 3 configuration files:

• topology,json
• genesis.json
• config.json

You can download them here.

Or from the command line with: 

wget https://hydra.iohk.io/job/Cardano/cardano-node/cardano-deployment/latest-finished/download/1/mainnet-config.json
wget https://hydra.iohk.io/job/Cardano/cardano-node/cardano-deployment/latest-finished/download/1/mainnet-byron-genesis.json
wget https://hydra.iohk.io/job/Cardano/cardano-node/cardano-deployment/latest-finished/download/1/mainnet-shelley-genesis.json
wget https://hydra.iohk.io/job/Cardano/cardano-node/cardano-deployment/latest-finished/download/1/mainnet-topology.json

Starting the node

To start the node use:

cardano-node run \
--topology path/to/mainnet-topology.json \
--database-path path/to/db \
--socket-path path/to/db/node.socket \
--host-addr x.x.x.x \
--port PORT \
--config path/to/mainnet-config.json

For detailed information on starting the node, please check Start your nodes