Update Getting Started guide (#24357)
This makes the text easier to follow for beginners. Co-authored-by: Felix Lange <fjl@twurst.com>
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sort_key: A
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---
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To use Geth, you need to install it first. You can install Geth in a variety
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of ways that you can find in the "[Install and Build](install-and-build/installing-geth)" section.
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These include installing it via your favorite package manager, downloading a
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standalone pre-built binary, running it as a docker container or building it yourself.
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For this guide, we assume you have Geth installed and are ready to find out how to use it.
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The guide shows you how to create accounts, sync to a network, and then send transactions
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between accounts.
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To use Geth, you need to install it first. You can install Geth in various ways that you
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can find in the “[Install and Build](install-and-build/installing-geth)” section. These
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include installing it via your favorite package manager, downloading a standalone
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pre-built binary, running it as a docker container, or building it yourself.
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This guide uses [Clef](clef/tutorial), which is our preferred tool for signing transactions with Geth,
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and will replace Geth's account management.
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We assume you have Geth installed for this guide and are ready to find out how to use it.
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The guide shows you how to create accounts, sync to a network, and send transactions
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between accounts. This guide also uses [Clef](clef/tutorial), our preferred tool for
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signing transactions with Geth.
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## Initialize Clef
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#### Networks
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First, initialize Clef with a random master seed, which is also encrypted with the password you define.
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The password must be at least 10 characters.
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You can connect a Geth node to several different networks using the network name as an
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argument. These include the main Ethereum network, [a private network](getting-started/private-net) you create,
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and three test networks:
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```shell
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- **Ropsten:** Proof-of-work test network
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- **Rinkeby:** Proof-of-authority test network
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- **Görli:** Proof-of-authority test network
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## Create accounts
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set a password for each of them, and note the public address for each.
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Clef outputs a debug message about `Failed to reload keystore contents`, we fix that in a later step.
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## Start Geth
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### Networks
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You can connect a Geth node to several different networks using the network name as an argument.
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These include the main Ethereum network, [a private network](getting-started/private-net) you create,
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and three test networks that use different consensus algorithms:
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- **Rinkeby**: Proof-of-authority test network
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### Sync modes
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#### Sync modes
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argument that determines what sort of node it is in the network.
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argument that determines what sort of node it is in the network. These are:
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These are:
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- **Full:** Downloads all blocks (including headers, transactions, and receipts) and
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generates the state of the blockchain incrementally by executing every block.
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- **Snap:** (Default): Downloads all blocks and a recent version of the state.
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- **Light:** The node only downloads a few recent block headers, and downloads
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other data on-demand.
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- **Full**: Downloads all blocks (including headers, transactions, and receipts) and
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generates the state of the blockchain incrementally by executing every block.
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- **Snap** (Default): Same functionality as fast, but with a faster algorithm.
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- **Light**: Downloads all block headers, block data, and verifies some randomly.
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For this guide, we will use `light` sync.
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For this tutorial, we use a `light` sync:
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### Requirements for following this guide
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- Experience using the command line
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- Basic knowledge about Ethereum and testnets
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- Basic knowledge about HTTP and JavaScript
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## Start Clef
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## Step 1: Generate accounts
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Start Clef, setting the keystore and chain id (goerli is 5) for the network we want to connect to:
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Use the command below to generate an account. When you create a new account with Clef, it
|
||||
will generate a new private key, encrypt it according to the [web3 keystore spec](https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/Web3-Secret-Storage-Definition),
|
||||
and store it in the keystore directory.
|
||||
|
||||
```shell
|
||||
clef --keystore <GETH_DATA_DIR>/keystore --chainid 5
|
||||
clef newaccount --keystore geth-tutorial/keystore
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
To begin with, you see errors about a missing keystore, and we fix that soon.
|
||||
It will give you the result below:
|
||||
|
||||
Under Linux the default Geth data directory is `~/.ethereum`
|
||||
```terminal
|
||||
WARNING!
|
||||
|
||||
## Start Geth
|
||||
Clef is an account management tool. It may, like any software, contain bugs.
|
||||
|
||||
Open another command line window and run command below, which also enables the
|
||||
[Geth RPC interface](clef/tutorial) (see below), and sets Clef as the transaction signer.
|
||||
Please take care to
|
||||
- backup your keystore files,
|
||||
- verify that the keystore(s) can be opened with your password.
|
||||
|
||||
Clef is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
|
||||
without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
|
||||
PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
|
||||
|
||||
Enter 'ok' to proceed:
|
||||
>
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
Type “ok” and press the enter key. Next, the Clef will prompt for a password. Enter your
|
||||
desired password and hit the enter key to get the result below:
|
||||
|
||||
```terminal
|
||||
-----------------------
|
||||
DEBUG[02-10|13:46:46.436] FS scan times list="92.081µs" set="12.629µs" diff="2.129µs"
|
||||
INFO [02-10|13:46:46.592] Your new key was generated address=0xCe8dBA5e4157c2B284d8853afEEea259344C1653
|
||||
WARN [02-10|13:46:46.595] Please backup your key file! path=keystore:///.../geth-tutorial/keystore/UTC--2022-02-07T17-19-56.517538000Z--ca57f3b40b42fcce3c37b8d18adbca5260ca72ec
|
||||
WARN [02-10|13:46:46.595] Please remember your password!
|
||||
Generated account 0xCe8dBA5e4157c2B284d8853afEEea259344C1653
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
Save your password and the generated account address because you will need them later in
|
||||
this tutorial.
|
||||
|
||||
**In the remainder of this guide, we will use this account as the main account for
|
||||
testing:**
|
||||
|
||||
```shell
|
||||
geth --goerli --syncmode "light" --http --signer=<CLEF_LOCATION>/clef.ipc
|
||||
0xca57F3b40B42FCce3c37B8D18aDBca5260ca72EC
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
By default Clef's location under Linux is `~/.clef`, but the signer's location cannot
|
||||
include a `~` so replace it with your home directory.
|
||||
When you follow the tutorial locally, your account address will be different and you will
|
||||
need to supply your own account address in all command invocations.
|
||||
|
||||
## Get ETH
|
||||
**Please generate a second account by repeating this step one more time.**
|
||||
|
||||
Unless you have Ether in another account on the Görli network, you can use a
|
||||
[faucet](https://goerli-faucet.slock.it/) to send ETH to one of your new account addresses to use for this guide.
|
||||
## Step 2: Start Clef
|
||||
|
||||
## Connect to Geth with IPC or RPC
|
||||
|
||||
You can interact with Geth in two ways: Directly with the node using the JavaScript
|
||||
console over IPC, or connecting to the node remotely over HTTP using RPC.
|
||||
|
||||
IPC allows you to do more, especially when it comes to creating and interacting
|
||||
with accounts, but you need direct access to the node.
|
||||
|
||||
RPC allows remote applications to access your node but has limitations and security
|
||||
considerations, and by default only allows access to methods in the `eth` and `shh`
|
||||
namespaces. Find out how to override this setting [in the RPC docs](rpc/server#http-server).
|
||||
|
||||
## Using IPC
|
||||
|
||||
### Connect to console
|
||||
|
||||
Connect to the IPC console on a node from another terminal window:
|
||||
To start clef, open a new terminal and run the command below. Keeping clef running is
|
||||
required for the other steps because it signs transactions.
|
||||
|
||||
```shell
|
||||
geth attach <IPC_LOCATION>
|
||||
clef --keystore geth-tutorial/keystore --configdir geth-tutorial/clef --chainid 5
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
You can see the IPC location in the output of the network node `geth` process. By default, when using
|
||||
Görli, it is `~/.ethereum/goerli/geth.ipc`.
|
||||
> Note: geth-tutorial is the directory holding your keystore.
|
||||
|
||||
### Check account balance
|
||||
After running the command above, clef will request you to type “ok” to proceed.
|
||||
|
||||
A successful call will give you the result below:
|
||||
|
||||
```terminal
|
||||
INFO [02-10|13:55:30.812] Using CLI as UI-channel
|
||||
INFO [02-10|13:55:30.946] Loaded 4byte database embeds=146,841 locals=0 local=./4byte-custom.json
|
||||
WARN [02-10|13:55:30.947] Failed to open master, rules disabled err="failed stat on geth-tutorial/clef/masterseed.json: stat geth-tutorial/clef/masterseed.json: no such file or directory"
|
||||
INFO [02-10|13:55:30.947] Starting signer chainid=5 keystore=geth-tutorial/keystore light-kdf=false advanced=false
|
||||
DEBUG[02-10|13:55:30.948] FS scan times list="133.35µs" set="5.692µs" diff="3.262µs"
|
||||
DEBUG[02-10|13:55:30.970] Ledger support enabled
|
||||
DEBUG[02-10|13:55:30.973] Trezor support enabled via HID
|
||||
DEBUG[02-10|13:55:30.976] Trezor support enabled via WebUSB
|
||||
INFO [02-10|13:55:30.978] Audit logs configured file=audit.log
|
||||
DEBUG[02-10|13:55:30.981] IPCs registered namespaces=account
|
||||
INFO [02-10|13:55:30.984] IPC endpoint opened url=geth-tutorial/clef/clef.ipc
|
||||
------- Signer info -------
|
||||
* intapi_version : 7.0.1
|
||||
* extapi_version : 6.1.0
|
||||
* extapi_http : n/a
|
||||
* extapi_ipc : geth-tutorial/clef/clef.ipc
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
## Step 3: Start Geth
|
||||
|
||||
To start geth, open a new terminal and run the command brlow. Keeping geth running is
|
||||
required for the other steps because the command below starts the HTTP server that we will
|
||||
be interacting with.
|
||||
|
||||
```shell
|
||||
geth --datadir geth-tutorial --signer=geth-tutorial/clef/clef.ipc --goerli --syncmode light --http
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
A successful call will print log messages like the following:
|
||||
|
||||
```terminal
|
||||
INFO [02-10|13:59:06.649] Starting Geth on Görli testnet...
|
||||
INFO [02-10|13:59:06.649] Dropping default light client cache provided=1024 updated=128
|
||||
INFO [02-10|13:59:06.652] Maximum peer count ETH=0 LES=10 total=50
|
||||
INFO [02-10|13:59:06.655] Using external signer url=geth-tutorial/clef/clef.ipc
|
||||
INFO [02-10|13:59:06.660] Set global gas cap cap=50,000,000
|
||||
INFO [02-10|13:59:06.661] Allocated cache and file handles database=/.../geth-tutorial/geth/lightchaindata cache=64.00MiB handles=5120
|
||||
INFO [02-10|13:59:06.794] Allocated cache and file handles database=/.../geth-tutorial/geth/les.client cache=16.00MiB handles=16
|
||||
INFO [02-10|13:59:06.855] Persisted trie from memory database nodes=361 size=51.17KiB time="643.54µs" gcnodes=0 gcsize=0.00B gctime=0s livenodes=1 livesize=0.00B
|
||||
INFO [02-10|13:59:06.855] Initialised chain configuration config="{ChainID: 5 Homestead: 0 DAO: <nil> DAOSupport: true EIP150: 0 EIP155: 0 EIP158: 0 Byzantium: 0 Constantinople: 0 Petersburg: 0 Istanbul: 1561651, Muir Glacier: <nil>, Berlin: 4460644, London: 5062605, Arrow Glacier: <nil>, MergeFork: <nil>, Engine: clique}"
|
||||
INFO [02-10|13:59:06.862] Added trusted checkpoint block=5,799,935 hash=2de018..c32427
|
||||
INFO [02-10|13:59:06.863] Loaded most recent local header number=6,340,934 hash=483cf5..858315 td=9,321,576 age=2d9h29m
|
||||
INFO [02-10|13:59:06.867] Configured checkpoint oracle address=0x18CA0E045F0D772a851BC7e48357Bcaab0a0795D signers=5 threshold=2
|
||||
INFO [02-10|13:59:06.867] Gasprice oracle is ignoring threshold set threshold=2
|
||||
WARN [02-10|13:59:06.869] Unclean shutdown detected booted=2022-02-08T04:25:08+0100 age=2d9h33m
|
||||
INFO [02-10|13:59:06.870] Starting peer-to-peer node instance=Geth/v1.10.15-stable/darwin-amd64/go1.17.5
|
||||
INFO [02-10|13:59:06.995] New local node record seq=1,644,272,735,880 id=d4ffcd252d322a89 ip=127.0.0.1 udp=30303 tcp=30303
|
||||
INFO [02-10|13:59:06.996] Started P2P networking self=enode://4b80ebd341b5308f7a6b61d91aa0ea31bd5fc9e0a6a5483e59fd4ea84e0646b13ecd289e31e00821ccedece0bf4b9189c474371af7393093138f546ac23ef93e@127.0.0.1:30303
|
||||
INFO [02-10|13:59:06.997] IPC endpoint opened url=/.../geth-tutorial/geth.ipc
|
||||
INFO [02-10|13:59:06.998] HTTP server started endpoint=127.0.0.1:8545 prefix= cors= vhosts=localhost
|
||||
WARN [02-10|13:59:06.998] Light client mode is an experimental feature
|
||||
WARN [02-10|13:59:06.999] Failed to open wallet url=extapi://geth-tutorial/clef/cle.. err="operation not supported on external signers"
|
||||
INFO [02-10|13:59:08.793] Block synchronisation started
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
> **Note:** keep this terminal window open.
|
||||
|
||||
## Step 4: Get Goerli Testnet Ether
|
||||
|
||||
We will now top up the test account ether balance, so that it can send transactions. You
|
||||
can get Goerli testnet ether at several faucet sites. We recommend you try one of these
|
||||
faucets:
|
||||
|
||||
- <https://faucets.chain.link/goerli>
|
||||
- <https://fauceth.komputing.org/?chain=5>
|
||||
|
||||
Just enter your address on one of those sites and follow the instructions provided.
|
||||
|
||||
## Step 5: Interact with Geth via IPC or RPC
|
||||
|
||||
For interacting with the blockchain, Geth provides JSON-RPC APIs. A good way to get
|
||||
started with the API is by using the Geth JavaScript console. The console gives you a
|
||||
JavaScript environment similar to node.js and comes with Geth.
|
||||
|
||||
You can connect to the Geth node using HTTP or IPC.
|
||||
|
||||
- IPC (Inter-Process Communication): This provides unrestricted access to all APIs,
|
||||
but only works when you are running the console on the same host as the geth node.
|
||||
- HTTP: This connection method provides access to the `eth`, `web3` and `net` method
|
||||
namespaces. We will be using HTTP for this guide.
|
||||
|
||||
To connect to Geth using the console, open a new terminal and run this command:
|
||||
|
||||
```shell
|
||||
geth attach http://127.0.0.1:8545
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
The `attach` subcommand starts the console and should print a welcome message similar to
|
||||
the text shown below:
|
||||
|
||||
```terminal
|
||||
Welcome to the Geth JavaScript console!
|
||||
|
||||
instance: Geth/v1.10.15-stable/darwin-amd64/go1.17.5
|
||||
at block: 6354736 (Thu Feb 10 2022 14:01:46 GMT+0100 (WAT))
|
||||
modules: eth:1.0 net:1.0 rpc:1.0 web3:1.0
|
||||
|
||||
To exit, press ctrl-d or type exit
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
### Checking your test account balance.
|
||||
|
||||
Run this command in the JavaScript console to check the ether balance of the test account:
|
||||
|
||||
```javascript
|
||||
web3.fromWei(eth.getBalance("<ADDRESS_1>"),"ether")
|
||||
web3.fromWei(eth.getBalance("0xca57F3b40B42FCce3c37B8D18aDBca5260ca72EC"), "ether")
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
Getting the balance of an account does not require a signed transaction,
|
||||
so Clef does not ask for approval, and Geth returns the value.
|
||||
**Result:**
|
||||
|
||||
Note that this step requires the initial synchronization to end. If you get an error message, return to the
|
||||
console with the network node Geth and wait until it is synchronized. You
|
||||
know that your Geth is synchronized when it is only importing a small number of blocks (one or two, usually)
|
||||
at a time.
|
||||
```terminal
|
||||
> 0.1
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
### Send ETH to account
|
||||
### Getting the list of accounts
|
||||
|
||||
Send 0.01 ETH from the account that you added ETH to with the Görli faucet,
|
||||
to the second account you created:
|
||||
Run the command below to get the list of accounts in your keystore.
|
||||
|
||||
```javascript
|
||||
eth.accounts
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
**Note: Since the accounts are provided by Clef in this tutorial, you must accept the
|
||||
account list request in the terminal window running Clef:***
|
||||
|
||||
```terminal
|
||||
-------- List Account request--------------
|
||||
A request has been made to list all accounts.
|
||||
You can select which accounts the caller can see
|
||||
[x] 0xca57F3b40B42FCce3c37B8D18aDBca5260ca72EC
|
||||
URL: keystore:///.../geth-tutorial/keystore/UTC--2022-02-07T17-19-56.517538000Z--ca57f3b40b42fcce3c37b8d18adbca5260ca72ec
|
||||
[x] 0xCe8dBA5e4157c2B284d8853afEEea259344C1653
|
||||
URL: keystore:///.../geth-tutorial/keystore/UTC--2022-02-10T12-46-45.265592000Z--ce8dba5e4157c2b284d8853afeeea259344c1653
|
||||
-------------------------------------------
|
||||
Request context:
|
||||
NA -> ipc -> NA
|
||||
|
||||
Additional HTTP header data, provided by the external caller:
|
||||
User-Agent: ""
|
||||
Origin: ""
|
||||
Approve? [y/N]:
|
||||
> y
|
||||
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
Now you should get a result in the JavaScript console.
|
||||
|
||||
**Result:**
|
||||
|
||||
```terminal
|
||||
["0xca57f3b40b42fcce3c37b8d18adbca5260ca72ec", "0xce8dba5e4157c2b284d8853afeeea259344c1653"]
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
If you didn't get a result (e.g. an exception was raised), it may be because the account
|
||||
listing request timed out while you were entering the password. Just try again in this
|
||||
case.
|
||||
|
||||
### Send ether to another account
|
||||
|
||||
Run the command below to transfer 0.01 ether to the other account you created.
|
||||
|
||||
```javascript
|
||||
eth.sendTransaction({from:"<ADDRESS_1>",to:"<ADDRESS_2>", value: web3.toWei(0.01,"ether")})
|
||||
eth.sendTransaction({
|
||||
from: "0xca57f3b40b42fcce3c37b8d18adbca5260ca72ec",
|
||||
to: "0xce8dba5e4157c2b284d8853afeeea259344c1653",
|
||||
value: web3.toWei(0.01, "ether")
|
||||
})
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
This action does require signing the transaction, so go to the command line window with Clef running
|
||||
to see that Clef prompts you to approve it, and when you do, asks you for the password for the account you are
|
||||
sending the ETH from. If the password is correct, Geth proceeds with the transaction.
|
||||
**Again, since the test account is stored by Clef, you must confirm the request in the Clef
|
||||
terminal window.**
|
||||
|
||||
To check, get the account balance of the second account:
|
||||
Clef will prompt you to approve the transaction, and when you do, it will ask you for the
|
||||
password for the account you are sending the ether from. If the password is correct, Geth
|
||||
proceeds with the transaction.
|
||||
|
||||
```terminal
|
||||
--------- Transaction request-------------
|
||||
to: 0xCe8dBA5e4157c2B284d8853afEEea259344C1653
|
||||
from: 0xca57F3b40B42FCce3c37B8D18aDBca5260ca72EC [chksum ok]
|
||||
value: 10000000000000000 wei
|
||||
gas: 0x5208 (21000)
|
||||
maxFeePerGas: 2425000057 wei
|
||||
maxPriorityFeePerGas: 2424999967 wei
|
||||
nonce: 0x3 (3)
|
||||
chainid: 0x5
|
||||
Accesslist
|
||||
|
||||
Request context:
|
||||
NA -> ipc -> NA
|
||||
|
||||
Additional HTTP header data, provided by the external caller:
|
||||
User-Agent: ""
|
||||
Origin: ""
|
||||
-------------------------------------------
|
||||
Approve? [y/N]:
|
||||
> y
|
||||
## Account password
|
||||
|
||||
Please enter the password for account 0xca57F3b40B42FCce3c37B8D18aDBca5260ca72EC
|
||||
>
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
After approving the transaction, you will see the below screen in the Clef terminal.
|
||||
|
||||
```terminal
|
||||
-----------------------
|
||||
Transaction signed:
|
||||
{
|
||||
"type": "0x2",
|
||||
"nonce": "0x3",
|
||||
"gasPrice": null,
|
||||
"maxPriorityFeePerGas": "0x908a901f",
|
||||
"maxFeePerGas": "0x908a9079",
|
||||
"gas": "0x5208",
|
||||
"value": "0x2386f26fc10000",
|
||||
"input": "0x",
|
||||
"v": "0x0",
|
||||
"r": "0x66e5d23ad156e04363e68b986d3a09e879f7fe6c84993cef800bc3b7ba8af072",
|
||||
"s": "0x647ff82be943ea4738600c831c4a19879f212eb77e32896c05055174045da1bc",
|
||||
"to": "0xce8dba5e4157c2b284d8853afeeea259344c1653",
|
||||
"chainId": "0x5",
|
||||
"accessList": [],
|
||||
"hash": "0x99d489d0bd984915fd370b307c2d39320860950666aac3f261921113ae4f95bb"
|
||||
}
|
||||
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
**Result:**
|
||||
|
||||
You will get the transaction hash response in the Geth JavaScript console after approving
|
||||
the transaction in Clef.
|
||||
|
||||
```terminal
|
||||
"0x99d489d0bd984915fd370b307c2d39320860950666aac3f261921113ae4f95bb"
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
### Checking the transaction hash
|
||||
|
||||
To get the transaction hash, Run the command below.
|
||||
|
||||
```javascript
|
||||
web3.fromWei(eth.getBalance("<ADDRESS_2>"),"ether")
|
||||
eth.getTransaction("0x99d489d0bd984915fd370b307c2d39320860950666aac3f261921113ae4f95bb")
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
## Using RPC
|
||||
If successful, you will get a response like the one below:
|
||||
|
||||
### Connect to RPC
|
||||
```terminal
|
||||
{
|
||||
accessList: [],
|
||||
blockHash: "0x1c5d3f8dd997b302935391b57dc3e4fffd1fa2088ef2836d51f844f993eb39c4",
|
||||
blockNumber: 6355150,
|
||||
chainId: "0x5",
|
||||
from: "0xca57f3b40b42fcce3c37b8d18adbca5260ca72ec",
|
||||
gas: 21000,
|
||||
gasPrice: 2425000023,
|
||||
hash: "0x99d489d0bd984915fd370b307c2d39320860950666aac3f261921113ae4f95bb",
|
||||
input: "0x",
|
||||
maxFeePerGas: 2425000057,
|
||||
maxPriorityFeePerGas: 2424999967,
|
||||
nonce: 3,
|
||||
r: "0x66e5d23ad156e04363e68b986d3a09e879f7fe6c84993cef800bc3b7ba8af072",
|
||||
s: "0x647ff82be943ea4738600c831c4a19879f212eb77e32896c05055174045da1bc",
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to: "0xce8dba5e4157c2b284d8853afeeea259344c1653",
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transactionIndex: 630,
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type: "0x2",
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v: "0x0",
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value: 10000000000000000
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}
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```
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You can use standard HTTP requests to connect to a Geth node using the RPC APIs, using
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this syntax:
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## Access using low-level HTTP
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In this part of the tutorial, we will show how to access the JSON-RPC API using curl.
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### Checking account balance
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To check account balance, use the command below.
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```shell
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curl -X POST http://<GETH_IP_ADDRESS>:8545 \
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-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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--data'{"jsonrpc":"2.0", "method":"<API_METHOD>", "params":[], "id":1}'
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curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:8545 \
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-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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--data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0", "method":"eth_getBalance", "params":["0xca57f3b40b42fcce3c37b8d18adbca5260ca72ec","latest"], "id":1}'
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```
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### Check account balance
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A successful call will return a response like the one below:
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```terminal
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{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":"0xcc445d3d4b89390"}
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```
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Note that the value returned is in hexadecimal and WEI. To get the balance in ether,
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convert to decimal and divide by 10^18.
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### Checking the account list
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Run the command below to get the list of all accounts.
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```shell
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curl -X POST http://<GETH_IP_ADDRESS>:8545 \
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-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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--data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0", "method":"eth_getBalance", "params":["<ADDRESS_1>","latest"], "id":1}'
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curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:8545 \
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-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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--data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0", "method":"eth_accounts","params":[], "id":1}'
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```
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Getting the balance of an account does not require a signed transaction, so Geth returns the value without invoking
|
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Clef. Note that the value returned is in hexadecimal and WEI. To get the ETH value, convert to decimal and divide by 10^18.
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Note: you will need to confirm this request in the Clef terminal window.a
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### Send ETH to accounts
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**Response:**
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Send 0.01 ETH from the account that you added ETH to with the Görli faucet, to the second account you created:
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```terminal
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{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":["0xca57f3b40b42fcce3c37b8d18adbca5260ca72ec"]}
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```
|
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|
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### Sending Transactions
|
||||
|
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```shell
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curl -X POST http://<GETH_IP_ADDRESS>:8545 \
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-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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--data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0", "method":"eth_sendTransaction", "params":[{"from": "<ADDRESS_1>","to": "<ADDRESS_2>","value": "0x9184e72a"}], "id":1}'
|
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curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:8545 \
|
||||
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
|
||||
--data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0", "method":"eth_sendTransaction", "params":[{"from": "0xca57f3b40b42fcce3c37b8d18adbca5260ca72ec","to": "0xce8dba5e4157c2b284d8853afeeea259344c1653","value": "0x2386F26FC10000"}], "id":1}'
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
This action does require signing, so Clef prompts you to approve it, and if you do,
|
||||
asks you for the password of the account from which you are sending the ETH. If the password is correct,
|
||||
Geth proceeds with the transaction.
|
||||
A successful call will return a response containing the transaction hash.
|
||||
|
||||
To check, get the account balance of the second account:
|
||||
|
||||
```shell
|
||||
curl -X POST http://<GETH_IP_ADDRESS>:8545 \
|
||||
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
|
||||
--data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0", "method":"eth_getBalance", "params":["<ADDRESS_2>","latest"], "id":1}'
|
||||
```terminal
|
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{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":5,"result":"0xac8b347d70a82805edb85fc136fc2c4e77d31677c2f9e4e7950e0342f0dc7e7c"}
|
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```
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