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title: Dev mode
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sort_key: B
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---
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Geth has a development mode that sets up a single node Ethereum test network with options optimized for developing on local machines. You enable it with the `--dev` argument.
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Starting geth in dev mode does the following:
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- Initializes the data directory with a testing genesis block
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- Sets max peers to 0
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- Turns off discovery by other nodes
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- Sets the gas price to 0
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- Uses the Clique PoA consensus engine with which allows blocks to be mined as-needed without excessive CPU and memory consumption
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- Uses on-demand block generation, producing blocks when transactions are waiting to be mined
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## Start Geth in Dev Mode
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You can specify a data directory to maintain state between runs using the `--datadir` option, otherwise, databases are ephemeral and in-memory:
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```shell
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mkdir test-chain-dir
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```
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For this guide, start geth in dev mode, and enable [RPC](../_rpc/server.md) so you can connect other applications to geth. For this guide, we use Remix, the web-based Ethereum IDE, so also allow its domains to accept cross-origin requests.
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```shell
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geth --datadir test-chain-dir --rpc --dev --rpccorsdomain "https://remix.ethereum.org,http://remix.ethereum.org"
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```
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Connect to the IPC console on the node from another terminal window:
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```shell
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geth attach <IPC_LOCATION>
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```
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Once geth is running in dev mode, you can interact with it in the same way as when geth is running in other ways.
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For example, create a test account:
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```shell
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> personal.newAccount()
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```
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And transfer ether from the coinbase to the new account:
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```shell
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> eth.sendTransaction({from:eth.coinbase, to:eth.accounts[1], value: web3.toWei(0.05, "ether")})
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```
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And check the balance of the account:
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```shell
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> eth.getBalance(eth.accounts[1])
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```
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If you want to test your dapps with a realistic block time use the `--dev.period` option when you start dev mode with the `--dev.period 14` argument.
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## Connect Remix to Geth
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With geth now running, open <https://remix.ethereum.org>. Compile the contract as normal, but when you deploy and run a contract, select _Web3 Provider_ from the _Environment_ dropdown, and add "http://127.0.0.1:8545" to the popup box. Click _Deploy_, and interact with the contract. You should see contract creation, mining, and transaction activity. |