From 4aa12dc4084513aaaf3aa5bb355e7bcd3005b1d3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Hauner Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2019 09:59:52 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] Set a default BN bootstrap address --- beacon_node/src/main.rs | 1 + book/src/simple-testnet.md | 11 ++++++----- 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/beacon_node/src/main.rs b/beacon_node/src/main.rs index 26537c6f7..69ac6f1bd 100644 --- a/beacon_node/src/main.rs +++ b/beacon_node/src/main.rs @@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ fn main() { .arg(Arg::with_name("server") .value_name("HTTP_SERVER") .required(true) + .default_value("http://localhost:5052") .help("A HTTP server, with a http:// prefix")) .arg(Arg::with_name("libp2p-port") .short("p") diff --git a/book/src/simple-testnet.md b/book/src/simple-testnet.md index bf41e455d..b6fa19d6f 100644 --- a/book/src/simple-testnet.md +++ b/book/src/simple-testnet.md @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ In a new terminal terminal, run: ``` -$ ./beacon_node -b 10 testnet -r bootstrap http://localhost:5052 +$ ./beacon_node -b 10 testnet -r bootstrap ``` > Notes: @@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ $ ./beacon_node -b 10 testnet -r bootstrap http://localhost:5052 > - The `-b` (or `--port-bump`) increases all the listening TCP/UDP ports of > the new node to `10` higher. Your first node's HTTP server was at TCP > `5052` but this one will be at `5062`. -> - The `-r` flag creates a new data directory in your home with a random -> string appended, to avoid conflicting with any other running node. -> - The HTTP address is the API of the first node. The new node will download -> configuration via HTTP before starting sync via libp2p. +> - The `-r` flag creates a new data directory with a random string appended +> (avoids data directory collisions between nodes). +> - The default bootstrap HTTP address is `http://localhost:5052`. The new node +> will download configuration via HTTP before starting sync via libp2p. +> - See `$ ./beacon_node testnet bootstrap --help` for more configuration.