Run a Sui DevNet Fullnode Locally with Docker

Run a Sui DevNet fullnode locally for testing/experimenting by following the instructions below. This has been tested and should work for:

• linux/amd64
• darwin/amd64
• darwin/arm64

Prerequisites

Install Docker / Docker Compose:

• https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/
• https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/
• https://github.com/MystenLabs/sui/blob/main/docker/fullnode/docker-compose.yaml

Running

Fullnode config

Download the latest version of the fullnode config fullnode-template.yaml over the web or by using curl or wget, for example:

wget https://github.com/MystenLabs/sui/raw/main/crates/sui-config/data/fullnode-template.yaml

sui devnet genesis

Get the latest version of the Sui DevNet genesis genesis.blob file over the web or:

wget https://github.com/MystenLabs/sui-genesis/raw/main/devnet/genesis.blob

Start the fullnode

Important: This document reflects Docker Compose V1. If you are using Docker Compose V2, replace the hyphen (-) in the docker-compose commands below with a space, like so: docker compose

To start the fullnode using Docker, run:

docker-compose up

Test

Once the fullnode is up and running, test some of the JSON-RPC interfaces.

Use your fullnode with Explorer

To use the Sui Explorer with your fullnode, follow these steps:

1. Open a browser and go to: https://explorer.devnet.sui.io/
2. Click the Devnet button in the top right-hand corner of the Explorer and select the Local network from the drop-down menu.
3. Close the Choose a Network menu to see the latest transactions.

Troubleshoot / tips / documentation

Start the fullnode in detached mode

docker-compose up -d

Stop the fullnode

docker-compose stop

Reset the environment

Take everything down, removing the container and volume. Use this to start completely fresh (image, config, or genesis updates):

docker-compose down --volumes

Inspect the state of a running fullnode

Get the running container ID:

docker ps

Connect to a bash shell inside the container:

docker exec -it $CONTAINER_ID /bin/bash

Inspect the database:

ls -la suidb/

Investigate local RPC connectivity issues

Update the json-rpc-address in the fullnode config to listen on all addresses:

sed -i 's/127.0.0.1/0.0.0.0/' fullnode-template.yaml

-json-rpc-address: "127.0.0.1:9000"
+json-rpc-address: "0.0.0.0:9000"

Install wget and curl

Download each package. For example, on macOS use homebrew:

brew install wget curl

Learn more about Sui

• https://docs.sui.io/learn

Learn more about building and running a fullnode natively

• https://docs.sui.io/build/fullnode

Learn more about docker-compose

• https://docs.docker.com/compose/gettingstarted/