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Introduction

Avalanche-CLI is a command-line tool that gives developers access to everything Avalanche.

To get started, look at the documentation for the subcommands or jump right in with avalanche blockchain create myblockchain.

Install Avalanche CLI

Primary

The primary command suite provides a collection of tools for interacting with the Avalanche Primary Network.

Primary AddValidator

The primary addValidator command adds an Avalanche node as a validator in the Avalanche Primary Network with AddPermissionlessValidatorTx.

This command requires the node's BLS key and proof of possession key, more information regarding BLS can be found here.

To get a node's BLS key and proof of possession key, call info.getNodeID API as shown here

Usage:

avalanche primary addValidator [flags]

Flags:

    --nodeID string                 the node ID of the validator
-k, --key string                    select the key to use [fuji deploy only]
    --weight uint                   set the staking weight of the validator
    --start-time string             UTC start time when this validator starts validating, in 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS' format
    --staking-period duration       how long this validator will be staking
    --fuji fuji                     join on fuji (alias for `testnet`)
    --testnet testnet               join on testnet (alias for `fuji`)
    --mainnet mainnet               join on mainnet
-g, --ledger                        use ledger instead of key (always true on mainnet, defaults to false on fuji)
    --ledger-addrs strings          use the given ledger addresses
    --public-key string             set the BLS public key of the validator
    --proof-of-possession string    set the BLS proof of possession of the validator
    --delegation-fee uint           set the delegation fee (20 000 is equivalent to 2%)

Blockchain

The blockchain command suite provides a collection of tools for developing and deploying Avalanche L1s.

To get started, use the blockchain create command wizard to walk through the configuration of your very first Avalanche L1. Then, go ahead and deploy it with the blockchain deploy command. You can use the rest of the commands to manage your Avalanche L1 configurations and live deployments.

Add Validator

The blockchain addValidator command whitelists a primary network validator to validate the provided deployed Avalanche L1.

To add the validator to the Avalanche L1's allow list, you first need to provide the blockchainName and the validator's unique NodeID. The command then prompts for the validation start time, duration, and stake weight. You can bypass these prompts by providing the values with flags.

This command currently only works on Avalanche L1s deployed to either the Fuji Testnet or Mainnet.

Usage:

avalanche blockchain addValidator [blockchainName] [flags]

Flags:

    --default-validator-params   use default weight/start/duration params for subnet validator
    --devnet devnet              add subnet validator on devnet
    --endpoint string            use the given endpoint for network operations
-e, --ewoq                       use ewoq key [fuji/devnet only]
    --fuji fuji                  add subnet validator on fuji (alias for `testnet`)
-h, --help                       help for addValidator
-k, --key string                 select the key to use [fuji/devnet only]
-g, --ledger                     use ledger instead of key (always true on mainnet, defaults to false on fuji/devnet)
    --ledger-addrs strings       use the given ledger addresses
    --local local                add subnet validator on local
    --mainnet mainnet            add subnet validator on mainnet
    --nodeID string              set the NodeID of the validator to add
    --output-tx-path string      file path of the add validator tx
    --staking-period duration    how long this validator will be staking
    --start-time string          UTC start time when this validator starts validating, in 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS' format
    --subnet-auth-keys strings   control keys that will be used to authenticate add validator tx
    --testnet testnet            add subnet validator on testnet (alias for `fuji`)
    --weight uint                set the staking weight of the validator to add

Remove Validator

This command removes a node as a validator in an Avalanche L1.

Usage:

avalanche blockchain removeValidator [blockchainName] [flags]

Flags:

    --fuji                                  remove validator in existing fuji deployment (alias for `testnet`)
-k, --key               string              select the key to use [fuji only]
-g, --ledger                                use ledger instead of key (always true on mainnet, defaults to false on fuji)
    --ledger-addrs      strings             use the given ledger addresses
    --local                                 remove validator in existing local deployment
    --mainnet                               remove validator in existing mainnet deployment
    --nodeID            string              set the NodeID of the validator to remove
    --output-tx-path    string              file path of the removeValidator tx
    --subnet-auth-keys  strings             control keys that will be used to authenticate removeValidator tx
    --testnet                               remove validator in existing testnet deployment (alias for `fuji`)

Change Owner

The blockchain changeOwner changes the owner of the deployed Avalanche L1.

This command currently only works on Avalanche L1s deployed to Devnet, Fuji or Mainnet.

Usage:

avalanche blockchain changeOwner [blockchainName] [flags]

Flags:

    --control-keys strings       addresses that may make subnet changes
    --devnet devnet              change subnet owner on devnet
    --endpoint string            use the given endpoint for network operations
-e, --ewoq                       use ewoq key [fuji/devnet]
    --fuji fuji                  change subnet owner on fuji (alias for `testnet`)
-h, --help                       help for changeOwner
-k, --key string                 select the key to use [fuji/devnet]
-g, --ledger                     use ledger instead of key (always true on mainnet, defaults to false on fuji/devnet)
    --ledger-addrs strings       use the given ledger addresses
    --local local                change subnet owner on local
    --mainnet mainnet            change subnet owner on mainnet
    --output-tx-path string      file path of the transfer subnet ownership tx
-s, --same-control-key           use the fee-paying key as control key
    --subnet-auth-keys strings   control keys that will be used to authenticate transfer subnet ownership tx
    --testnet testnet            change subnet owner on testnet (alias for `fuji`)
    --threshold uint32           required number of control key signatures to make subnet changes

Configure

AvalancheGo nodes support several different configuration files. Avalanche L1s have their own Avalanche L1 config which applies to all chains/VMs in the Avalanche L1. Each chain within the Avalanche L1 can have its own chain config. This command allows you to set both config files.

Usage:

avalanche blockchain configure [blockchainName] [flags]

Flags:

    --chain-config string            path to the chain configuration
-h, --help                           help for configure
    --per-node-chain-config string   path to per node chain configuration for local network
    --subnet-config string           path to the subnet configuration

Create

The blockchain create command builds a new genesis file to configure your Avalanche L1. By default, the command runs an interactive wizard. It walks you through all the steps you need to create your first Avalanche L1.

The tool supports deploying Subnet-EVM and custom VMs. You can create a custom, user-generated genesis with a custom VM by providing the path to your genesis and VM binaries with the --genesis and --vm flags.

By default, running the command with a blockchainName that already exists causes the command to fail. If you'd like to overwrite an existing configuration, pass the -f flag.

Usage:

avalanche blockchain create [blockchainName] [flags]

Flags:

    --custom                          use a custom VM template
    --custom-vm-branch string         custom vm branch
    --custom-vm-build-script string   custom vm build-script
    --custom-vm-path string           file path of custom vm to use
    --custom-vm-repo-url string       custom vm repository url
    --evm                             use the Subnet-EVM as the base template
    --evm-chain-id uint               chain ID to use with Subnet-EVM
    --evm-defaults                    use default settings for fees/airdrop/precompiles with Subnet-EVM
    --evm-token string                token name to use with Subnet-EVM
-f, --force                           overwrite the existing configuration if one exists
    --from-github-repo                generate custom VM binary from github repository
    --genesis string                  file path of genesis to use
-h, --help                            help for create
    --latest                          use latest Subnet-EVM released version, takes precedence over --vm-version
    --pre-release                     use latest Subnet-EVM pre-released version, takes precedence over --vm-version
    --relayer                         run AWM relayer when deploying the vm
    --teleporter                      generate a teleporter-ready vm (default true)
    --vm string                       file path of custom vm to use. alias to custom-vm-path
    --vm-version string               version of Subnet-EVM template to use
    --warp                            generate a vm with warp support (needed for teleporter)

Delete

The blockchain delete command deletes an existing Avalanche L1 configuration.

Usage:

avalanche blockchain delete [flags]

Flags:

-h, --help help for delete

Deploy

The blockchain deploy command deploys your Avalanche L1 configuration locally, to Fuji Testnet, or to Mainnet.

At the end of the call, the command prints the RPC URL you can use to interact with the Avalanche L1.

Avalanche-CLI only supports deploying an individual Avalanche L1 once per network. Subsequent attempts to deploy the same Avalanche L1 to the same network (local, Fuji, Mainnet) aren't allowed. If you'd like to redeploy an Avalanche L1 locally for testing, you must first call avalanche network clean to reset all deployed chain state. Subsequent local deploys redeploy the chain with fresh state. You can deploy the same Avalanche L1 to multiple networks, so you can take your locally tested Avalanche L1 and deploy it on Fuji or Mainnet.

Usage:

avalanche blockchain deploy [blockchainName] [flags]

Flags:

    --avalanchego-path string      use this avalanchego binary path
    --avalanchego-version string   use this version of avalanchego (ex: v1.17.12) (default "latest")
    --control-keys strings         addresses that may make subnet changes
    --devnet                       deploy to a devnet network
    --endpoint string              use the given endpoint for network operations
-e, --ewoq                         use ewoq key [fuji/devnet deploy only]
-f, --fuji testnet                 deploy to fuji (alias to testnet
-h, --help                         help for deploy
-k, --key string                   select the key to use [fuji/devnet deploy only]
-g, --ledger                       use ledger instead of key (always true on mainnet, defaults to false on fuji/devnet)
    --ledger-addrs strings         use the given ledger addresses
-l, --local                        deploy to a local network
-m, --mainnet                      deploy to mainnet
    --mainnet-chain-id string      use different ChainID for mainnet deployment
    --output-tx-path string        file path of the blockchain creation tx
-s, --same-control-key             use creation key as control key
    --subnet-auth-keys strings     control keys that will be used to authenticate chain creation
-u, --subnet-id string             deploy into given subnet id
-t, --testnet fuji                 deploy to testnet (alias to fuji)
    --threshold uint32             required number of control key signatures to make subnet changes

Describe

The blockchain describe command prints the details of an Avalanche L1 configuration to the console. By default, the command prints a summary of the configuration. By providing the --genesis flag, the command instead prints out the raw genesis file.

Usage:

avalanche blockchain describe [blockchainName] [flags]

Flags:

-g, --genesis   Print the genesis to the console directly instead of the summary
-h, --help      help for describe

Export

The blockchain export command write the details of an existing Avalanche L1 deploy to a file.

The command prompts for an output path. You can also provide one with the --output flag.

Usage:

avalanche blockchain export [blockchainName] [flags]

Flags:

-h, --help            help for export
-o, --output string   write the export data to the provided file path

Import

The blockchain import command imports configurations into Avalanche-CLI.

This command supports importing from a file created on another computer, or importing from Avalanche L1s running public networks (for example, created manually or with the deprecated Avalanche-CLI)

Import from a File

To import from a file, you can optionally provide the path as a command-line argument. Alternatively, running the command without any arguments triggers an interactive wizard. To import from a repository, go through the wizard. By default, an imported Avalanche L1 doesn't overwrite an existing Avalanche L1 with the same name. To allow overwrites, provide the --force flag.

Usage:

avalanche blockchain import file [blockchainPath] [flags]

Flags:

    --branch string   the repo branch to use if downloading a new repo
-f, --force           overwrite the existing configuration if one exists
-h, --help            help for import
    --repo string     the repo to import (ex: ava-labs/avalanche-plugins-core) or url to download the repo from
    --subnet string   the subnet configuration to import from the provided repo

Import from a Public Network

The blockchain import public command imports an Avalanche L1 configuration from a running network.

The genesis file should be available from the disk for this to work. By default, an imported Avalanche L1 doesn't overwrite an existing Avalanche L1 with the same name. To allow overwrites, provide the --force flag.

Usage:

avalanche blockchain import public [blockchainPath] [flags]

Flags:

    --custom                     use a custom VM template
    --evm                        import a subnet-evm
-f, --force                      overwrite the existing configuration if one exists
    --fuji fuji                  import from fuji (alias for `testnet`)
    --genesis-file-path string   path to the genesis file
-h, --help                       help for public
    --mainnet mainnet            import from mainnet
    --node-url string            [optional] URL of an already running subnet validator
    --subnet-id string           the subnet ID
    --testnet testnet            import from testnet (alias for `fuji`)
 

Join

The blockchain join command configures your validator node to begin validating a new Avalanche L1.

To complete this process, you must have access to the machine running your validator. If the CLI is running on the same machine as your validator, it can generate or update your node's config file automatically. Alternatively, the command can print the necessary instructions to update your node manually. To complete the validation process, the Avalanche L1's admins must add the NodeID of your validator to the Avalanche L1's allow list by calling addValidator with your NodeID.

After you update your validator's config, you need to restart your validator manually. If you provide the --avalanchego-config flag, this command attempts to edit the config file at that path.

This command currently only supports Avalanche L1s deployed on the Fuji Testnet and Mainnet.

Usage:

avalanche blockchain join [blockchainName] [flags]

Flags:

    --avalanchego-config string   file path of the avalanchego config file
    --fail-if-not-validating      fail if whitelist check fails
    --force-whitelist-check       if true, force the whitelist check
    --force-write                 if true, skip to prompt to overwrite the config file
    --fuji fuji                   join on fuji (alias for `testnet`)
-h, --help                        help for join
    --mainnet mainnet             join on mainnet
    --nodeID string               set the NodeID of the validator to check
    --plugin-dir string           file path of avalanchego's plugin directory
    --print                       if true, print the manual config without prompting
    --skip-whitelist-check        if true, skip the whitelist check
    --testnet testnet             join on testnet (alias for `fuji`)

List

The blockchain list command prints the names of all created Avalanche L1 configurations. Without any flags, it prints some general, static information about the Avalanche L1. With the --deployed flag, the command shows additional information including the VMID, BlockchainID and SubnetID.

Usage:

avalanche blockchain list [flags]

Flags:

    --deployed   show additional deploy information
-h, --help       help for list

Publish

The blockchain publish command publishes the Avalanche L1's VM to a repository.

Usage:

avalanche blockchain publish [blockchainName] [flags]

Flags:

    --alias string              We publish to a remote repo, but identify the repo locally under a user-provided alias (e.g. myrepo).
    --force                     If true, ignores if the subnet has been published in the past, and attempts a forced publish.
-h, --help                      help for publish
    --no-repo-path string       Do not let the tool manage file publishing, but have it only generate the files and put them in the location given by this flag.
    --repo-url string           The URL of the repo where we are publishing
    --subnet-file-path string   Path to the Subnet description file. If not given, a prompting sequence will be initiated.
    --vm-file-path string       Path to the VM description file. If not given, a prompting sequence will be initiated.

Stats

The blockchain stats command prints validator statistics for the given Avalanche L1.

Usage:

avalanche blockchain stats [blockchainName] [flags]

Flags:

    --fuji fuji         print stats on fuji (alias for `testnet`)
-h, --help              help for stats
    --mainnet mainnet   print stats on mainnet
    --testnet testnet   print stats on testnet (alias for `fuji`)

VMID

The blockchain vmid command prints the virtual machine ID (VMID) for the given Avalanche L1.

Usage:

avalanche blockchain vmid [blockchainName]

Blockchain Upgrade

The blockchain upgrade command suite provides a collection of tools for updating your developmental and deployed Avalanche L1s.

Apply

Apply generated upgrade bytes to running Avalanche L1 nodes to trigger a network upgrade.

For public networks (Fuji Testnet or Mainnet), to complete this process, you must have access to the machine running your validator. If the CLI is running on the same machine as your validator, it can manipulate your node's configuration automatically. Alternatively, the command can print the necessary instructions to upgrade your node manually.

After you update your validator's configuration, you need to restart your validator manually. If you provide the --avalanchego-chain-config-dir flag, this command attempts to write the upgrade file at that path. Refer to this doc for related documentation.

Usage:

avalanche blockchain upgrade apply [blockchainName] [flags]

Flags:

    --avalanchego-chain-config-dir string   avalanchego's chain config file directory (default "/Users/connor/.avalanchego/chains")
    --config                                create upgrade config for future subnet deployments (same as generate)
    --force                                 If true, don't prompt for confirmation of timestamps in the past
    --fuji fuji                             apply upgrade existing fuji deployment (alias for `testnet`)
-h, --help                                  help for apply
    --local local                           apply upgrade existing local deployment
    --mainnet mainnet                       apply upgrade existing mainnet deployment
    --print                                 if true, print the manual config without prompting (for public networks only)
    --testnet testnet                       apply upgrade existing testnet deployment (alias for `fuji`)

Export

Export the upgrade bytes file to a location of choice on disk.

Usage:

avalanche blockchain upgrade export [blockchainName] [flags]

Flags:

    --force                     If true, overwrite a possibly existing file without prompting
-h, --help                      help for export
    --upgrade-filepath string   Export upgrade bytes file to location of choice on disk

Generate

The blockchain upgrade generate command builds a new upgrade.json file to customize your Avalanche L1. It guides the user through the process using an interactive wizard.

Usage:

avalanche blockchain upgrade generate [blockchainName] [flags]

Flags:

-h, --help   help for generate

Import

Import the upgrade bytes file into the local environment.

Usage:

avalanche blockchain upgrade import [blockchainName] [flags]

Flags:

-h, --help                      help for import
    --upgrade-filepath string   Import upgrade bytes file into local environment

Print

Print the upgrade.json file content.

Usage:

avalanche blockchain upgrade print [blockchainName] [flags]

Flags:

VM

The blockchain upgrade vm command enables the user to upgrade their Avalanche L1's VM binary. The command can upgrade both local Avalanche L1s and publicly deployed Avalanche L1s on Fuji and Mainnet.

The command walks the user through an interactive wizard. The user can skip the wizard by providing command line flags.

Usage:

avalanche blockchain upgrade export [blockchainName] [flags]

Flags:

    --deployed   show additional deploy information
-h, --help       help for list

Node

The node command suite provides a collection of tools for creating and maintaining validators on the Avalanche Network.

To get started, use the node create command wizard to walk through the configuration to make your node a primary validator on Avalanche public network. You can use the rest of the commands to maintain your node and make your node an Avalanche L1 Validator.

Create

(ALPHA Warning) This command is currently in experimental mode.

The node create command sets up a validator on a cloud server of your choice. The validator will be validating the Avalanche Primary Network and Avalanche L1 of your choice. By default, the command runs an interactive wizard. It walks you through all the steps you need to set up a validator. Validators can be deployed in multiple regions/zones simultaneously. Once this command is run, you will have to wait for the validator to finish bootstrapping on the primary network before running further commands on it, for example validating an Avalanche L1. You can check the bootstrapping status by running avalanche node status.

The created node will be part of group of validators called <clusterName> and users can call node commands with <clusterName> so that the command will apply to all nodes in the cluster.

Usage:

avalanche node create [clusterName] [flags]

Flags:

    --alternative-key-pair-name string         key pair name to use if default one generates conflicts
    --authorize-access                         authorize CLI to create cloud resources
    --avalanchego-version-from-subnet string   install latest avalanchego version, that is compatible with the given subnet, on node/s
    --aws                                      create node/s in AWS cloud
    --aws-profile string                       aws profile to use (default "default")
    --custom-avalanchego-version string        install given avalanchego version on node/s
    --devnet                                   create node/s into a new Devnet
    --devnet-api-nodes int                     number of API nodes(nodes without stake) to create in the new Devnet
    --fuji                                     create node/s in Fuji Network
    --gcp                                      create node/s in GCP cloud
    --gcp-credentials string                   use given GCP credentials
    --gcp-project string                       use given GCP project
-h, --help                                     help for create
    --latest-avalanchego-pre-release-version   install latest avalanchego pre-release version on node/s
    --latest-avalanchego-version               install latest avalanchego release version on node/s
    --node-type string                         cloud instance type. Use 'default' to use recommended default instance type
    --num-nodes ints                           number of nodes to create per region(s). Use comma to separate multiple numbers for each region in the same order as --region flag
    --region strings                           create node(s) in given region(s). Use comma to separate multiple regions
    --same-monitoring-instance                 host monitoring for a cloud servers on the same instance
    --separate-monitoring-instance             host monitoring for all cloud servers on a separate instance
    --skip-monitoring                          don't set up monitoring in created nodes
    --ssh-agent-identity string                use given ssh identity(only for ssh agent). If not set, default will be used
    --use-ssh-agent                            use ssh agent(ex: Yubikey) for ssh auth
    --use-static-ip                            attach static Public IP on cloud servers (default true)

Devnet

(ALPHA Warning) This command is currently in experimental mode.

The node devnet command suite provides a collection of commands related to devnets. You can check the updated status by calling avalanche node status <clusterName>

Devnet Deploy

The node devnet deploy command deploys an Avalanche L1 into a devnet cluster, creating Avalanche L1 and blockchain TXs for it. It saves the deploy info both locally and remotely.

Usage:

avalanche node devnet deploy [clusterName] [blockchainName] [flags]

Devnet Wiz

The node devnet wiz command creates a devnet and deploys, sync and validate an Avalanche L1 into it. It creates the Avalanche L1 if so needed.

Usage:

avalanche node devnet wiz [clusterName] [blockchainName] [flags]

Flags:

    --alternative-key-pair-name string         key pair name to use if default one generates conflicts
    --authorize-access                         authorize CLI to create cloud resources
    --avalanchego-version string               install given avalanchego version on node/s
    --aws                                      create node/s in AWS cloud
    --aws-profile string                       aws profile to use (default "default")
    --chain-config string                      path to the chain configuration for subnet
    --custom-subnet                            use a custom VM as the subnet virtual machine
    --custom-vm-branch string                  custom vm branch
    --custom-vm-build-script string            custom vm build-script
    --custom-vm-repo-url string                custom vm repository url
    --default-validator-params                 use default weight/start/duration params for subnet validator
    --devnet-api-nodes int                     number of API nodes(nodes without stake) to create in the new Devnet
    --evm-chain-id uint                        chain ID to use with Subnet-EVM
    --evm-defaults                             use default settings for fees/airdrop/precompiles with Subnet-EVM
    --evm-subnet                               use Subnet-EVM as the subnet virtual machine
    --evm-token string                         token name to use with Subnet-EVM
    --evm-version string                       version of Subnet-EVM to use
    --force-subnet-create                      overwrite the existing subnet configuration if one exists
    --gcp                                      create node/s in GCP cloud
    --gcp-credentials string                   use given GCP credentials
    --gcp-project string                       use given GCP project
-h, --help                                     help for wiz
    --latest-avalanchego-pre-release-version   install latest avalanchego pre-release version on node/s
    --latest-avalanchego-version               install latest avalanchego release version on node/s
    --latest-evm-version                       use latest Subnet-EVM released version
    --latest-pre-released-evm-version          use latest Subnet-EVM pre-released version
    --node-config string                       path to avalanchego node configuration for subnet
    --node-type string                         cloud instance type. Use 'default' to use recommended default instance type
    --num-nodes ints                           number of nodes to create per region(s). Use comma to separate multiple numbers for each region in the same order as --region flag
    --region strings                           create node/s in given region(s). Use comma to separate multiple regions
    --same-monitoring-instance                 host monitoring for a cloud servers on the same instance
    --separate-monitoring-instance             host monitoring for all cloud servers on a separate instance
    --skip-monitoring                          don't set up monitoring in created nodes
    --ssh-agent-identity string                use given ssh identity(only for ssh agent). If not set, default will be used.
    --subnet-config string                     path to the subnet configuration for subnet
    --subnet-genesis string                    file path of the subnet genesis
    --use-ssh-agent                            use ssh agent for ssh
    --use-static-ip                            attach static Public IP on cloud servers (default true)
    --validators strings                       deploy subnet into given comma separated list of validators. defaults to all cluster nodes

List

(ALPHA Warning) This command is currently in experimental mode.

The node list command lists all clusters together with their nodes.

Usage:

avalanche node list [flags]

Ssh

(ALPHA Warning) This command is currently in experimental mode.

The node ssh command execute a given command using ssh on all nodes in the cluster. If no command is given, just prints the ssh command line to be used to connect to each node.

Usage:

avalanche node ssh [clusterName] [flags]

Flags:

-h, --help            help for status

Status

(ALPHA Warning) This command is currently in experimental mode.

The node status command gets the bootstrap status of all nodes in a cluster with the Primary Network. If no cluster is given, defaults to node list behaviour.

To get the bootstrap status of a node with an Avalanche L1, use the --subnet flag.

Usage:

avalanche node status [clusterName] [flags]

Flags:

-h, --help            help for status
      --subnet string   specify the subnet the node is syncing with

Stop

(ALPHA Warning) This command is currently in experimental mode.

The node stop command stops a running node in cloud server

Note that a stopped node may still incur cloud server storage fees.

Usage:

avalanche node stop [clusterName] [flags]

Flags:

    --authorize-access   authorize CLI to release cloud resources
    --authorize-remove   authorize CLI to remove all local files related to cloud nodes
-h, --help   help for stop

Sync

(ALPHA Warning) This command is currently in experimental mode.

The node sync command enables all nodes in a cluster to be bootstrapped to an Avalanche L1. You can check the Avalanche L1 bootstrap status by calling avalanche node status <clusterName> --subnet <blockchainName>

Usage:

avalanche node sync [clusterName] [blockchainName] [flags]

Update

(ALPHA Warning) This command is currently in experimental mode.

The node update command suite provides a collection of commands for nodes to update their AvalancheGo version or VM version/config. You can check the status after update by running avalanche node status

Update Subnet

(ALPHA Warning) This command is currently in experimental mode.

The node update subnet command updates all nodes in a cluster with latest Avalanche L1 configuration and You can check the updated Avalanche L1 bootstrap status by calling avalanche node status <clusterName> --subnet <blockchainName>

Usage:

avalanche node update subnet [clusterName] [blockchainName] [flags]

Flags:

-h, --help   help for subnet

Validate

(ALPHA Warning) This command is currently in experimental mode.

The node validate command suite provides a collection of commands for nodes to join the Primary Network and Avalanche L1s as validators. If any of the commands is run before the nodes are bootstrapped on the Primary Network, the command will fail.

You can check the bootstrap status by running avalanche node status <clusterName>.

Validate Primary

(ALPHA Warning) This command is currently in experimental mode.

The node validate primary command enables all nodes in a cluster to be validators of Primary Network.

Usage:

avalanche node validate primary [clusterName] [flags]

Flags:

-f, --fuji testnet              set up validator in fuji (alias to testnet
-h, --help                      help for primary
-k, --key string                select the key to use [fuji only]
-g, --ledger                    use ledger instead of key (always true on mainnet, defaults to false on fuji)
    --ledger-addrs strings      use the given ledger addresses
-m, --mainnet                   set up validator in mainnet
    --stake-amount uint         how many AVAX to stake in the validator
    --staking-period duration   how long validator validates for after start time
-t, --testnet fuji              set up validator in testnet (alias to fuji)

Validate Subnet

(ALPHA Warning) This command is currently in experimental mode.

The node validate subnet command enables all nodes in a cluster to be validators of an Avalanche L1. If the command is run before the nodes are Primary Network validators, the command will first make the nodes Primary Network validators before making them Avalanche L1 validators. If The command is run before the nodes are bootstrapped on the Primary Network, the command will fail. You can check the bootstrap status by calling avalanche node status <clusterName>. If The command is run before the nodes are synced to the Avalanche L1, the command will fail. You can check the Avalanche L1 sync status by calling avalanche node status <clusterName> --subnet <blockchainName>.

Usage:

avalanche node validate subnet [clusterName] [blockchainName] [flags]

Flags:

    --default-validator-params   use default weight/start/duration params for subnet validator
-d, --devnet                     set up validator in devnet
    --endpoint string            use the given endpoint for network operations
-e, --ewoq                       use ewoq key [fuji/devnet only]
-f, --fuji testnet               set up validator in fuji (alias to testnet
-h, --help                       help for subnet
-k, --key string                 select the key to use [fuji/devnet only]
-g, --ledger                     use ledger instead of key (always true on mainnet, defaults to false on fuji/devnet)
    --ledger-addrs strings       use the given ledger addresses
-m, --mainnet                    set up validator in mainnet
    --stake-amount uint          how many AVAX to stake in the validator
    --staking-period duration    how long validator validates for after start time
    --start-time string          UTC start time when this validator starts validating, in 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS' format
-t, --testnet fuji               set up validator in testnet (alias to fuji)

Whitelist

(ALPHA Warning) This command is currently in experimental mode.

The node whitelist command suite provides a collection of tools for granting access to the cluster.

Nodes created by Avalanche-CLI are protected by Cloud Security Group and only defined IP addresses are allowed to access. User IP is whitelisted automatically when cluster is created, but this command can be used in case of IP address changes or granting access to additional IPs. This command detects user current IP address automatically if no IP address is provided.

Secure SSH protocol is used to communicate with cloud instances. node whitelist command authorizes SSH public key on all nodes in the cluster if --ssh params is specified. Please keep your SSH private keys safe and secure, only share public keys to grant shell access to cloud instances running avalanchego.

Usage:

avalanche node whitelist <clusterName> [--ip <IP>] [--ssh "<sshPubKey>"] [flags]

Flags:

  -h, --help         help for whitelist
      --ip string    ip address to whitelist
      --ssh string   ssh public key to whitelist

Export

(ALPHA Warning) This command is currently in experimental mode.

The node export command exports cluster configuration including their nodes to a text file. If no file is specified, the configuration is printed to the stdout. Use --include-secrets to include keys in the export. In this case this command can be used to backup your cluster configuration. Please keep the file secure as it contains sensitive information.

Exported cluster configuration without secrets it can be imported by another user using node import command.

Usage:

avalanche node export [clusterName] [flags]

Flags:

      --file string       specify the file to export the cluster configuration to
      --force             overwrite the file if it exists
  -h, --help              help for export
      --include-secrets   include keys in the export

Import

(ALPHA Warning) This command is currently in experimental mode.

The node import command imports cluster configuration and cluster nodes from a text file. This file should be created using the node export command.

This command is useful with node whitelist command. With your SSH public key and IP whitelisted by cluster owner you will be able to execute commands and use avalanche-cli to manage this cluster. Please note, that this imported cluster will be considered as EXTERNAL by avalanche-cli so some commands affecting cloud nodes like node create or node destroy will be not applicable for it.

Usage:

avalanche node import [clusterName] [flags]

Flags:

      --file string   specify the file to export the cluster configuration to
  -h, --help          help for import

Resize

(ALPHA Warning) This command is currently in experimental mode.

The node resize command can be used to resize cluster instance size and/or size of the cloud persistent storage attached to the instance. In another words, it can change amount of CPU, memory and disk space available for the cluster nodes.

Please note that disk resize operation can affect disk performance during cloud operation to resize it. Please note that instance resize operation will replace cluster instances one by one, which might affect cluster stability.

Usage:

avalanche node resize [clusterName] [flags]

Flags:

      --aws-profile string   aws profile to use (default "default")
      --disk-size string     Disk size to resize in Gb (e.g. 1000Gb)
  -h, --help                 help for resize
      --node-type string     Node type to resize (e.g. t3.2xlarge)

Network

The network command suite provides a collection of tools for managing local Avalanche L1 deployments.

When you deploy an Avalanche L1 locally, it runs on a local, multi-node Avalanche network. The blockchain deploy command starts this network in the background. This command suite allows you to shutdown, restart, and clear that network.

This network currently supports multiple, concurrently deployed Avalanche L1s.

Clean

The network clean command shuts down your local, multi-node network. All deployed Avalanche L1s shutdown and delete their state. You can restart the network by deploying a new Avalanche L1 configuration.

Usage:

avalanche network clean [flags]

Flags:

    --hard   Also clean downloaded avalanchego and plugin binaries
-h, --help   help for clean

Start

The network start command starts a local, multi-node Avalanche network on your machine.

By default, the command loads the default snapshot. If you provide the --snapshot-name flag, the network loads that snapshot instead. The command fails if the local network is already running.

Usage:

avalanche network start [flags]

Flags:

    --avalanchego-path string      use this avalanchego binary path
    --avalanchego-version string   use this version of avalanchego (ex: v1.17.12) (default "latest")
-h, --help                         help for start
    --snapshot-name string         name of snapshot to use to start the network from (default "default-1654102509")

Status

The network status command prints whether or not a local Avalanche network is running and some basic stats about the network.

Usage:

avalanche network status [flags]

Flags:

-h, --help   help for status

Stop

The network stop command shuts down your local, multi-node network.

All deployed Avalanche L1s shutdown gracefully and save their state. If you provide the --snapshot-name flag, the network saves its state under this named snapshot. You can reload this snapshot with network start --snapshot-name <snapshotName>. Otherwise, the network saves to the default snapshot, overwriting any existing state. You can reload the default snapshot with network start.

Usage:

avalanche network stop [flags]

Flags:

-h, --help                   help for stop
    --snapshot-name string   name of snapshot to use to save network state into (default "default-1654102509")

Transaction

The transaction command suite provides all of the utilities required to sign multisig transactions.

Commit

The transaction commit command commits a transaction by submitting it to the P-Chain.

Usage:

avalanche transaction commit [blockchainName] [flags]

Flags:

-h, --help                       help for commit
    --input-tx-filepath string   Path to the transaction signed by all signatories

Sign

The transaction sign command signs a multisig transaction.

Usage:

avalanche transaction sign [blockchainName] [flags]

Flags:

-h, --help                       help for sign
    --input-tx-filepath string   Path to the transaction file for signing
-k, --key string                 select the key to use [fuji only]
-g, --ledger                     use ledger instead of key (always true on mainnet, defaults to false on fuji)
    --ledger-addrs strings       use the given ledger addresses

Key

The key command suite provides a collection of tools for creating and managing signing keys. You can use these keys to deploy Avalanche L1s to the Fuji Testnet, but these keys are NOT suitable to use in production environments. DO NOT use these keys on Mainnet.

To get started, use the key create command.

Create

The key create command generates a new private key to use for creating and controlling test Avalanche L1s. Keys generated by this command are NOT cryptographically secure enough to use in production environments. DO NOT use these keys on Mainnet.

The command works by generating a secp256 key and storing it with the provided keyName. You can use this key in other commands by providing this keyName.

If you'd like to import an existing key instead of generating one from scratch, provide the --file flag.

Usage:

avalanche key create [keyName] [flags]

Flags:

    --file string   import the key from an existing key file
-f, --force         overwrite an existing key with the same name
-h, --help          help for create

Delete

The key delete command deletes an existing signing key.

To delete a key, provide the keyName. The command prompts for confirmation before deleting the key. To skip the confirmation, provide the --force flag.

Usage:

avalanche key delete [keyName] [flags]

Flags:

-f, --force   delete the key without confirmation
-h, --help    help for delete

Export

The key export command exports a created signing key. You can use an exported key in other applications or import it into another instance of Avalanche-CLI.

By default, the tool writes the hex encoded key to stdout. If you provide the --output flag, the command writes the key to a file of your choosing.

Usage:

avalanche key export [keyName] [flags]

Flags:

-h, --help            help for export
-o, --output string   write the key to the provided file path

List

The key list command prints information for all stored signing keys or for the ledger addresses associated to certain indices.

Usage:

avalanche key list [flags]

Flags:

-a, --all-networks    list all network addresses
-c, --cchain          list C-Chain addresses (default true)
-f, --fuji            list testnet (fuji) network addresses
-h, --help            help for list
-g, --ledger uints    list ledger addresses for the given indices (default [])
-l, --local           list local network addresses
-m, --mainnet         list mainnet network addresses
    --pchain          list P-Chain addresses (default true)
    --subnet string   provide balance information for the given subnet (Subnet-Evm based only)
-t, --testnet         list testnet (fuji) network addresses
-n, --use-nano-avax   use nano Avax for balances
    --xchain          list X-Chain addresses (default true)

Transfer

The key transfer command allows to transfer funds between stored keys or ledger addresses.

Usage:

avalanche key transfer [options] [flags]

Flags:

-o, --amount float                 amount to send or receive (AVAX units)
-f, --force                        avoid transfer confirmation
-u, --fuji                         transfer between testnet (fuji) addresses
    --fund-p-chain                 fund P-Chain account on target
    --fund-x-chain                 fund X-Chain account on target
-h, --help                         help for transfer
-k, --key string                   key associated to the sender or receiver address
-i, --ledger uint32                ledger index associated to the sender or receiver address (default 32768)
-l, --local                        transfer between local network addresses
-m, --mainnet                      transfer between mainnet addresses
-g, --receive                      receive the transfer
-r, --receive-recovery-step uint   receive step to use for multiple step transaction recovery
-s, --send                         send the transfer
-a, --target-addr string           receiver address
-t, --testnet                      transfer between testnet (fuji) addresses

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