kadena network

Use kadena network to set up and manage network settings for your development environment. The kadena config init command creates default network settings for the Kadena development, test, and main networks. You can use the kadena network subcommands to view and modify the network settings to suit your needs.

Basic usage

The basic syntax for the kadena network command is:

kadena network <action> [arguments] [flags]

Actions

Use the following actions to specify the operation you want to perform.

Use this action	To do this
add	Add a new network.
set-default	Set a network to be the default choice in selection prompts.
list	List all available networks.
update	Update properties for an existing network.
delete	Delete an existing network.

Flags

You can use the following optional flags with kadena network commands.

Use this flag	To do this
-h, --help	Display usage information.
-q, --quiet	Eliminate interactive prompts and confirmations to enable automation of tasks.
-V, --version	Display version information.
--json	Format command results sent to standard output (stdout) using JSON format.
--yaml	Format command results sent to standard output (stdout) using YAML format.

kadena network add

Use kadena network add to add a new set of network settings to your development environment.

Basic usage

The basic syntax for the kadena network add command is:

kadena network add [arguments] [flags]

Arguments

You can use the following command-line arguments with the kadena network add command:

Use this argument	To do this
-a, --network-name networkName	Set the name of the network. The valid values are devnet, testnet, and mainnet.
-i, --network-id networkId	Set the identifier for the network. The network identifier is a similar to the network name but uniquely identifies the network. For example, valid values include development, testnet04, and mainnet01.
-s, --network-host networkHost	Set the host for the network.
-e, --network-explorer-url networkExplorerUrl	Set the block explorer URL for the network.
-o, --network-overwrite	Confirm that you want to overwrite existing network configuration settings.

Examples

To add network information interactively, run the following command:

kadena network add

To add network settings for the Kadena test network, run a command similar to the following:

kadena network add --network-name="testnet" --network-id="testnet08" --network-host="https://api.testnet.chainweb.com" --network-explorer-url="https://explorer.chainweb.com/testnet/tx/ --network-overwrite="yes"

kadena network set-default

Use kadena network set-default to specify the network to use as your default network in your development environment. You can specify the network as none to remove a previously-set default network.

Basic usage

The basic syntax for the kadena network set-default command is:

kadena network set-default [arguments] [flags]

Arguments

You can use the following command-line arguments with the kadena network set-default command:

Use this argument	To do this
-n, --network networkName	Specify the name of network you want to set as the default. The valid values are devnet, testnet, and mainnet.
--confirm	Confirm the change you are making to set or remove the default network.

Examples

To add network information interactively, run the following command:

kadena network set-default

To set testnet as the default network for your development environment, run the following command:

kadena network set-default --network="testnet" --confirm

To remove the default network setting, run the following command:

kadena network set-default --network="none" --confirm

kadena network update

Use kadena network update to update properties for an existing network.

Basic usage

The basic syntax for the kadena network update command is:

kadena network update [arguments] [flags]

Arguments

You can use the following command-line arguments with the kadena network update command:

Use this argument	To do this
-n, --network networkName	Specify the network you want to update. The valid values are devnet, testnet, and mainnet.
-a, --network-name networkName	Update the name of the specified network.
-i, --network-id networkId	Update the identifier for the network. The network identifier is a similar to the network name but uniquely identifies the network. For example, valid values include development, testnet04, and mainnet01.
-s, --network-host networkHost	Update the host for the specified network.
-e, --network-explorer-url networkExplorerUrl	Update the block explorer URL for the specified network

Examples

To update network information interactively, run the following command:

kadena network update

To update the network name and identifier for the development network, run a command similar to the following:

kadena network update --network="devnet" --network-id="devnet03" --network-name="my-devnet"

To update network settings for the Kadena main network, run a command similar to the following:

kadena network update --network="mainnet" --network-id="mainnet01" --network-host="https://api.chainweb.com" --network-explorer-url="https://explorer.chainweb.com/mainnet/tx/

kadena network list

Use kadena network list to list all available networks.

Basic usage

The basic syntax for the kadena network list command is:

kadena network list [flags]

Examples

To display information about all available networks, run the following command:

kadena network list

The command displays network information similar to the following:

Network Network ID  Network Host                     Network Explorer URL                           Default Network
devnet  development http://localhost:8080            http://localhost:8080/explorer/development/tx/ No             
mainnet mainnet01   https://api.chainweb.com         https://explorer.chainweb.com/mainnet/tx/      No             
testnet testnet04   https://api.testnet.chainweb.com https://explorer.chainweb.com/testnet/tx/      No  

To display the output for this command using YAML format, you can run the following command:

kadena network list --yaml

The command displays network information in YAML format similar to the following:

networks:
  - network: devnet
    networkId: development
    networkHost: http://localhost:8080
    networkExplorerUrl: http://localhost:8080/explorer/development/tx/
  - network: mainnet
    networkId: mainnet01
    networkHost: https://api.chainweb.com
    networkExplorerUrl: https://explorer.chainweb.com/mainnet/tx/
  - network: testnet
    networkId: testnet04
    networkHost: https://api.testnet.chainweb.com
    networkExplorerUrl: https://explorer.chainweb.com/testnet/tx/

kadena network delete

Use kadena network delete to remove a network and its configuration settings from your development environment.

Basic usage

The basic syntax for the kadena network delete command is:

kadena network delete [arguments] [flags]

Arguments

You can use the following command-line arguments with the kadena network delete command:

Use this argument	To do this
-n, --network networkName	Specify the name of the network you want to delete. The valid values are devnet, testnet, and mainnet.
-d, --network-delete	Confirm that you want to delete the network.

Examples

To delete network information interactively, run the following command:

kadena network delete

To delete the mainnet network information from your development environment, run the following command:

kadena network delete --network="mainnet" --network-delete="yes"