Docker Images for MultiChain

The tilkal/multichain images (see all available tags) come in two flavors:

1. bitnami/minideb-based images

   • 2.0-alpha-2
   • latest, 1.0.4

2. microsoft/nanoserver-based images

   • 2.0-alpha-2-nanoserver
   • latest-nanoserver, 1.0.4-nanoserver

Volume

• /root/.multichain for the minideb-based images.
• C:/Users/ContainerAdministrator/AppData/Roaming/MultiChain for the Nano Server-based images.

Usage

Creating a blockchain named testchain

docker run --rm -v node1-data:<volume> --entrypoint multichain-util tilkal/multichain create testchain

Starting a node of a blockchain named testchain

docker run -v node1-data:<volume> tilkal/multichain testchain

Adding a node to an existing blockchain named testchain

docker run --rm -v node2-data:<volume> tilkal/multichain testchain@<node1-host>:<node1-port>

Granting access to a node added to a blockchain named testchain from a running node

docker exec <node1-container> multichain-cli testchain grant <node2-address> connect,send,receive

License

Dockerfile license information:

Copyright © 2017 Tilkal SAS MIT License

MultiChain license information:

Copyright © 2014-2017 Coin Sciences Ltd GPLv3

Portions copyright © 2009-2016 The Bitcoin Core developers

Portions copyright many others - see individual files