From b3d7a5c5d01096806d69bde22fa7e73fa97d5c27 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jordan Cohen Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2016 12:43:38 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] README: docker run example --- README.md | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 94474dce36..e454a30af6 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -113,6 +113,18 @@ always use separate accounts for play-money and real-money. Unless you manually will by default correctly separate the two networks and will not make any accounts available between them.* +#### Docker quick start + +One of the quickest ways to get Ethereum up and running on your machine is by using Docker: + +``` +docker run -d --name ethereum-node -v /Users/alice/ethereum:/root \ + -p 8545:8545 -p 30303:30303 \ + ethereum/client-go --fast --cache=512 +``` + +This will start geth in fast sync mode with a DB memory allowance of 512MB just as the above command does. It will also create a persistent volume in your home directory for saving your blockchain as well as map the default ports. There is also an `alpine` tag available for a slim version of the image. + ### Programatically interfacing Geth nodes As a developer, sooner rather than later you'll want to start interacting with Geth and the Ethereum