Docker image for the Horizen Blockchain Daemon - zend

Notes

Starting from v4.0.0-rc3, zen-node docker containers will be released in only one version, which includes the AddressIndexing features that were previously only available in the bitcore tags. This means that new bitcore* tags for block explorers will not be published anymore, please use the normal tags for block explorers starting with v4.0.0-rc3

Available tags

• latest built from main:/latest/Dockerfile
• latest-legacy-cpu built from main:/latest-legacy-cpu/Dockerfile for CPUs not supporting adx/bmi2 flags
• dev zend pre-release/development versions built from main:/testing/Dockerfile
• dev-legacy-cpu zend pre-release/development versions built from main:/testing/Dockerfile for CPUs not supporting adx/bmi2 flags

Release tags:

• v6.0.0 tagged releases in format vX.Y.Z(-$build) built from $TAG:/latest/Dockerfile
• v6.0.0-legacy-cpu tagged releases in format vX.Y.Z(-$build)-legacy-cpu built from $TAG:/latest-legacy-cpu/Dockerfile
• v6.0.0-rc1 pre-release/development releases in format vX.Y.Z-(alphaX|betaX|rcX|wipX)(|-committish) built from $TAG:/testing/Dockerfile
• v6.0.0-rc1-legacy-cpu pre-release/development releases in format vX.Y.Z-(alphaX|betaX|rcX|wipX)(|-committish)-legacy-cpu built from $TAG:/testing-legacy-cpu/Dockerfile

Usage examples

To run, execute docker run --name zen-node zencash/zen-node, this will create a minimal zen.conf file in the named volume /mnt/zen which is used as zend's data directory and downloads the ZCash trusted setup to the named volume /mnt/zcash-params. Once the trusted setup is downloaded and verified zend will start syncing with the blockchain.

To execute zen-cli commands inside of a running container, use docker exec -it zen-node gosu user zen-cli $command, to see available cli commands run docker exec -it zen-node gosu user zen-cli help.

To gain a shell inside of the container, run docker exec -it zen-node gosu user bash, after that zen-cli can be executed as if running natively.

To use data/params directories stored on the host instead of docker volumes, mount them into the docker container at /mnt/zen and /mnt/zcash-params and set LOCAL_USER_ID and LOCAL_GRP_ID environment variables, e.g. docker run --name zen-node -e LOCAL_USER_ID=$(id -u) -e LOCAL_GRP_ID=$(id -g) -v "$HOME/.zen:/mnt/zen" -v "$HOME/.zcash-params:/mnt/zcash-params zencash/zen-node.

To configure zend for use in testnet mode, run docker run --name zen-node -e OPTS="-testnet=1" zencash/zen-node.

To configure zend for use with block explorers, run docker run --name zen-node -e OPTS="-txindex=1 -addressindex=1 -timestampindex=1 -spentindex=1 -zmqpubrawtx=tcp://*:28332 -zmqpubhashblock=tcp://*:28332" zencash/zen-node:bitcore, but be aware of zmq.md#security-warning when exposing the zmq port.

To make zend's P2P port reachable from the outside, run docker run --name zen-node -p 9033:9033 zencash/zen-node or to specify a custom port docker run --name zen-node -p 9876:9876 -e PORT=9876 zencash/zen-node.

Note: never expose the RPC port (default 8231) to the internet! By default the RPC interface is not restricted by origin IP, this will change in a future release, see Configuration options RPC_ALLOWIP_PRESET for more.

For advanced usage, see Configuration options.

Samples

Systemd unit file and docker compose file samples are available here.

Configuration options

To configure the most commonly used zend options, the following environment variables can be used:

• OPTS define any command line options to run zend with, e.g. -e OPTS="-txindex=1 -debug=1 -testnet=1" Available switches can be displayed with: docker run --rm -e OPTS="-help" zencash/zen-node
• LOCAL_USER_ID and LOCAL_GRP_ID change ownership of folders mounted into the container at /mnt/zen and /mnt/zcash-params to LOCAL_USER_ID:LOCAL_GRP_ID, if not provided 9001:9001 will be used. With this, host directories can be mounted into the container with the right ownership, zend runs with the same UID:GID inside of the container as specified with LOCAL_USER_ID and LOCAL_GRP_ID. Example: docker run --rm -e LOCAL_USER_ID=$(id -u) -e LOCAL_GRP_ID=$(id -g) -v "$HOME/.zen:/mnt/zen" -v "$HOME/.zcash-params:/mnt/zcash-params zencash/zen-node
• PORT to set the P2P port, e.g. -e PORT=9033
• RPC_USER to set the RPC username, e.g. -e RPC_USER=zenuser
• RPC_PASSWORD to set the RPC password, e.g. -e RPC_PASSWORD=secret
• RPC_PORT to set the RPC port, e.g. -e RPC_PORT=8231
• RPC_ALLOWIP_PRESET one of ANY|SUBNET|LOCALHOST, default ANY. LOCALHOST uses zend's default setting of only allowing localhost access. SUBNET tries to detect all local subnets/docker networks, disallowing any public networks. ANY allows IPv4 and IPv6 connections from anywhere by setting rpcallowip=0.0.0.0/0 and rpcallowip=::/0 in zen.conf, to keep backwards compatibility this is the current default. Example: -e RPC_ALLOWIP_PRESET=SUBNET NOTE: the default will change to LOCALHOST in a future release, as allowing ANY is a potential security risk if the RPC port is exposed to the internet.
• RPC_ALLOWIP comma separated string of one or more IPs/subnets, no spaces. Valid are a single IP (e.g. 1.2.3.4), a network/netmask (e.g. 1.2.3.4/255.255.255.0) or a network/CIDR (e.g. 1.2.3.4/24). Allows RPC access from the provided IPs or networks by setting rpcallowip= for each value in zen.conf. Works in combination with RPC_ALLOWIP_PRESET. Example: -e RPC_ALLOWIP="10.10.10.1,192.168.0.1/24,fe01:a1f:ea75:ca75::/128"
• EXTERNAL_IP comma separated string of one or more of IPv4, IPv6 or the string "DETECT", no spaces. Adds externalip= for each provided IP Address to zen.conf. "DETECT" tries to determine the outgoing IPv4 and IPv6 address using DNS queries to resolver.opendns.org. Example: -e EXTERNAL_IP="DETECT,1.1.1.1,2606:4700:4700::1111"
• ADDNODE comma separated string of one or more nodes to try to connect to, in format IPv4:PORT, [IPv6]:PORT or FQDN:PORT, no spaces. Example: -e ADDNODE="37.120.176.224:9033,[2a03:4000:6:8315::1]:9033,mainnet.horizen.global:9033"
• LOG=STDOUT sets -printtoconsole, logging to docker logs instead of debug.log.
• TLS_KEY_PATH to set the SSL private key path, e.g. -e TLS_KEY_PATH=/home/user/.zen/ssl.key
• TLS_CERT_PATH to set the SSL certificate path, e.g. -e TLS_CERT_PATH=/home/user/.zen/ssl.crt
• CUSTOM_SCRIPT to run a user defined bash script before launching zend. This is useful to e.g. make backups of wallet.dat each time the container starts. Example: -e CUSTOM_SCRIPT=/home/user/.zen/backup_wallet.sh

Building locally

git clone https://github.com/HorizenOfficial/zen-node-docker.git
cd zen-node-docker
for folder in latest latest-legacy-cpu bitcore bitcore-legacy-cpu testing testing-legacy-cpu bitcore-testing bitcore-testing-legacy-cpu; do
  docker build -t zen-node:$folder -f $folder/Dockerfile .
done