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I am trying to create a private network for testing purposes. What I need is:

  1. Fast generating of DAG file.
  2. Fast mining of the first block.
  3. Address with some preallocated amount of Eth.

I found that this could be done by two ways, the first one is:

  • Generate the address.
  • Pass it in the genesis file.
  • Run geth --datadir "." init genesis.json

  • Run geth --dev --mine --datadir "."

    PROBLEM: Address is not preallocated with money (I don't know why, maybe genesis.json file isn't reading properly)

The second one is:

  • Generate the address.
  • Pass it in the genesis file.
  • Run geth --datadir "." init genesis.json

  • Run geth --networkid 123 --nodiscover --mine --maxpeers 0 --datadir "."

    PROBLEM: DAG file is generating too slow.

Q: Any suggestions how I can meet all requirements?

genesis.json:

{
  "nonce": "0xdeadbeefdeadbeef",
  "timestamp": "0x0",
  "parentHash": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
  "extraData": "0x0",
  "gasLimit": "0x8000000",
  "difficulty": "0x01",
  "mixhash": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
  "coinbase": "0xe7b728f368fce77508e4562ef370d3e902bb79dc",
  "alloc": {
    "0xe7b728f368fce77508e4562ef370d3e902bb79dc": {
      "balance": "10000000000000000000"
    }
  }
}

geth info:

Geth
Version: 1.4.3-stable
Protocol Versions: [63 62 61]
Network Id: 1
Jesbus
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2 Answers2

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The first one will work,

Once you’ve generated your account, quit geth with and remove every folder except keystore/ from your datatir:

$ cd <your datadir>
$ rm -rf `ls | grep -v keystore`

update your genesis block json, adding the following to the alloc key:

"alloc": {
    "<your account address e.g. 0xcc8C048426978c5877212281b8a75F1B4E71a862>": {
        "balance": "10000000000000000000"
    }
}

Now re-run the geth command using the newly updated genesis json file and the same datadir, when you check your account balance you will find you now have 10 ether:

Check completes steps in my blog lightrains.com

niksmac
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The easiest way to do this is with testrpc, it is way faster and has some nice developer features. I struggled with the genesis thing a bit, and just used this:

Install testrpc with: npm install -g ethereumjs-testrpc

Run testrpc like this:

testrpc -a "10" --seed "2553" --debug --account="<acct number>, <amount of wei in hex>" --account="<another account>,<some amount>"

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    OP is not asking for a rpc method to work, he is trying to solve problem with his current set up. As i understand. – niksmac May 17 '16 at 01:01
  • I uderstood the question as trying to achieve points 1,2 and 3:
    1. Fast generating of DAG file.
    2. Fast mining of the first block.
    3. Address with some preallocated amount of Eth.

    I had the same objectives/problem, and I solved it by using testrpc. I was able to setup a test environment for dapps that had preallocated accounts, and is able to run tests faster than a geth rpc.

     – Jose Llausas May 17 '16 at 01:24
  • @niksmac How can I improve my answer? – Jose Llausas May 17 '16 at 01:31
  • May be, you can propose your answer as an alternative solution or try to answer OPs query. Cheers – niksmac May 17 '16 at 02:15
  • How does my answer not answer OP's question to : "I am trying to create a private network for testing purpose, what I need is:..."

    My answer is a perfect valid way of creating what he is asking for. @niksmac

     – Jose Llausas May 18 '16 at 16:34
  • Sure you are... – niksmac May 19 '16 at 00:43