Running a private Ethereum blockchain

This repo contains files and instructions for starting a private Ethereum blockchain network.

Prerequisites / Dependencies

1. Install Homebrew
2. Install Geth using Homebrew, like this:

brew tap ethereum/ethereum
brew install ethereum

Start an Ethereum Node

# Insantiate your data directory
geth --datadir ./myDataDir init ./myGenesis.json

# Start your node
geth --rpc --rpccorsdomain "http://localhost:8000" --datadir ./myDataDir --networkid 1994 console 2>> myEth.log