CLI quick setup

The bitmark-cli program can be used on both the testing and Bitmark blockchains, with separate configuration files created for each blockchain to avoid confusion.

Creating an Identity

The first step in setting up bitmark-cli is to create an initial identity, which will be used by default for any actions that require a signature:

bitmarkcli -i IDENTITY -n NETWORK setup -d 'DESCRIPTION OF IDENTITY' -c HOST:2130

Configuring the CLI

You can then create the initial configuration file.

For the testing blocking:

bitmarkcli -i fred -n testing setup -n -d 'Testing account for Fred' -c node-a1.test.bitmark.com:2130

For the Bitmark blockchain:

bitmarkcli -i fred -n bitmark setup -n -d 'Live account for Fred' -c node-a1.live.bitmark.com:2130

The configuration file will have a path such as ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/bitmark-cli/testing-cli.json and will look like this:

{
  "default_identity": "fred",
  "testnet": true,
  "connections": [
    "node-a1.test.bitmark.com:2130"
  ],
  "identities": {
    "fred": {
      "description": "Testing account for Fred",
      "account": "XXX...XXX",
      "data": "XXX...XXX",
      "salt": "XXX...XXX"
    }
  }
}

Once this initial setup is complete, all functions of the command-line interface program (CLI) will be available to use.

Security:

• During setup you will be asked for a password. Make sure it is secure, as it is the only thing that prevents the secret data in the file from being decrypted.
• It is also recommended that the seed command be used to display the recovery phrase for your data; print this and carefully store it to allow recovery or to add this account to another computer.

Adding Extra Connections

If you want to use the connection feature to be able to send to different nodes then the above file will have to be edited to add them. The JSON configuration can be edited in any text editor, but be careful to keep the formatting correct; JSON is not tolerant of missing or extraneous commas.

Testing Example:

{
  "default_identity": "fred",
  "testnet": true,
  "connections": [
    "node-a1.test.bitmark.com:2130",
    "node-a2.test.bitmark.com:2130",
    "node-a3.test.bitmark.com:2130",
    "node-a4.test.bitmark.com:2130"
  ],
  "identities": {
    "fred": {
      "description": "Testing account for Fred",
      "account": "XXX...XXX",
      "data": "XXX...XXX",
      "salt": "XXX...XXX"
    }
  }
}

Now the bitmark-cli can use the global -c N option where N is in the range 0…3 for the four different connections. This is useful for scripts, which can now spread their load across multiple nodes

Bitmark Blockchain Example:

For the live bitmark block chain the servers are:

  "connections": [
    "node-a1.live.bitmark.com:2130",
    "node-a2.live.bitmark.com:2130",
    "node-a3.live.bitmark.com:2130",
    "node-a4.live.bitmark.com:2130"
  ],