Junod Local Dev Setup

These settings are only for development use of Juno on a local machine.

Want to use junod locally for development, or to work with smart contracts? You're in the right place. Running locally is a much easier solution than interacting with a testnet.

This guide focuses on running the chain. If you want to build the binary or develop in go, then check out:

Using the Seed User

Juno ships with an unsafe seed user in dev mode when you run the prebuilt docker container below, or one of the options that uses docker-compose. You can import this user into the CLI by using the mnemonic from the Juno repo, i.e.:

junod keys add <unsafe-test-key-name> --recover

When prompted, add the mnemonic:

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You will then be returned an address to use: juno16g2rahf5846rxzp3fwlswy08fz8ccuwk03k57y

Run Juno

There is a prebuilt docker image for you to use. This will start a container with a seeded user. The address and mnemonic used here can be found in the docker/ directory of the repo. When you're done, you can use ctrl+c to stop the container running.

Always pick a tagged version to run, ideally one that matches mainnet. The example below may be outdated as Juno releases frequently - you should check the Juno GitHub repository to see which is current for you.

docker run -it \
  --name juno_node_1 \
  -p 1317:1317 \
  -p 26656:26656 \
  -p 26657:26657 \
  -e STAKE_TOKEN=ujunox \
  -e UNSAFE_CORS=true \
  ghcr.io/cosmoscontracts/juno:14.1.0 \
  ./setup_and_run.sh juno16g2rahf5846rxzp3fwlswy08fz8ccuwk03k57y

Quick(est) start dev build

The quickest way to get up-and-running for development purposes, as is documented in the main repo, is to run:

STAKE_TOKEN=ujunox UNSAFE_CORS=true docker-compose up

If you're on the latest version of Docker, you may need to do `docker compose up` rather than `docker-compose up`

This builds and runs the node and:

• Creates and initialises a validator

• Adds a default user with a known address (juno16g2rahf5846rxzp3fwlswy08fz8ccuwk03k57y)

To use a specific version of Juno, check out a tag before running docker compose.

Interacting with Juno in Docker

To call Juno inside a container, use docker exec like so:

# compile wasm - run this in your smart contract folder
docker run --rm -v "$(pwd)":/code \
  --mount type=volume,source="$(basename "$(pwd)")_cache",target=/code/target \
  --mount type=volume,source=registry_cache,target=/usr/local/cargo/registry \
  cosmwasm/rust-optimizer:0.12.11

# copy wasm to container
docker cp artifacts/your_compiled.wasm juno_node_1:/your_compiled.wasm

# store wasm
docker exec -i juno_node_1 \
  junod tx wasm store "/your_compiled.wasm" \
  --gas-prices 0.1ujunox --gas auto --gas-adjustment 1.3 \
  -y -b block --chain-id testing \
  --from validator --output json 

Quickstart on the testnet with a public node

If you don't want to go through the process of setting up a node and just want to experiment with the Juno uni testnet:

1. Get a public node's RPC address. These can be found pinned in Discord in the dev channel.

2. In ~/.juno/config/client.toml set node="<public node RPC address>" and chain-id="uni-6".

3. Create a key to use by running junod keys add <key-name>.

4. Get that key's public address by running junod keys show <key-name> -a.

5. Get some test Juno by sending $request <key-address> in the #faucet Discord channel.

You can then verify that you have funds by running junod query bank balances <key-address>. Happy hacking!

Further reading

For additional information on CosmWasm, check out the official docs and their tutorials.

For a video that guides you through the above steps, some Juno contributors made a series called CosmWasm By Dummies that guides you through writing your first contract after setting up Juno:

CosmWasm by Dummies #1 - Juno QuickstartYouTube