Startup Arguments

Please see below for full lists of startup arguments you may use to configure the Gateway.

Required Gateway Arguments

Parameter	Description	Default	Example
auth-header	Authorization header. For version 0.1.0 and later.	N/A	ZDE0ZTVmZTYtNjBhOC00NTUzLTliZjQtNTU0ODE3MjNlMDRlOmRlYTJiM3F3cWJnNHJ2ZWc0MjQydmJlM2EzcnUyanQ2
tvu-port	Port of your Solana TVU port. Run solana-validator contact-info to find it.	8001	8001
port	Specifies UDP port for communication with BDN. This port should be open for inbound/outbound traffic.	18888	18888, 18889, 18890, ....
network-interface	The Outbound network interface. Use ifconfig to find the correct network interface (the one with inet value set to public ip address of your machine)	N/A	eno1
bdn-host	Manually specifies the closest relay of the BDN via IP. See below for a list of available relays. Choose the closest one to your node. Unlike bdn-addr it should not contain port. Port should be put into bdn-port For version 0.1.0 and above.	N/A	ny.solana.blxrbdn.com
bdn-port	Specifies port for the relay in bdn-host argument. For version 0.1.0 and above.	N/A	8888
bdn-grpc-port	Specifies authorization port for the relay in bdn-hostargument. For version 0.1.0 and above.	N/A	5005

Optional Gateway Arguments

Parameter	Description	Default	Example
log-level	Sets the log level of the Gateway stdout. Users should change log-file-level only if a detailed log is required. [Options: TRACE, DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR].	INFO	DEBUG
log-file-level	The log level of the log file (found in the logs directory). Users should change log-file-level only if a detailed log is required. [Options: TRACE, DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR].	DEBUG	DEBUG

Note: The --network=host tag is a required startup parameter for the Docker command. It gives the container access to all network interfaces on the host machine.

Available relays:

Region	Address
Frankfurt	frankfurt.solana.blxrbdn.com:8888
New York	ny.solana.blxrbdn.com:8888
Tokyo	tokyo.solana.blxrbdn.com:8888