Run Commands - Stellar Developer Docs

Below is a list of various ways you might want to run the Quickstart container annotated to illustrate what options are enabled. It’s also recommended that you should learn and get familiar with the docker command. Start an ephemeral local-only dev/test network:

macOS/Linux
Windows (PowerShell)

docker run -d \
  -p "8000:8000" \
  --name stellar \
  stellar/quickstart \
  --local

docker run -d `
  -p "8000:8000" `
  --name stellar `
  stellar/quickstart `
  --local

Start an ephemeral testnet node in the foreground:

macOS/Linux
Windows (PowerShell)

docker run --rm -it \
  -p "8000:8000" \
  --name stellar \
  stellar/quickstart \
  --testnet

docker run --rm -it `
  -p "8000:8000" `
  --name stellar `
  stellar/quickstart `
  --testnet

Start a new persistent node using the host directory /str:

macOS/Linux
Windows (PowerShell)

docker run -it --rm \
  -p "8000:8000" \
  -v "/str:/opt/stellar" \
  --name stellar \
  stellar/quickstart \
  --testnet

docker run -it --rm `
  -p "8000:8000" `
  -v "/str:/opt/stellar" `
  --name stellar `
  stellar/quickstart `
  --testnet

Start an ephemeral local network with manual ledger close enabled. Ledgers only advance when you send the manualclose command to stellar-core’s HTTP endpoint (see Operation Modes):

macOS/Linux
Windows (PowerShell)

docker run -d \
  -p "8000:8000" \
  -p "127.0.0.1:11626:11626" \
  --name stellar \
  stellar/quickstart \
  --local \
  --enable-core-manual-close

docker run -d `
  -p "8000:8000" `
  -p "127.0.0.1:11626:11626" `
  --name stellar `
  stellar/quickstart `
  --local `
  --enable-core-manual-close