Create Your Genesis File

Learn how to create your own genesis file.

Create File

In your Precompile-EVM project, create a file called evm-configuration-genesis.json in the directory tests/precompile/genesis/ and open it. You can use the command below as a shorthand:

code ./tests/precompile/genesis/evm-configuration-genesis.json

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Paste the following template in the new file:

{
    "config": {
      "chainId":  <your-chain-id>,
      "homesteadBlock": 0,
      "eip150Block": 0,
      "eip150Hash": "0x2086799aeebeae135c246c65021c82b4e15a2c451340993aacfd2751886514f0",
      "eip155Block": 0,
      "eip158Block": 0,
      "byzantiumBlock": 0,
      "constantinopleBlock": 0,
      "petersburgBlock": 0,
      "istanbulBlock": 0,
      "muirGlacierBlock": 0,
      "subnetEVMTimestamp": 0,
      "feeConfig": {
        "gasLimit": <your-gas-limit>,
        "minBaseFee": <your-min-base-fee>,
        "targetGas": <your-target-gas>,
        "baseFeeChangeDenominator": 36,
        "minBlockGasCost": <your-min-block-gas-cost>,
        "maxBlockGasCost": <your-max-block-gas-cost>,
        "targetBlockRate": <your-target-block-rate>,
        "blockGasCostStep": <your-block-gas-cost-step>
      },
      "allowFeeRecipients": false
    },
    "alloc": {
      "<your-test-wallet-address>": {
        "balance": "<your-initial-balance-converted-to-hex>"
      }
    },
    "nonce": "0x0",
    "timestamp": "0x0",
    "extraData": "0x00",
    "gasLimit": <your-gas-limit>,
    "difficulty": "0x0",
    "mixHash": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
    "coinbase": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
    "number": "0x0",
    "gasUsed": "0x0",
    "parentHash": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
  }

Warning Regarding gasLimit

If you do decide to set your own gasLimit, please set all 'gasLimit' keys equal to the same value!

If you set the 'gasLimit' keys to different values, you will still be able to deploy a blockchain, but it will halt during initialization!

Genesis Block

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Updated:

31 May 2024

Create Your Genesis File

Create File

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