Install the AWM Relayer

The binary for the Avalanche Warp Messaging (AWM) relayer can be acquired in multiple ways:

• Download from GitHub Release: For every release the binary is uploaded to the GitHub releases page
• Use Docker: The Docker image is available under the tag avaplatform/awm-relayer:latest on the Docker Hub
• Build from Source: You can also build it from source directly if you want to make modifications or run it on a different platform. The source code is available on the GitHub repository

When using the Avalanche Starter Kit the relayer is already included in the Dev Container. You can start the relayer by running the following command:

avalanche Interchain Messaging relayer start