Command-line options: Orbit nodes
The following command-line options can be used when running your Orbit node:
| Flag | Description |
|---|---|
--node.rpc.classic-redirect=<RPC> | Redirects archive requests for pre-nitro blocks to this RPC of an Arbitrum Classic node with archive database. Only for Arbitrum One. |
--http.api | Offered APIs over the HTTP-RPC interface. Default: net,web3,eth,arb. Add debug for tracing. |
--http.corsdomain | Accepts cross origin requests from these comma-separated domains (browser enforced). |
--http.vhosts | Accepts requests from these comma-separated virtual hostnames (server enforced). Default: localhost. Accepts *. |
--http.addr | Address to bind RPC to. May require 0.0.0.0 for Docker networking. |
--node.caching.archive | Retains past block state. For archive nodes. |
--node.feed.input.url=<feed address> | Default: wss://<chainName>.arbitrum.io/feed. ⚠️ One feed relay per datacenter is advised. See feed relay guide. |
--node.forwarding-target=<RPC> | Defaults to the L2 Sequencer RPC based on provided L1 and L2 chain IDs. |
--node.rpc.evm-timeout | Default: 5s. Timeout for eth_call. (0 == no timeout). |
--node.rpc.gas-cap | Default: 50000000. Gas cap for eth_call/estimateGas. (0 = no cap). |
--node.rpc.tx-fee-cap | Default: 1. Transaction fee cap (in ether) for RPC APIs. (0 = no cap). |
--ipc.path | Filename for IPC socket/pipe within datadir. 🔉 Not supported on macOS. Note the path is within the Docker container. |
--init.prune | Activates pruning on initialization. Can be "full" or "validator". Effective post v2.0.14. |
--init.url="<snapshot file>" | (Non-Orbit Nitro nodes only) URL to download the genesis database from. Required only for the first startup of an Arbitrum One node. Reference to snapshots and archive node guide. |
--init.download-path="/path/to/dir" | (Non-Orbit Nitro nodes only) Temporarily saves the downloaded database snapshot. Defaults to /tmp/. Used with --init.url. |