Aurad Startup Alias

aurad-startup.md

Startup Alias Tip

When using infura, our aura start command requires a flag --rpc <url> each time we start it up. It can become tedious to do this on every startup, so here is a simple trick to simplify this!

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1. Login to your staking server

2. Type vi ~/.bashrc into terminal then Enter to enter vim

3. Enter i to enter INSERT mode in vim

4. Add the following line alias start="aura start --rpc https://<replace-with-your-rpc-url>" so your .bashrc looks similar to below example.

Note: Your .bashrc may be slightly different as it is dependent on your environment.

Tip: You can use your arrow keys once in INSERT mode to move the cursor to your desired location

# .bashrc

# Source global definitions
if [ -f /etc/bashrc ]; then
        . /etc/bashrc
fi

# Uncomment the following line if you don't like systemctl's auto-paging feature:
# export SYSTEMD_PAGER=

# User specific aliases and functions

alias start="aura start --rpc https://<replace-with-your-rpc-url>"

export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"  # This loads nvm
[ -s "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion"  # This loads nvm bash_completion

export PATH="$HOME/.yarn/bin:$HOME/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/.bin:$PATH"

5. Type esc then :wq then Enter to save your changes

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All Set! Now just logout and back in and enter start and your aurad should startup with the proper command!