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Add a disclaimer about Go Ethereum and Parity differences.
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miohtama committed Mar 12, 2018
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Chain configuration
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.. contents:: :local:

Introduction
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Starting Ethereum node and creating deployment accounts
=======================================================

Go Ethereun mainnet
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Below are two examples for Go Ethereum and Parity.

.. note ::
We recommend using Kovan or Ropsten testnet for any testing and trials, because of faster transaction confirmation times. However, as the writing of this, Kovan testnet is only available for Parity and not for Go Ethereum. Go Ethereum and Parity have a different command line syntax and account unlocking mechanisms. It might take some effort to learn and start using both.
Go Ethereun for mainnet
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Example how to start Go Ethereum JSON-RPC for mainnet:

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personal.unlockAccount("0x00000000...", "my account password", 3600)


Kovan testnet
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Parity with Kovan testnet
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

First start `parity --chain=kovan` to generate the chaindata files and such.

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parity --chain=kovan --unlock 0x001fc7d... --password password.txt --jsonrpc-apis "web3,eth,net,parity,traces,rpc,personal" --jsonrpc-port 8547 --no-ipc --port 30306 --tracing on --allow-ips=public
.. note ::
It is recommended that you use Kovan testnet for any testing and trials, because of faster transaction confirmation times.

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