Spawn

Spawn is the easiest way to build, maintain and scale a Cosmos SDK blockchain. Spawn solves all the key pain points engineers face when building new Cosmos-SDK networks.

• Tailor-fit: Pick and choose modules to create a network for your needs.
• Commonality: Use native Cosmos tools and standards you're already familiar with.
• Integrations: Github actions and end-to-end testing are configured right from the start.
• Iteration: Quickly test between your new chain and established networks like the local Cosmos-Hub devnet.

Spawn in Action

In this 4 minute demo we:

• Create a new chain, customizing the modules and genesis
• Create a new nameservice module
  • Add the new message structure for transactions and queries
  • Store the new data types
  • Add the application logic
  • Connect it to the command line
• Runs make sh-testnet to build and launch the chain locally
• Interacts with the chain's nameservice logic, settings a name, and retrieving it

spawn-demo.mp4

Requirements

• go 1.21+
• Docker

MacOS + Ubuntu Setup

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Getting Started

In this tutorial, we'll create and interact with a new Cosmos-SDK blockchain called "rollchain", with the token denomination "uroll". This chain has tokenfactory and Proof of Authority, but we'll disable cosmwasm.

1. Clone this repo and install

git clone https://github.com/rollchains/spawn.git
cd spawn
git checkout v0.50.1
make install

2. Create your chain using the spawn command and customize it to your needs!

GITHUB_USERNAME=rollchains

spawn new rollchain \
--bech32=roll `# the prefix for addresses` \
--denom=uroll `# the coin denomination to create` \
--bin=rolld `# the name of the binary` \
--disabled=cosmwasm,globalfee `# disable features. [proof-of-authority,tokenfactory,globalfee,packetforward,cosmwasm,wasm-lc,ignite]` \
--org=${GITHUB_USERNAME} `# the github username or organization to use for the module imports`

NOTE: spawn creates a ready to use repository complete with git and GitHub CI. It can be quickly pushed to a new repository getting you and your team up and running quickly.

3. Spin up a local testnet for your chain

cd rollchain

# Starts an API at http://127.0.0.1:8080 by default to view endpoints.
make testnet

4. Open a new terminal window and send a transaction on your new chain

# list the keys that have been provisioned with funds in genesis
rolld keys list

# send a transaction from one account to another
rolld tx bank send acc0 $(rolld keys show acc1 -a) 1337uroll --chain-id=chainid-1

# enter "y" to confirm the transaction
# then query your balances tfor proof the transaction executed successfully
rolld q bank balances $(rolld keys show acc1 -a)

5. (optional) Send an IBC transaction

# submit a cross chain transfer from acc0 to the other address
rolld tx ibc-transfer transfer transfer channel-0 cosmos1hj5fveer5cjtn4wd6wstzugjfdxzl0xpxvjjvr 7uroll --from=acc0 --chain-id=chainid-1 --yes

# Query the other side to confirm it went through
sleep 10

# Interact with the other chain without having to install the cosmos binary
# - Endpoints found at: GET http://127.0.0.1:8080/info
local-ic interact localcosmos-1 query 'bank balances cosmos1hj5fveer5cjtn4wd6wstzugjfdxzl0xpxvjjvr'

6. Push your new chain to a new repository

# Create a new repository on GitHub from the gh cli
gh repo create rollchain --source=. --remote=upstream --push --private

You can also push it the old fashioned way with https://github.com/new

In this tutorial, we configured a new custom chain, launched a testnet for it, tested a simple token transfer, and confirmed it was successful. This tutorial demonstrates just how easy it is to create a brand new custom Cosmos-SDK blockchain from scratch, saving developers time.

Add a Feature

If you wish to add a feature to spawn, reference the NEW_FEATURE.md for guidance.