Install Node on macOS

This article explains how to install Waves node on macOS-based machines. You install OpenJDK (Java) first, then the node itself.

Install OpenJDK

The node installation is supported in OpenJDK versions 8, 11, and 17.

If you don't have OpenJDK installed, install OpenJDK 11 with the following command:

brew install openjdk@11

Check the JDK version with the following command:

java -version

Download Waves Package and Configure the Application

Download the latest version of waves-all-<version number>.jar to any folder, for example ~/waves.

Download the sample configuration file and place it in the same directory. Specify the required node parameters in the file. Be careful: the security of your wallet and funds depends on the configuration. For detailed information, see the Node Configuration article.

Then start Terminal app Terminal.app, navigate to the folder with the jar file with the command cd ~/waves and start the node with the following command (replace {*} with actual file name):

java -jar {*}.jar {*}.conf

Additional Security

For added security, it is recommended to store your wallet and configuration applications on an encrypted partition. For details see the following article.

Also, you may want to limit the use of these folders to designated users only. You can read about it here.

If you decide to use RPC, you should protect it with macOS embedded or any other firewall. You can read about it here. If your server is public and available to the Internet and you decide to enable and use RPC, then allow only certain methods using Nginx's proxy_pass module and do not forget to set the API key hash in the configuration file.

Also, do not forget to keep the OS and other security software up-to-date.