Introductory commands for getting started on the Solana CLI

Solana Config

To see your current config:

Terminal

$ solana config get

You should see output like the following:

Config File: /Users/test/.config/solana/cli/config.yml
RPC URL: https://api.mainnet-beta.solana.com
WebSocket URL: wss://api.mainnet-beta.solana.com/ (computed)
Keypair Path: /Users/test/.config/solana/id.json
Commitment: confirmed

The RPC URL and Websocket URL specify the Solana cluster the CLI makes requests to.

You can update the Solana CLI cluster using the following commands:

Terminal

$ solana config set --url mainnet-beta
$ solana config set --url devnet
$ solana config set --url localhost
$ solana config set --url testnet

You can also use the following short options:

Terminal

$ solana config set -um    # For mainnet-beta
$ solana config set -ud    # For devnet
$ solana config set -ul    # For localhost
$ solana config set -ut    # For testnet

The Keypair Path points to the default Solana wallet (keypair) used by the Solana CLI to pay transaction fees and deploy programs. By default, this file is stored at ~/.config/solana/id.json.

Create Wallet

To send transactions using the Solana CLI, you need a Solana wallet funded with SOL.

To generate a keypair at the default Keypair Path, run the following command:

Terminal

$ solana-keygen new

You should see output like the following:

Generating a new keypair

For added security, enter a BIP39 passphrase

NOTE! This passphrase improves security of the recovery seed phrase NOT the
keypair file itself, which is stored as insecure plain text

BIP39 Passphrase (empty for none):

Wrote new keypair to /Users/test/.config/solana/id.json
===========================================================================
pubkey: 8dBTPrjnkXyuQK3KDt9wrZBfizEZijmmUQXVHpFbVwGT
===========================================================================
Save this seed phrase and your BIP39 passphrase to recover your new keypair:
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===========================================================================

If you already have a file system wallet saved at the default location, this command doesn't override it unless you explicitly force override using the --force flag.

To view your wallet's address (public key), run:

Terminal

$ solana address

Airdrop SOL

Request an airdrop of SOL to your wallet to pay for transactions and program deployments.

Set your cluster to the devnet:

Terminal

$ solana config set -ud

Then request an airdrop of devnet SOL:

Terminal

$ solana airdrop 2

Devnet airdrops limit requests to 5 SOL per request. If you hit rate limits or encounter errors, try using the Web Faucet instead.

To check your wallet's SOL balance, run the following command:

Terminal

$ solana balance

Run Local Validator

The Solana CLI includes a built-in test validator for local development.

In a separate terminal, run the following command to start a local validator:

Terminal

$ solana-test-validator

Remember to also update your CLI to use localhost before running Solana CLI commands:

Terminal

$ solana config set -ul

Solana CLI Basics

Solana Config

Create Wallet

Airdrop SOL

Run Local Validator

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