Connect to a Node
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To use Acala EVM, you need to connect to an Acala Node. You can either
connect to a deployed test network (maintained by Acala) OR
run a local Acala test node
Find all available testnet nodes here. You can use Polkadot Explorer to communicate with the node, and EVM Playground to deploy and execute contracts.
Alternatively, you can run a local test node. To run your own node, you need to have installed Docker on your machine. If you don’t have it installed, please follow the instructions here.
To check whether Docker is successfully installed run the command below:
If you receive the version number, you can start your local Acala node with the command below:
The output of your node should look like this:
