Self-hosted Explorer Setup

This will set up a self-hosted explorer with its own RPC Node leveraging Docker Compose.

Set up Instance

Set up a linux server with any cloud provider, like AWS, GCP, Azure, or Digital Ocean. 4 vCPUs, 8GB RAM, 40GB storage is enough to get you started. Choose more storage if the Explorer is for a long-running testnet or mainnet L1.

Docker & Docker Compose Installation

Make sure you have Docker and Docker Compose installed on your system. You can use the following commands to install both:

# Install Docker using convenience script
curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com -o get-docker.sh
sudo sh get-docker.sh
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
newgrp docker
 
# Test installation
docker run -it --rm hello-world
docker compose version

Select L1

Enter the Avalanche Blockchain ID (not EVM chain ID) of the L1 you want to run a node for.