Daemon Command Reference

Reference for the antd command-line interface.

Usage

Main command

Command: antd

Runs the local REST and gRPC gateway daemon for Autonomi.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
--rest-addr <ADDR>	string	No	REST listen address, default 0.0.0.0:8082
--grpc-addr <ADDR>	string	No	gRPC listen address, default 0.0.0.0:50051
--rest-port <PORT>	integer	No	Override the REST port from --rest-addr
--grpc-port <PORT>	integer	No	Override the gRPC port from --grpc-addr
--network <MODE>	string	No	Network mode, default default; also supports local
--peers <MULTIADDRS>	string	No	Comma-separated bootstrap peer multiaddrs
--cors	boolean	No	Enable localhost CORS headers
--log-level <LEVEL>	string	No	Log level: trace, debug, info, warn, error
--quote-timeout-secs <SECONDS>	integer	No	Override the quote and DHT timeout for lightweight network operations
--store-timeout-secs <SECONDS>	integer	No	Override the timeout for chunk store and retrieve operations
--quote-concurrency <COUNT>	integer	No	Override quote and DHT lookup concurrency
--store-concurrency <COUNT>	integer	No	Override chunk-store concurrency

Environment variables:

Variable	Description
ANTD_REST_ADDR	REST listen address
ANTD_GRPC_ADDR	gRPC listen address
ANTD_REST_PORT	REST port override
ANTD_GRPC_PORT	gRPC port override
ANTD_NETWORK	Network mode
ANTD_PEERS	Comma-separated bootstrap peer multiaddrs
ANTD_CORS	Enable CORS
ANTD_LOG_LEVEL	Log level
ANTD_QUOTE_TIMEOUT_SECS	Quote and DHT timeout override
ANTD_STORE_TIMEOUT_SECS	Chunk store and retrieve timeout override
ANTD_QUOTE_CONCURRENCY	Quote and DHT concurrency override
ANTD_STORE_CONCURRENCY	Chunk-store concurrency override
AUTONOMI_WALLET_KEY	Direct-wallet private key for paid uploads
EVM_RPC_URL	EVM RPC endpoint
EVM_PAYMENT_TOKEN_ADDRESS	Payment token contract
EVM_PAYMENT_VAULT_ADDRESS	Payment vault contract

Examples:

# Default network, default ports
antd

# Local network with explicit peers
ANTD_PEERS="/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/12000/quic-v1/p2p/12D3Koo..." antd --network local

# Bind to localhost only
antd --rest-addr 127.0.0.1:8082 --grpc-addr 127.0.0.1:50051

# Let the OS assign free ports
antd --rest-port 0 --grpc-port 0

# Run with debug logging
antd --log-level debug

# Tune quote and store behavior for slower networks
antd --quote-timeout-secs 15 --store-timeout-secs 90 --quote-concurrency 32 --store-concurrency 8

Response: None. The daemon keeps running until it is stopped.

Notes

• The CLI does not include an --external-signer flag.

• External-signer mode is handled through environment configuration and the prepare/finalize upload endpoints.

• Use EVM_PAYMENT_VAULT_ADDRESS for current paid-write and external-signer setups.

• On startup, antd writes a daemon.port file under the SDK data directory so SDKs can discover the active ports.

Error codes

Code	Meaning	Resolution
invalid REST address	--rest-addr could not be parsed	Fix the host:port value
invalid gRPC address	--grpc-addr could not be parsed	Fix the host:port value
runtime wallet/config errors	Required env vars are missing for paid operations	Set the wallet and EVM environment variables

Related pages

• Build with the SDKs

• Start the Local Daemon

• Use the Daemon as a Local Service

• REST API