Ignite CLI

ignite-cli Plugin

CLI tool for creating and maintaining blockchain applications. Scaffold, build, and manage Cosmos SDK blockchains from the command line.

Commands

Chain Operations

• ignite-cli chain scaffold — Scaffold a new blockchain
• ignite-cli chain build — Build the blockchain

Utility

• ignite-cli _ _ — Passthrough to ignite CLI

Usage Examples

• "Scaffold a blockchain"
• "Build blockchain application"
• "Create Cosmos SDK chain"
• "Generate blockchain module"

Installation

brew install ignite

Examples

# Scaffold a new blockchain
ignite-cli chain scaffold my-blockchain

# Scaffold with custom prefix
ignite-cli chain scaffold my-blockchain --address-prefix mychain

# Build the chain
ignite-cli chain build

# Build for release
ignite-cli chain build --release

# Any ignite command with passthrough
ignite-cli _ _ chain serve
ignite-cli _ _ generate proto-go

Key Features

• Scaffold - Generate blockchain code
• Cosmos SDK - Cosmos SDK based
• Modules - Generate modules
• Proto - Protocol buffer support
• Build - Build chains
• Serve - Local development server
• Frontend - Generate frontends
• Wasm - CosmWasm support
• Test - Testing utilities
• Release - Release builds

Notes

• Requires Go installed
• Works with Cosmos SDK
• Great for blockchain development
• Supports module generation