---
title: snrd genesis gentx
description: Generate a genesis transaction that creates a validator with a self-delegation,
---

## Usage

```shell
snrd genesis gentx [key_name] [amount] [flags]
```

## Flags

<TypeTable
  type={{
    "account-number": { type: "string", description: "The account number of the signing account (offline mode only)" },
    "amount": { type: "string", description: "Amount of coins to bond" },
    "aux": { type: "string", description: "aux signer data instead of sending a tx" },
    "broadcast-mode": { type: "string", default: "sync", description: "Transaction broadcasting mode (sync|async)" },
    "chain-id": { type: "string", description: "The network chain ID" },
    "commission-max-change-rate": { type: "string", description: "The maximum commission change rate percentage (per day)" },
    "commission-max-rate": { type: "string", description: "The maximum commission rate percentage" },
    "commission-rate": { type: "string", description: "The initial commission rate percentage" },
    "details": { type: "string", description: "The validator's (optional) details" },
    "dry-run": { type: "string", description: "the --gas flag and perform a simulation of a transaction, but don't broadcast it (when enabled, the local Keybase is not accessible)" },
    "fee-granter": { type: "string", description: "Fee granter grants fees for the transaction" },
    "fee-payer": { type: "string", description: "Fee payer pays fees for the transaction instead of deducting from the signer" },
    "fees": { type: "string", description: "Fees to pay along with transaction; eg: 10uatom" },
    "from": { type: "string", description: "Name or address of private key with which to sign" },
    "gas": { type: "string", default: "200000", description: "gas limit to set per-transaction; set to \"auto\" to calculate sufficient gas automatically. Note: \"auto\" option doesn't always report accurate results. Set a valid coin value to adjust the result. Can be used instead of \"fees\"." },
    "gas-adjustment": { type: "float", default: "1", description: "adjustment factor to be multiplied against the estimate returned by the tx simulation; if the gas limit is set manually this flag is ignored" },
    "gas-prices": { type: "string", description: "Gas prices in decimal format to determine the transaction fee (e.g. 0.1uatom)" },
    "generate-only": { type: "string", description: "an unsigned transaction and write it to STDOUT (when enabled, the local Keybase only accessed when providing a key name)" },
    "help": { type: "string", description: "for gentx" },
    "home": { type: "string", default: "/Users/prad/.sonr", description: "The application home directory" },
    "identity": { type: "string", description: "The (optional) identity signature (ex. UPort or Keybase)" },
    "ip": { type: "string", default: "192.168.1.203", description: "The node's public P2P IP" },
    "keyring-backend": { type: "string", default: "os", description: "Select keyring's backend (os|file|kwallet|pass|test|memory)" },
    "keyring-dir": { type: "string", description: "The client Keyring directory; if omitted, the default 'home' directory will be used" },
    "ledger": { type: "string", description: "a connected Ledger device" },
    "min-self-delegation": { type: "string", description: "The minimum self delegation required on the validator" },
    "moniker": { type: "string", description: "The validator's (optional) moniker" },
    "node": { type: "string", default: "tcp://localhost:26657", description: "&lt;host&gt;:&lt;port&gt; to CometBFT rpc interface for this chain" },
    "node-id": { type: "string", description: "The node's NodeID" },
    "note": { type: "string", description: "Note to add a description to the transaction (previously --memo)" },
    "offline": { type: "string", description: "mode (does not allow any online functionality)" },
    "output-document": { type: "string", description: "Write the genesis transaction JSON document to the given file instead of the default location" },
    "p2p-port": { type: "string", default: "26656", description: "The node's public P2P port" },
    "pubkey": { type: "string", description: "The validator's Protobuf JSON encoded public key" },
    "security-contact": { type: "string", description: "The validator's (optional) security contact email" },
    "sequence": { type: "string", description: "The sequence number of the signing account (offline mode only)" },
    "sign-mode": { type: "string", description: "Choose sign mode (direct|amino-json|direct-aux|textual), this is an advanced feature" },
    "timeout-height": { type: "string", description: "Set a block timeout height to prevent the tx from being committed past a certain height" },
    "tip": { type: "string", description: "Tip is the amount that is going to be transferred to the fee payer on the target chain. This flag is only valid when used with --aux, and is ignored if the target chain didn't enable the TipDecorator" },
    "website": { type: "string", description: "The validator's (optional) website" },
    "yes": { type: "string", description: "tx broadcasting prompt confirmation" },
  }}
/>

## Global Flags

<TypeTable
  type={{
    "log_format": { type: "string", default: "plain", description: "The logging format (json|plain)" },
    "log_level": { type: "string", default: "info", description: "The logging level (trace|debug|info|warn|error|fatal|panic|disabled or '*:&lt;level&gt;,&lt;key&gt;:&lt;level&gt;')" },
    "log_no_color": { type: "string", description: "colored logs" },
    "trace": { type: "string", description: "out full stack trace on errors" },
  }}
/>

## Examples

### Generate genesis transaction

```shell
snrd genesis gentx alice 1000000snr --chain-id sonrtest_1-1
```

## See Also

- [snrd genesis](./snrd_genesis) - Parent command