---
title: snrd init
description: Initialize validators's and node's configuration files.
---

# snrd init

Initialize validators's and node's configuration files.

## Usage

```shell
snrd init [moniker] [flags]
```

## Flags

<ParamField path="chain-id" type="string">
  genesis file chain-id, if left blank will be randomly created
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="default-denom" type="string">
  genesis file default denomination, if left blank default value is 'stake'
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="help" type="string">
  for init
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="home" type="string" default="/Users/prad/.sonr">
  node's home directory
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="initial-height" type="integer" default="1">
  specify the initial block height at genesis
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="overwrite" type="string">
  the genesis.json file
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="recover" type="string">
  seed phrase to recover existing key instead of creating
</ParamField>

## Global Flags

<ParamField path="broadcast-mode" type="string" default="sync">
  Transaction broadcasting mode (sync|async)
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="fees" type="string">
  Fees to pay along with transaction; eg: 10aatom
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="from" type="string">
  Name or address of private key with which to sign
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="gas-adjustment" type="float" default="1">
  adjustment factor to be multiplied against the estimate returned by the tx simulation; if the gas limit is set manually this flag is ignored
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="gas-prices" type="string">
  Gas prices to determine the transaction fee (e.g. 10aatom)
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="keyring-backend" type="string" default="os">
  Select keyring's backend
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="log_format" type="string" default="plain">
  The logging format (json|plain)
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="log_level" type="string" default="info">
  The logging level (trace|debug|info|warn|error|fatal|panic|disabled or '*:&lt;level&gt;,&lt;key&gt;:&lt;level&gt;')
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="log_no_color" type="string">
  colored logs
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="node" type="string" default="tcp://localhost:26657">
  &lt;host&gt;:&lt;port&gt; to tendermint rpc interface for this chain
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="trace" type="string">
  out full stack trace on errors
</ParamField>

## Examples

### Basic usage

```shell
snrd init
```

## See Also

- [snrd](./snrd.mdx) - Parent command