📜 Useful Commands

Version Information

Check the installed Monad binary version:

monad-node --version

Service Status

Check that all core services are running:

systemctl status monad-bft monad-execution monad-rpc --no-pager

Logs

View live logs for troubleshooting:

journalctl -u monad-bft -f
journalctl -u monad-execution -f
journalctl -u monad-rpc -f

Block Height / Sync Status

Once RPC is available, check the current block height:

curl http://localhost:8080 \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_blockNumber","params":[],"id":1}'

Disk Usage (MonadDB)

Check TrieDB disk usage and retained history:

monad-mpt --storage /dev/triedb

Quick Node Overview

Get a summarized node status (services, sync, peers):

monad-status