Explorer Quick Start
Get the explorer running locally in minutes
Prerequisites
- Go 1.26+ (for backend development)
- Node.js 22+ and pnpm 10+ (for frontend development)
- A running luxd node with JSON-RPC access
Single Binary (Fastest)
git clone https://github.com/luxfi/explorer.git
cd explorer
go run ./cmd/explorer --rpc=http://localhost:9650/ext/bc/C/rpcOpen http://localhost:4000. The embedded frontend and SQLite storage start automatically.
Frontend Only
If you have a running backend API:
git clone https://github.com/luxfi/explore.git
cd explore
pnpm install
cp .env.example .env.local
# Edit .env.local with your API endpoint
# NEXT_PUBLIC_API_HOST=http://localhost:4000
pnpm devOpen http://localhost:3000.
Docker
docker run -it \
-e RPC_ENDPOINT=http://host.docker.internal:9650/ext/bc/C/rpc \
-p 4000:4000 \
ghcr.io/luxfi/explorer:latestVerify Indexing
# Check health
curl http://localhost:4000/health
# Check latest blocks
curl http://localhost:4000/v1/explorer/blocks
# Check stats
curl http://localhost:4000/v1/explorer/statsMulti-Chain (All Lux Chains)
go run ./cmd/explorer --config=chains.yamlSee the Configuration page for chains.yaml format.