Moonriver¶

Goal¶

In June 2021, Moonriver first launched as a parachain on the Kusama network. Moonriver is a sister network of Moonbeam, and provides an environment to test new code under real economic conditions. Developers now have access to start experimenting and building on an incentivized canary network connected to Kusama.

In order to collect as much feedback as possible and provide fast issue resolution, you can check out the dedicated Moonriver section on Discord.

Initial Configurations¶

Currently, Moonriver has the following configurations:

• Runs as a parachain connected to the Kusama relay chain
• Has an active set of 72 collators
• Has infrastructure providers that provide API endpoints to connect to the network. Projects can also run their own node to have access to their own private endpoints

Some important variables/configurations to note include:

*Read more about token denominations

Network Endpoints¶

Moonriver has two types of endpoints available for users to connect to: one for HTTPS and one for WSS.

If you're looking for your own endpoints suitable for production use, you can check out the Endpoint Providers section of our documentation. Otherwise, to get started quickly you can use one of the following public HTTPS or WSS endpoints:

https://moonriver.public.blastapi.io

https://moonriver-rpc.dwellir.com

https://moonriver.api.onfinality.io/public

https://moonriver-mainnet.gateway.pokt.network/v1/lb/62a74fdb123e6f003963642f

https://moonriver.unitedbloc.com

wss://moonriver.public.blastapi.io

wss://moonriver-rpc.dwellir.com

wss://moonriver.api.onfinality.io/public-ws</pre>

wss://moonriver.unitedbloc.com

Quick Start¶

Before getting started, make sure you've retrieved your own endpoint and API key from one of the custom Endpoint Providers. Then for the Web3.js library, you can create a local Web3 instance and set the provider to connect to Moonriver (both HTTP and WS are supported):

const { Web3 } = require('web3'); // Load Web3 library
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// Create local Web3 instance - set Moonriver as provider
const web3 = new Web3('INSERT_RPC_API_ENDPOINT'); // Insert your RPC URL here

For the Ethers.js library, define the provider by using ethers.JsonRpcProvider(providerURL, {object}) and setting the provider URL to Moonriver:

const ethers = require('ethers'); // Load Ethers library

const providerURL = 'INSERT_RPC_API_ENDPOINT'; // Insert your RPC URL here

// Define provider
const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider(providerURL, {
    chainId: 1285,
    name: 'moonriver'
});

Any Ethereum wallet should be able to generate a valid address for Moonbeam (for example, MetaMask).

Chain ID¶

Moonriver chain ID is: 1285, or 0x505 in hex.

Telemetry¶

You can see current Moonriver telemetry information by visiting Polkadot's Telemetry dashboard.

Tokens¶

The tokens on Moonriver will also be called Moonriver (MOVR). Check out the Moonbeam Foundation site for more information on the Moonriver token.

Token Denominations¶

The smallest unit of Moonriver, similarly to Ethereum, is a Wei. It takes 10^18 Wei to make one Moonriver. The denominations are as follows:

Proof of Stake¶

The Moonriver network is a fully decentralized Delegated Proof of Stake network where users of the network can delegate collator candidates to produce blocks and earn rewards. It uses the Nimbus framework framework for parachain consensus. The number of candidates in the active set will be subject to governance. The active set will consist of the top candidates by stake, including delegations.

Limitations¶

Some precompiles are yet to be included. You can check a list of supported precompiles on the Canonical Contract page. However, all built-in functions are available.