# Launch a Local Private Net

Open a terminal to launch the pandonet (Local Private Net). For the first time, follow the setup steps below.

{% code title="Change working directory" %}

```shell
cd $PANDO_HOME
```

{% endcode %}

{% code title="Copy" %}

```shell
cp -r ./integration/privatenet ../privatenet
```

{% endcode %}

{% code title="Make Directory" %}

```shell
mkdir ~/.pandocli
```

{% endcode %}

{% code title="Access permission" %}

```shell
chmod 700 ~/.pandocli
```

{% endcode %}

{% code title="Export path and make install" %}

```shell
exportPATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin&& makeinstall
```

{% endcode %}

**And then, use the following command to launch a pandonet . For this you can use tmux or any other tools to run your node service in the background.**

{% code title="Launch Privatenet" %}

```shell
/usr/local/go/bin/pando start --config=../privatenet/node
```

{% endcode %}

When the prompt asks for a password, enter your required password here.

{% hint style="info" %}
Note – { Your binary directory path } denotes path where pando and pandocli binary exist or created while running after make install command.
{% endhint %}

**And then after run the following command to launch rpc of the node in another session.**

{% code title="to launch RPC" %}

```shell
/{ Your binary directory path }/pandocli daemon start --port=16889
```

{% endcode %}

And to get the details of node for further process, run the below command -

{% code title="Change directory to binary" %}

```shell
cd { Your binary directory path }
```

{% endcode %}

```shell
./pandocli query metatron
```

{% hint style="success" %}
This command will give you following information about the metatron node life node summary which is needed for staking process to make node active
{% endhint %}

**Example:**

**{**\
**"Address": "0x8f3B...E819",** 

**"BlsPubkey": "a1225b...16ebe",** 

**"BlsPop": "b49fd2a...d025c",** 

**"Signature": "14deb5e...52500",** 

**"Summary": "0x8f3Bc...952500"**

**}**

{% hint style="success" %}
Use Summary key data for the metatron staking from the web wallet.
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="info" %}
Note: Please keep the records safely as you need this info to reinstall the node and for withdrawal.
{% endhint %}


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