Raiden Network 0.5.1 Documentation

This is the documentation for the 0.5.1 version of the Raiden Network. You can find the source code in our Github Repository.

What is the Raiden Network?

The Raiden Network is an off-chain scaling solution, enabling near-instant, low-fee and scalable payments. It’s complementary to the Ethereum blockchain and works with any ERC20 compatible token. The Raiden project is work in progress. Its goal is to research state channel technology, define protocols and develop reference implementations.

Where to start?

If this is your first encounter with the Raiden Network it is recommended to first take a look at the Installation Guide. Once a Raiden node is up and running you can go try out the Web UI. If you want a more in depth guide on how to start using the Raiden API you should check out the Getting started with the Raiden API guide.

Contents

• System Requirements and Installation Guide
  • Introduction
  • Installation
  • For developers
  • Requirements for Safe Usage
  • Firing it up
• Getting started with the Raiden API
  • Introduction
  • Scenarios
  • Bootstrapping a token network
  • Joining an already existing token network
  • Token payments
  • Interacting with the Raiden Echo Node
• Raiden’s API Documentation
  • Introduction
  • JSON Object Encoding
  • Endpoints
• What is the Raiden Developer Preview
  • Disclaimer!
  • Introduction
  • The Developer Preview supports
  • The Developer Preview is not
  • Other restrictions
  • Versions
• Web Application Tutorial
  • Running the web application
  • The landing page
  • Tokens
  • Channels
• Raiden Specification
  • Introduction
  • The Netting Channel Smart Contract
  • Raiden Transfers
  • Third parties
  • Mediating Transfers
  • Locks
  • Safety of Mediated Transfers
  • Failed Mediated Transfers
  • Channel Closing and Settlement
  • Transfer Routing
  • Merkle Tree
  • Raiden Design Choices
  • Known Issues
• Deployment and Usage of the Raiden Network Smart Contracts
  • Deploying
  • Using the Contracts
  • Verifying on Etherscan
• Raiden Config File
  • Location
  • Precedence
  • Format
  • Parameter Naming
  • Logging Configuration
• Changelog
• Raiden Glossary