Running the Zombienet requires a configuration file. This configuration file is downloaded during the third step of Linux /MacOS or can be copied from the first step of Running the parachain .
The two files share most of the contents, so we'll start by covering their similarities.
For more details refer to the zombienet documentation
Name Description
chainThe relaychain name default_argsThe default arguments passed to the command default_commandThe default command to run the relaychain nodesList of tables defining the nodes to run
Name Description
nameThe node name validatorWhether the node is a validator or not
A list of tables defining multiple parachains, in our case, we only care for our own parachain.
Name Description
cumulus_basedWhether to use cumulus based generation idThe parachain ID, we're using 1000 as a placeholder for now collatorsList of tables defining the collators
Name Description
argsThe arguments passed to the command commandThe command to run the collator nameThe collator name validatorWhether the collator is also a validator
The difference between them lies in the usage of container configurations:
Name Description
image_pull_policyDefines when zombienet should pull an image; read more about it in the Kubernetes documentation imageDefines which image to pull ws_port/rpc_portDepending on the type of configuration (Native or Kubernetes), this variable sets the port for the collator RPC service