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# Solo Chain

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**Solo-chain** is a desktop application tool that the developers can use directly without having to install any development environment components or dependencies to **create, run, and manage** a **private chain** on the local network.

![Solo-chain GUI](/files/-LvPYX4pKBSuSOAMW1mt)

It is packaged with [**Electron**](http://electronjs.org/) and comes with an intuitive **GUI** design that makes setting up and managing all the different aspects of running a private Ontology node instance a lot more convenient.

## Features and characteristics

**Solo-chain** allows the developer to achieve the following:

* **Start, stop, and restart** the private node instance
* Integrates all of the `RPC`, `Restful` and `Websocket` interfaces that are a part of the TestNet and the MainNet
* Facilitates **inter-account transfers** and claims
* Detailed **block**, **transaction**, and **event** **monitoring** for debugging
* Maintains a **list** of the deployed **smart contracts**
* **Verbose** network activity **logging**
* **Customizable** network **configurations**, such as the ability to **adjust gas price**

To download the latest version of **Solo-chain**, please follow [this](https://github.com/punicasuite/solo-chain/releases) link.