<p>This probably means that your Cardano node is not done syncing and it is just in the Byron era of the blockchain history.</p>
<p>You can see the current height (read: the number of blocks in the chain) being just <code>67669</code>. When you look at the explorer, that is just block from <a href="https://explorer.cardano.org/en/block?id=99957c52f7d4e73ac616c47e802bb383d5d84a649266379b064ab9982f544891" rel="nofollow noreferrer">2017/10/09 13:50:11 UTC</a>.</p>
<p>Give it time and make sure it is completly synced and on the tip with the rest of the blockchain.</p>
<p>Also, to clarify, the testnet is also on Alonzo era.</p>

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<p>I'm running the docker compose from iohk for <code>cardano-wallet</code> (<a href="https://github.com/input-output-hk/cardano-wallet/blob/master/docker-compose.yml" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://github.com/input-output-hk/cardano-wallet/blob/master/docker-compose.yml</a>).</p>
<p>I execute the compose using the following command:</p>
<pre><code>NETWORK=mainnet docker-compose up
</code></pre>
<p>Now when I hit the api to check the status, it tells I'm in the byron era:</p>
<p>Request</p>
<pre><code>curl http://localhost:8090/v2/network/information
</code></pre>
<p>Response</p>
<pre><code>{&quot;node_era&quot;:&quot;byron&quot;,&quot;node_tip&quot;:{&quot;height&quot;:{&quot;quantity&quot;:67669,&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;block&quot;},&quot;time&quot;:&quot;2017-10-09T13:50:11Z&quot;,&quot;epoch_number&quot;:3,&quot;absolute_slot_number&quot;:67696,&quot;slot_number&quot;:2896},&quot;sync_progress&quot;:{&quot;status&quot;:&quot;syncing&quot;,&quot;progress&quot;:{&quot;quantity&quot;:1.03,&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;percent&quot;}}}%
</code></pre>
<p>Shouldn't I be in the current era? I assume I am connected to testnet since it is still on byron. I haven't modified the docker compose and see no other way to specify mainnet.</p>

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The cardano-wallet docker compose always connects to testnet?
# The cardano-wallet docker compose always connects to testnet?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-11-17)

I'm running the docker compose from iohk for cardano-wallet (https://github.com/input-output-hk/cardano-wallet/blob/master/docker-compose.yml).
I execute the compose using the following command:
NETWORK=mainnet docker-compose up

Now when I hit the api to check the status, it tells I'm in the byron era:
Request
curl http://localhost:8090/v2/network/information

Response
{"node_era":"byron","node_tip":{"height":{"quantity":67669,"unit":"block"},"time":"2017-10-09T13:50:11Z","epoch_number":3,"absolute_slot_number":67696,"slot_number":2896},"sync_progress":{"status":"syncing","progress":{"quantity":1.03,"unit":"percent"}}}%

Shouldn't I be in the current era? I assume I am connected to testnet since it is still on byron. I haven't modified the docker compose and see no other way to specify mainnet.

**Tags:** wallet, cardano-node, docker

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-11-17. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

This probably means that your Cardano node is not done syncing and it is just in the Byron era of the blockchain history.

You can see the current height (read: the number of blocks in the chain) being just `67669`. When you look at the explorer, that is just block from [2017/10/09 13:50:11 UTC](https://explorer.cardano.org/en/block?id=99957c52f7d4e73ac616c47e802bb383d5d84a649266379b064ab9982f544891).

Give it time and make sure it is completly synced and on the tip with the rest of the blockchain.

Also, to clarify, the testnet is also on Alonzo era.


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