Getting Started
Solo
An opinionated CLI tool to deploy and manage standalone test networks.
Releases
Solo releases are supported for one month after their release date. Upgrade to the latest version to benefit from new features and improvements. Every quarter a version is designated as LTS (Long-Term Support) and supported for three months.
Current Releases
| Solo Version | Node.js | Kind | Solo Chart | Hedera | Kubernetes | Kubectl | Helm | k9s | Docker Resources | Release Date | End of Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.57.0 | >= 22.0.0 (lts/jod) | >= v0.29.0 | v0.60.2 | v0.71.0 | >= v1.32.2 | >= v1.32.2 | v3.14.2 | >= v0.27.4 | Memory >= 12GB, CPU cores >= 6 | 2026-02-19 | 2026-03-19 |
| 0.56.0 (LTS) | >= 22.0.0 (lts/jod) | >= v0.29.0 | v0.60.2 | v0.68.7-rc.1 | >= v1.32.2 | >= v1.32.2 | v3.14.2 | >= v0.27.4 | Memory >= 12GB, CPU cores >= 6 | 2026-02-12 | 2026-05-12 |
| 0.55.0 | >= 22.0.0 (lts/jod) | >= v0.29.0 | v0.60.2 | v0.68.7-rc.1 | >= v1.32.2 | >= v1.32.2 | v3.14.2 | >= v0.27.4 | Memory >= 12GB, CPU cores >= 6 | 2026-02-05 | 2026-03-05 |
| 0.54.0 (LTS) | >= 22.0.0 (lts/jod) | >= v0.29.0 | v0.59.0 | v0.68.6+ | >= v1.32.2 | >= v1.32.2 | v3.14.2 | >= v0.27.4 | Memory >= 12GB, CPU cores >= 6 | 2026-01-27 | 2026-04-27 |
| 0.52.0 (LTS) | >= 22.0.0 (lts/jod) | >= v0.26.0 | v0.58.1 | v0.67.2+ | >= v1.27.3 | >= v1.27.3 | v3.14.2 | >= v0.27.4 | Memory >= 12GB, CPU cores >= 6 | 2025-12-11 | 2026-03-11 |
To see a list of legacy releases, please check the legacy versions documentation page.
Hardware Requirements
Docker Desktop (or Docker Engine / Podman on Linux) with at least 12GB of memory and 6 CPU cores.
Installation
Install Solo via Homebrew (macOS, Linux, WSL2):
brew install hiero-ledger/tools/solo
Or via npm (requires Node.js >= 22.0.0):
npm install -g @hashgraph/solo@latest
For detailed platform-specific instructions, see the Solo User Guide.
Documentation
If you have installed solo we recommend starting your docs journey at the one-shot network deployment command you can find here: solo docs)
Contributing
Contributions are welcome. Please see the contributing guide to see how you can get involved.
Code of Conduct
This project is governed by the Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct. By participating, you are expected to uphold this code of conduct.