tendermint/README.md

Tendermint

Simple, Secure, Scalable Blockchain Platform

NOTE: This is yet pre-alpha non-production-quality software.

Resources

Tendermint Core

• Introduction
• Validators
• Byzantine Consensus Algorithm
• Block Structure
• RPC
• Genesis
• Configuration
• Light Client Protocol
• Roadmap for V2

Sub-projects

• TMSP
• Mintnet
• Go-Wire
• Go-P2P
• Go-Merkle

Install

Make sure you have installed Go and set the GOPATH.

Install glide, used for dependency management:

go get https://github.com/Masterminds/glide

Install tendermint:

mkdir -p $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint
git clone https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint
cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/tendermint/tendermint
glide install
go install ./cmd/tendermint

Initialize a sample tendermint directory with an example genesis file (in ~/.tendermint):

tendermint init

Now run the tendermint node:

tendermint node --proxy_app=dummy

For tutorials on running other applications with Tendermint, and for launching test networks, see http://tendermint.com/guide/