This project is used to start a ByteBall network from scratch, including generating config files, creating the genesis unit, starting the witnesses, starting the hub, and starting the explorer. The codes have been tested in the Ubuntu and MacOS.

The main steps are as follow:

Install NodeJS version control tool NVM:

$ curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.34.0/install.sh | bash

Check if NVM is installed successfully:

$ nvm -v

Install NodeJS v8.15.1 LTS:

$ nvm install 8.15.1

Install NodeJS process management tool:

$ npm install pm2 -g

Install NodeJS code compile tool:

$ npm install node-gyp -g

Download obyte-genesis source code:

$ git clone https://github.com/guantau/obyte-genesis.git
$ cd genesis
$ npm install

Modify file constanst.js and set exports.COUNT_WITNESSES variable. Suggested number for obyte network is equal to 12, default is 3.

Downloads sources, executes node install and generates configs:

$ npm run init

Generated config files are in directory wallets. You can print the addresses of witnesses if console output is lost:

$ cat witness-address.json

Modify the explorer-conf.js and hub-conf.js in the directory config, and replace the addresses in exports.initial_witnesses with generated ones.

$ npm run create_bytes

Press Ctrl+C after genesis unit is generated. It will output Genesis unit: and the hash of the genesis unit. Modify the constants.js in the directory config, and replace the hash in exports.GENESIS_UNIT.

$ npm run create_blackbytes

Press Ctrl+C after blackbytes unit is generated. It will output blackbytes asset created: and the hash of the asset unit. Modify the constants.js in the directory config, and fill the hash in exports.BLACKBYTES_ASSET.

$ npm run deploy

Nodes binaries are copied to nodes/ folder.

$ npm run start

After the nodes are started, use the command

$ pm2 logs hub

to check the number of incoming hub connections. It should be equal to your number of witnesses + 1 (explorer). Example: 4 incoming connections, 0 outgoing connections, 0 outgoing connections being opened.

$ npm run create_bytes

After that, you will not be able to see the tree unless you make first blackbyte unit or payment.

$ npm run create_blackbytes

After that, you can see the blackbytes unit in http://127.0.0.1:4000/.

Edit pay_bytes.js script at genesis folder and change receive_address address to one of the witnesses.

$ npm run pay_bytes

After that you will be able to see tree with units and witnesses to witness the transactions at http://127.0.0.1:4000/ Payment is done once. Unless payment is not confirmed by adding it to MC there is no point to make another one with the same data.

$ npm run pay_blackbytes

It needs enough header_commission and witnessing to start the private payment.