README.md

Blockchainbox-node

Write by node.js, handle the ethereum web3.js. Contains:

• Kafka consumer
• Kafka producer
• web3.js proxy
• Event listener worker

How to start service

Install node.js

brew install node

-- install nvm
npm install nvm

-- install node version 6+
nvm install 6.9.1

-- will use pm2 for starting server
npm install pm2 -g

start ethereum RPC

geth --networkid 16888 --port 30303 --nodiscover --maxpeers 25 --nat "any" --rpc --rpccorsdomain "*" --rpcapi "eth,net,web3,debug" --mine --minerthreads 1 --autodag

clone repository

git clone https://github.com/PhyrexTsai/blockchainbox-node.git
cd blockchainbox-node

-- start service with pm2
./start.sh

Unlock your account

geth attach
personal.unlockAccount('4c25526a6b567c067396bd1fe0a1936117875436','password',600000);
 

Access on localhost

http://localhost:3000/ethereum/coinbase
http://localhost:3000/ethereum/balance

--

TODO

• setup cors for whitelist hostnames

• put npm install pm2 -g in ethereum/Dockerfile

• pm2 with docker

  • http://pm2.keymetrics.io/docs/usage/docker-pm2-nodejs/

• using kafka on pm2

  • insertQueueConsumer.js
    • run kafka consumer