This includes a detailed instructions for compiling. There are two main parts of the build, compiling Bitcoin Core as a static library and the Node.js bindings.
If git is not already installed, it can be installed by running:
sudo apt-get install git
git config --global user.email "[email protected]"
git config --global user.name "Your Name"If Node.js v0.12 isn't installed, it can be installed using "nvm", it can be done by following the installation script at https://github.com/creationix/nvm#install-script and then install version v0.12
nvm install v0.12To build Bitcoin Core and bindings development packages are needed:
sudo apt-get install build-essential libtool autotools-dev automake autoconf pkg-config libssl-devClone the bitcore-node repository locally:
git clone https://github.com/bitpay/bitcore-node.git
cd bitcore-nodeAnd finally run the build which will take several minutes. A script in the "bin" directory will download Bitcoin Core v0.11, apply a patch (see more info below), and compile the static library and Node.js bindings. You can start this by running:
npm installOnce everything is built, you can run bitcore-node via:
npm startThis will then start the syncing process for Bitcoin Core and the extended capabilities as provided by the built-in Address Module (details below).
Later versions of Fedora (>= 22) should also work with this project. The directions for Ubuntu should generally work except the installation of system utilities and libraries is a bit different. Git is already installed and ready for use without installation.
yum install libtool automake autoconf pkgconfig openssl make gcc gcc-c++ kernel-devel openssl-devel.x86_64 patchIf Xcode is not already installed, it can be installed via the Mac App Store (will take several minutes). XCode includes "Clang", "git" and other build tools. Once Xcode is installed, you'll then need to install "xcode-select" via running in a terminal and following the prompts:
xcode-select --installIf "Homebrew" is not yet installed, it's needed to install "autoconf" and others. You can install it using the script at http://brew.sh and following the directions at https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/blob/master/share/doc/homebrew/Installation.md And then run in a terminal:
brew install autoconf automake libtool openssl pkg-configIf Node.js v0.12 and associated commands "node", "npm" and "nvm" are not already installed, you can use "nvm" by running the script at https://github.com/creationix/nvm#install-script And then run this command to install Node.js v0.12
nvm install v0.12Clone the bitcore-node repository locally:
git clone https://github.com/bitpay/bitcore-node.git
cd bitcore-nodeAnd finally run the build which will take several minutes. A script in the "bin" directory will download Bitcoin Core v0.11, apply a patch (see more info below), and compile the static library and Node.js bindings. You can start this by running:
npm installOnce everything is built, you can run bitcore-node via:
npm startThis will then start the syncing process for Bitcoin Core and the extended capabilities as provided by the built-in Address Module (details below).