bastosmichael / twitter-dapp

Twitter on the Ethereum Blockchain

twitter-dapp

Twitter on the Ethereum Blockchain Proof of Concept

Truffle Configuration

Install dependencies

Set up Truffle

npm install -g truffle

Run locally in development

Install Ganache-CLI

npm install -g ganache-cli

Then run ganache-cli --account_keys_path keys.json and it runs the server and stores keys in local keys.json hash

Configuring Truffle Framework to run locally

Copy .env.sample over to .env and enter both your ALICE_ADDRESS and DONALD_ADDRESS.

Using it to deploy (or migrate) a contract instance

Run truffle deploy --network development in the /tests directory order to get contract deployed.

Accessing the deployed instance and interact with it (via Truffle console)

Run npm install in order to hd wallet and other dependencies.

Run truffle console --network development to load up the console

Run Twitter.deployed().then(function(instance){return instance }); to verify your contract is deployed.

Run remotely on Rinkeby test network

Make sure you already have

1. Download your wallet from Metamask
2. Create 2 Metamask accounts, one for ALICE_ADDRESS and another for DONALD_ADDRESS
3. Select a drop down to show/hide test networks
4. Get some Rinkeby test ether (may take more than one provider or attempt)
5. Signup for Infura to create a new project and Rinkeby API key

Configuring Truffle Framework to the Rinkeby test network

Copy .env.sample over to .env and enter both your API_URL, MNEMONIC, ALICE_ADDRESS and DONALD_ADDRESS.

Using it to deploy (or migrate) a contract instance

Run npm install in order to hd wallet and other dependencies.

Run truffle deploy --network rinkeby in the /tests directory order to get contract deployed.

Accessing the deployed instance and interact with it (via Truffle console)

Run truffle console --network rinkeby to load up the console Run Twitter.deployed().then(function(instance){return instance }); to verify your contract is deployed.

Run Web3 application either locally or on Rinkeby

Go into /app directory and run npm install and then yarn start

**If running locally be sure to import private keys from ganache into Metamask

Notes

• UI is breaking and still needs some work.