bayneri / basic-blockchain

Basic blockchain implementation to learn logic behind blockchains

basic blockchain

This is a basic blockchain implementation written in python. API structure is created with Python Flask Framework.

This project is based on a tutorial.

Installation

1. Make sure Python 3.6+ is installed.
2. Install pipenv.

$ pip install pipenv 

3. Create a virtual environment and specify the Python version to use.

$ pipenv --python=python3.6

4. Install requirements.

$ pipenv install 

5. Run the server:

$ pipenv run python blockchain.py

Endpoints

1. /mine to tell our server to mine a new block. [GET]
2. /transactions/new to create a new transaction to a block [POST]
3. /chain to return the full Blockchain. [GET]
4. /nodes/register to accept a list of new nodes in the form of URLs. [POST]
5. /nodes/resolve to implement our Consensus Algorithm, which resolves any conflicts—to ensure a node has the correct chain. [GET]