caiobep / python-blockchain

A Python implementation of the popular bitcoin blockchain (PoW)

Blockchain

A blockchain implementation in python

Installation

1. Make sure you have Python3.
2. install pipenv. $ pip install pipenv
3. Create a virtual environment and specify the Python version to use. $ pienv --python=python3.6
4. Install requirements $ pipenv install
5. Run the server:
   • $ pipenv run python app.py
   • $ pipenv run python app.py -p 5001
   • $ pipenv run python app.py -port 5002

Docker

Another option for running this blockchain program is to use Docker. Follow the instructions below to create a local Docker container:

1. Clone this repository
2. Build the docker container $ docker build -t blockchain .
3. Run the container $ docker run -rm -p 80:5000 blockchain
4. To add more instances, vary the public port number before the colon:

docker run --rm -p 81:5000 blockchain
docker run --rm -p 82:5000 blockchain
docker run --rm -p 83:5000 blockchain

Contributing

Contributions are more than welcome. Please feel free to submit a Pull Reques.