Aeternity node
A new blockchain for æpps.
Optimized for scalability via smart contracts inside state-channels.
Has a built-in oracle for integration with real-world data.
Comes with a naming system, for developerability.
Written in Erlang.
To install and run the Aeternity node, see the instructions below or just follow the progress of the project in Pivotal Tracker.
If you are interested in participating in a security bounty, check our HackerOne Aeternity Bounty Program.
What's on board
We keep our protocol, APIs and research spec in separate protocol repository.
The description of API:
How to start
We publish packages for major platforms on GitHub. Each release comes with release notes describing the installation and configuration instructions of the Aeternity node.
Below is an overview of the installation process for different platforms, building the package from source, configuration and operation of the Aeternity node.
Please use the latest published stable release rather than the master
branch.
The master
branch tracks the ongoing efforts towards the next stable release to be published though it is not guaranteed to be stable.
Quick Start
By using the installer to install the latest stable version:
bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aeternity/installer/v2.0.0/install.sh)
Or running a docker container (latest tag):
docker pull aeternity/aeternity
docker run -p 3013:3013 -p 3015:3015 aeternity/aeternity
Installation
See the documenation on how to:
- install the Aeternity node from the release binary
- install the Aeternity node on Windows
- install CUDA miner on Ubuntu
Building from source
See the documentation on how to build the Aeternity node from source.
Configuration
See the documentation on how to configure the Aeternity node.
Running the node
See the documentation on how to operate the Aeternity node.
Docker
See the documentation on how to run the Aeternity node if you prefer Docker.