BigchainDB is the blockchain database. This repository is for BigchainDB Server.

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Running and testing the latest version of BigchainDB Server is easy. Make sure you have a recent version of Docker Compose installed. When you are ready, fire up a terminal and run:

git clone https://github.com/bigchaindb/bigchaindb.git
cd bigchaindb
make run

BigchainDB should be reachable now on http://localhost:9984/.

There are also other commands you can execute:

• make start: Run BigchainDB from source and daemonize it (stop it with make stop).
• make stop: Stop BigchainDB.
• make logs: Attach to the logs.
• make test: Run all unit and acceptance tests.
• make test-unit-watch: Run all tests and wait. Every time you change code, tests will be run again.
• make cov: Check code coverage and open the result in the browser.
• make doc: Generate HTML documentation and open it in the browser.
• make clean: Remove all build, test, coverage and Python artifacts.
• make reset: Stop and REMOVE all containers. WARNING: you will LOSE all data stored in BigchainDB.

To view all commands available, run make.

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