January 2019
Beginner to intermediate
372 pages
11h 17m
English
Content preview from Foundations of Blockchain
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Running MultiChain nodes
MultiChain can be installed on Linux, Windows, and Mac platforms with 64-bit processors that have at least 512 MB of RAM and 1 GB of storage. The installation involves the extraction of compressed compiled files that can be downloaded from the MultiChain site. MultiChain is an open source project developed in C++. Each node can use the open source code and compile it to gain more control over the program's logic.
Installation instructions for direct installation of MultiChain on machines, as well as building from the source code, can be found in the GitHub repository of the book or on MultiChain's official site: https://www.multichain.com/download-install. We'll be using Linux distribution Ubuntu 16.04 for the demonstration ...