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Solidity Programming Essentials
book

Solidity Programming Essentials

by Ritesh Modi
April 2018
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
222 pages
5h 28m
English
Packt Publishing
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Installing Geth on Windows

The first step in creating a private Ethereum network is to download and install Geth (go-ethereum) tool.

In this section, the steps to download and install Geth on Windows are as follows:

  1. Geth can be downloaded from the https://ethereum.github.io/go-ethereum/downloads/ page. It is available for both 32 and 64 bit machines. Windows Server 2016 on Azure is used for all purposes in this book.
  2. After downloading, start the installation process by executing the executable and follow the steps, accepting the defaults. Install development tools as a recommended practice on development environments.
  3. Once Geth is installed, it should be available from Command Prompt or PowerShell.
  4. Open Command Prompt and type geth -help ...
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