Cryptocurrency Blockchain

This is full stack web application depicting the decentralized blockchain network involving a hypothetical cryptocurrency "CryptoChain" coin for transactions. This applications has following features:

• Genesis block for initiation of blockchain
• Mining of blocks
• Transaction pool for unmined blocks
• Details of each block in blockchain
• Blockchain history
• Starting different node peers and connecting them to blockchain

Libraries Used

• Frontend: React
• Backend: Express.js
• Testing: Jest
• Runtime Environment: Node.js
• Database: Redis

Dependencies

• Node.js. Refer to this documentation for instructions.
• Redis. Refer to this documentation for instructions.
• Linux environment or WSL (for windows) for smooth installation on localhost

Installation

1. Clone the project from Github.

   git clone https://github.com/naveen-ku/cryptochain.git

2. In the root directory type the following command to download dependencies:

   npm install

3. After this start the project on root node (i.e. PORT 3000) by using following command:

   npm run dev

4. To start different peers/nodes in the network, enter following command terminal & the server is started on a random PORT which can be noted from the terminal stating listening on PORT:3XXX

   npm run dev-peer

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