blockbook/bchain/coins/eth/eth.md

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Ethereum Testnet Setup

Get Ethereum

git clone https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum
cd go-ethereum/
make geth

Data are stored in /data/eth, in folders /data/eth/eth for Ethereum data, /data/eth/blockbook for Blockbook data.

Run geth with rpc and websocket interfaces, bound to all ip addresses - insecure! (run with nohup or daemonize or using screen)

go-ethereum/build/bin/geth --syncmode "full" --cache 1024 --datadir /data/eth/eth --port "35555" --rpc --rpcport 8545 -rpcaddr 0.0.0.0 --rpccorsdomain "*" --ws --wsaddr 0.0.0.0 --wsport 8546 --wsorigins "*" 2>/data/eth/eth/eth.log

Create script that runs blockbook run-eth-blockbook.sh

#!/bin/bash

cd go/src/blockbook
./blockbook -coin=eth -blockchaincfg=/data/eth/blockbook/eth.json -datadir=/data/eth/blockbook/db -sync -httpserver=:8555 -socketio=:8556 -certfile=server/testcert  $1

To run blockbook with logging to file (run with nohup or daemonize or using screen)

./run-eth-blockbook.sh 2>/data/eth/blockbook/blockbook.log