squeaknode

Node for Squeak protocol

Run a node:

Requirements

• a bitcoin node
• an LND node
• Python 3.7 or later

If you don't already have a bitcoin node or lightning node, you can follow the instructions follow the instructions here to launch them in Docker.

Steps

• Create a config.ini file and fill in the relevant sections to connect to your bitcoin and lnd nodes:

  [squeaknode]
  network=testnet
  price_msat=1000000
  sync_interval_s=10
  
  [lnd]
  host=localhost
  port=9735
  rpc_port=10009
  tls_cert_path=~/.lnd/tls.cert
  macaroon_path=~/.lnd/data/chain/bitcoin/testnet/admin.macaroon
  
  [bitcoin]
  rpc_host=localhost
  rpc_port=18334
  rpc_user=devuser
  rpc_pass=devpass
  
  [webadmin]
  enabled=true
  username=devuser
  password=devpass
  

• Install squeaknode:

  $ pip install squeaknode
  

  or

  $ python setup.py install
  

• Start the squeak server:

  $ runsqueaknode --config config.ini run-server
  

• Go to http://localhost:12994/ and use the username/password in config.ini to log in.

Test

Run unit tests:

$ make test

Run integration tests:

$ make itest