squeaknode/README.md

squeaknode

Node for Squeak protocol

Run a node:

Requirements

• a bitcoin node
• an LND node
• Python 3.6 or later

Optional

• a Tor SOCKS5 proxy (you can open Tor Browser and run it in the background)

Steps

• Update the config.ini file and fill in the relevant sections to connect to your bitcoin node and lnd node:

  [node]
  network=mainnet
  tor_proxy_ip=localhost
  tor_proxy_port=9150
  
  [lnd]
  host=localhost
  tls_cert_path=~/.lnd/tls.cert
  macaroon_path=~/.lnd/data/chain/bitcoin/mainnet/admin.macaroon
  
  [bitcoin]
  rpc_host=localhost
  rpc_port=8332
  rpc_user=devuser
  rpc_pass=devpass
  zeromq_hashblock_port=28334
  
  [webadmin]
  enabled=true
  username=devuser
  password=devpass
  

• Install squeaknode:

  $ virtualenv venv
  $ source venv/bin/activate
  $ pip install -r requirements.txt
  $ pip install .
  

• Start squeaknode:

  $ squeaknode --config config.ini
  

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

Test

Unit tests:

Requirements

• tox

$ make test

Integration tests:

Requirements

• docker-compose
• jq

$ make itest