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Qitmeer Installation

Approach 1: Docker

For most users, run Qitmeer with a docker is recommended since this would the easiest and fastest way to experience Qitmeer. No worry about the system requisite and no need to wait for compiling build.

Install docker

Windows

Download and install package from: https://download.docker.com/win/stable/Docker%20Desktop%20Installer.exe
After installation, you need to logout and login again
Add current user to docker-users group
- open Local Users and Groups
  search “lusrmgr.msc” in Start Menu and Open it
- Follow the steps in Figure 1 to add current user to group, replace “Qitmeer” in step 3 with your account
Figure 1: Add current user to docker-users group
- restart or re-login to make the new configuration take effect

Mac

Download and install package from: https://download.docker.com/mac/stable/Docker.dmg

Ubuntu

sudo apt-get install \
    apt-transport-https \
    ca-certificates \
    curl \
    software-properties-common
curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo apt-key add -
sudo add-apt-repository \
   "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu \
   $(lsb_release -cs) \
   stable"
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install docker-ce

Run Qitmeer on Docker

docker pull qitmeer/qitmeerd
docker run -it -p 18130:18130 -p 18131:18131 qitmeer/qitmeerd --notls --rpcuser=test --rpcpass=test

Approach 2: Build from source

For developers or people with technical background, we also welcome you to build qitmeer from source

Setup development environment

Follow Development Environment

Install Qitmeer

From this steps on, all the commands are consistent among all platforms

git clone https://github.com/Qitmeer/qitmeer ~//github.com/Qitmeer/qitmeer

Run Qitmeer

cd ~//github.com/Qitmeer/qitmeer
git pull
make
Done building.
  qitmeer version 0.9.2+dev-7478571 (Go version go1.15.5))
Run "./build/bin/qitmeer" to launch.

# once needs cleaning data or problems happened, please uncomment this line to clean data
./build/bin/qitmeer --testnet --notls --rpcuser=test --rpcpass=test

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