the-evan-blockchain-and-cryptocurrency

The purpose of this project was to learn how blockchain technology and crypto currencies work at a fundamental level. The backend (blockchain) portion as well as the crypto currency elements were written in python whereas the frontend was built using React and Javascript (I know its not pretty but that wasn't the goal of this project).

Viewing blockcahin data:

Conducting a transaction:

Mine a block of transactions to the blockchain:

Backend

Create and Activate the virtual env

Run python3 -m venv <name_of_virtualenv>
source <name_of_virtualenv>/bin/activate

Install the requirements

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Running tests

Make sure to activate the virtual env (example for backend directory)

python3 -m pytest backend/test

Running the applicaiotn and API

Make sure to activate the virtual env

python3 -m backend.app

Seed the blockchain with data

Make sure to activate the virtual env

export SEED_DATA=True && python3 -m backend.app

Running a peer instance

Make sure to activate the virtual env

export PEER=True && python3 -m backend.app

Frontend

Run the Frontend

Make sure the backend is running. In the frontend directory, run:

npm run start