lava is a blockchain built using Cosmos SDK and Tendermint and created with Starport.
- install starport on your computer from the starport repository: https://docs.starport.com/guide/install.html
- install Go Version 1.18 , follow the go installation instructions: https://go.dev/doc/install
- make sure you set your go environment properly: https://go.dev/doc/gopath_code#GOPATH
- checkout the repository, you might need a personal token: https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/creating-a-personal-access-token
starport chain serve
you might want to provide arguments like -v for verbosity or -r for restart, use the help for more
serve command installs dependencies, builds, initializes, and starts your blockchain in development.
Your blockchain in development can be configured with config.yml. To learn more, see the Starport docs.
Starport has scaffolded a Vue.js-based web app in the vue directory. Run the following commands to install dependencies and start the app:
cd vue
npm install
npm run serve
The frontend app is built using the @starport/vue and @starport/vuex packages. For details, see the monorepo for Starport front-end development.
To release a new version of your blockchain, create and push a new tag with v prefix. A new draft release with the configured targets will be created.
git tag v0.1
git push origin v0.1
After a draft release is created, make your final changes from the release page and publish it.
- during dev your chain is running locally with a single validator
- when compiling a binary called: "lavad", is created by starport on your $GOPATH (and if you configured go environment properly, it should be ~/go/bin/lavad)
- you can interact with the binary to send transactions and queries
- ./init_chain_commands.sh has examples on how to set up an initial chain with 5 servicers and 1 user, for basic testing of pairing on ethereum mainnet, you can run it or have a look at the commands to learn more