BigchainDB Server

BigchainDB is a blockchain database.

Run and test BigchainDB from the `master` branch

Running and testing the latest version of BigchainDB is easy. Make sure you have a recent version of Docker Compose installed in your host.

Whenever you are ready, fire up a terminal and run:

git clone https://github.com/bigchaindb/bigchaindb.git
cd bigchaindb
make run

BigchainDB should be reachable now on http://localhost:9984/.

There are also other commands you can execute:

make start: Run BigchainDB from source and daemonize it (stop it with make stop).
make stop: Stop BigchainDB.
make logs: Attach to the logs.
make test: Run all tests.
make test-watch: Run all tests and wait. Every time you change code, tests will be run again.
make cov: Check code coverage and open the result in the browser.
make doc: Generate HTML documentation and open it in the browser.
make clean: Remove all build, test, coverage and Python artifacts.
make reset: Stop and REMOVE all containers. WARNING: you will LOSE all data stored in BigchainDB.