Prerequisites

• Rust 1.70+ (install)

Download

Replace VERSION with the latest release (e.g., 0.3.0-alpha.1) in the commands below.

Example: blockd-0.3.0-alpha.1-x86_64-src.tar.gz

Visit blockd releases page to download the latest release.

• Under Packages, download blockd-VERSION-src.tar.gz
• Under Other, download blockd-VERSION-shasums.txt
• Under Other, download blockd-VERSION-shasums.txt.asc

Verify & Extract

Confirm the integrity and authenticity of the download and extract:

1. Verify signature:

   gpg --verify blockd-VERSION-shasums.txt.asc

2. Verify checksum:

   sha256sum -c --ignore-missing blockd-VERSION-shasums.txt

3. Extract archive:

   tar xvf blockd-VERSION-src.tar.gz

Build

cd blockd-VERSION
cargo build --release

Configure

Navigate to the binary directory, create default directories and copy a configuration template:

cd target/release
mkdir conf ; mkdir var ; mkdir data
cp ../../conf/blockd.example_simple.yml conf/blockd.yml  # or conf/blockd.example_tls.yml

Edit conf/blockd.yml and change values for your environment. See Configuration for details.

Run

./blockd