EPQ Cryptocurrency Artefact

Running the Programme

1. Install Python https://www.python.org/downloads/

Version 3.10 is required

2. Create virtual enviroment

Unix/Linux

python3 -m venv .venv

Windows

python -m venv .venv

3. Activate virtual enviroment

Unix/Linux

source ./.venv/bin/activate

Windows

.\.venv\Scripts\activate

4. Install packages

pip install -r requirements.txt

5. Run main.py

python ./crypto_currency/main.py

Settings

• host e.g. "0.0.0.0" or "localhost"
• port e.g. 3758 or 14065
• bootstrap e.g. ("host", port)
• verbose e.g. 1, 2 or 3
• log_file e.g. /var/log/crypto.log
• max_connections e.g. 100, 4, 0
• blockchain e.g. blockchain.db
• api e.g. True or False (only be True if miner is False vice versa)
• web_port e.g. 4793, 8080
• miner e.g. True or False
• miner_addr e.g. address for coinbase