Satoshi Nakamoto Institute

NakamotoInstitute.org was written in Python using Flask.

Local Installation

1. Install python3 and virtualenv
2. Set up and activate a Python 3 virtualenv.
3. Install pip-tools
4. Copy .env.example to .env.
5. Update the domain assigned to SERVER_NAME in .env if you would like something other than sni
6. By default, FLASK_ENV is development to enable reloading of the server on code changes. Change this to production if you do not want debugging.
7. Update your /etc/hosts file (replace sni with the value from step 3 if you changed it):

   127.0.0.1     localhost
   127.0.0.1     sni
   127.0.0.1     satoshi.sni
   

8. Download the PDFs and txts here and place them in app/static/docs
9. Install the dependencies using pip-sync requirements/base.txt requirements/dev.txt.
   • The requirements assume Python 3.9. If you are using a different version, you may need to regenerate the dependencies:

     $ pip-compile requirements/base.in
     $ pip-compile requirements/dev.in
     

10. Run flask data seed. The db will be cleared and re-populated each time you do this. The SQLite db can be found as app.db.
11. Run flask run and navigate to sni:5000 in your browser.

Adding Mempool Translations

1. Add proper markdown front matter:

   translated_title: # Name of title in local language
   translation_url: # Original URL for translation (optional)
   translation_publication: # Name of original publication hosting translation (optional)
   translation_publication_url: # URL of original publication hosting translation (optional)
   

2. Place the markdown file in app/pages/mempool with the filename <slug>-<language ietf code>.md (e.g. speculative-attack-es.md).

3. If you are a new translator, add your name and URL (i.e. website, Twitter, etc.) to data/translators.json.

4. Update data/blogposts.json:

   "translations": {
     "<local language code>": ["<translator name>"]
   }
   

   Note: the name must match that in translators.json exactly.

5. If you are submitting a new language, add it to data/languages.json.

How You Can Help

• Adjust the CSS and HTML to improve readability and navigation
• Write tests for the Python code
• Submit translations of website content (literature translations coming soon!)

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NakamotoInstitute.org is under the GNU Affero License.