ethdev_docker

Development environment for Ethereum using Docker, Vue.JS and Truffle+GanacheCLI

How to get started:

• Install Docker / Docker-compose https://www.docker.com/get-started
• Clone this project
• Download and install Ganache [https://truffleframework.com/ganache]
• cd into the project

cd ethdev_docker

• Start the container (docker-compose up -d)
• Run the start script (./scripts/start.sh)
• Get a shell in the container (./scripts/shell.sh)

Then create a Vue.js project

• vue create [projectname]
• (follow vue wizard)

Then create a Truffle project (which we actually will copy the files from into the vue project)

• (go to /apps)
• mkdir truffle && pushd truffle
• truffle init
• popd
• cp -R truffle/* [projectname]

Some cleanup

• rm -f truffle-config.js

Set truffle.js to the following:

module.exports = {
  // See <http://truffleframework.com/docs/advanced/configuration>
  // to customize your Truffle configuration!
  networks: {
    development: {
      host: "ganache-cli",
      port: 8545,
      network_id: "*",
      gas: 4600000
    }
  }
};

Then go into the Vue project and get started

• cd [projectname]
• serve_start
• truffle migrate

Ethereum setup for Debian VM

Can also be found in: https://bit.ly/2qryleP

NodeJS installation via package manager

• Check first if Node JS version installed is 8.x

node --version

• If installed Node JS version is not 8.x, remove NodeJS packages

sudo apt-get remove nodejs

• Run bash script from source (this script will add the repository link of the latest version supported by the distro)

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_8.x | sudo -E bash -

• Install NodeJS packages

sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

• Check if NodeJS is properly installed

node --version

NPM installation

• Normally, Node JS installation installs NPM
• Check if NPM version is 4.0.5

npm --version

• If version is not 4.0.5, reinstall NPM

sudo npm install npm@4.0.5    

• Check of NPM is properly installed

npm --version

Rebuild Python essential packages

sudo apt-get install build-essential python

Install Truffle

sudo npm install -g truffle

Install Ganache CLI and Web3 JS

sudo npm install ganache-cli web3@0.20.2

To check if Ganache is working properly

• Go to node_modules

cd <path where node_modules directory can be found>/node_modules

• Run Ganache local blockchain

.bin/ganache-cli

• If available accounts and corresponding keys displays, Ganache is working properly

To check of Truffle works properly

• Go to project root directory
• Run Truffle local blockchain
• If available accounts and corresponding keys displays, Truffle is working properly