msgstore

Msgstore is a distributed message storage service for the ciphrtxt protocol. Msgstore instances are designed to work in conjunction with ctcd, the cryptocurrency-based token service for ciphrtxt.

Running a msgstore node is relatively straightforward:

1. Install leveldb

   # for ubuntu 14:
   sudo apt-get install python3-pip libleveldb1 libleveldb-dev -y
   
   # for ubuntu 16:
   sudo apt-get install python3-pip libleveldb1v5 libleveldb-dev -y
   
   # for centos:
   sudo yum install -y leveldb leveldb-devel 
   
   # for OS X
   brew install leveldb
   

2. Clone msgstore

   git clone https://github.com/jadeblaquiere/msgstore.git
   

3. Install python dependencies (NOTE: msgstore is tested with python 3.5.1 - if your system python is 2.x you should probably use pyenv to set python preference for the local directory)

   sudo pip3 install -r msgstore/requirements.txt
   

4. Ensure your network and host are configured to allow incoming connections on ports 7764 (ctcd) and 7754 (msgstore) from your external network hostname/address (which you will need). If you cannot use the standard ports you can override them on the command line (see "python3 ./app.py --help")

5. (optional)Obtain a Network Access Key (NAK) to support onion routing connecitons

6. Start msgstore (using the same RPC username and password)

   python3 ./app.py --rpcuser=[USERNAME] --rpcpass=[PASSWORD] --exthost=[EXTERNAL HOSTNAME] --nakpriv=[NAK PRIVATE KEY]
   

7. Install and bootstrap your ctcd instance. See ctcd page on github for more information