INSTALL.md

Ethereum Development Environment Setup

Just the installation instructions, in no particular order.

We're assuming you:

• have node & homebrew already installed on your machine.
• are acquainted with javascript development.

Install Everything

Installing Solidity

• Solidity Documentation

Solidity is the language you use to develop smart contracts on the ethereum network.

To install solidity onto your machine

install via NPM

$ npm install -g solc

or homebrew

$ brew update
$ brew upgrade
$ brew tap ethereum/ethereum
$ brew install solidity
$ brew linkapps solidity

Installing testrpc

• testrpc Documentation

testrpc is a Node.js based Ethereum client for testing and development. It uses ethereumjs to simulate full client behavior and make developing Ethereum applications much faster.

Install globally with NPM:

$ npm install -g ethereumjs-testrpc

Installing Truffle

• Truffle Documentation

Truffle is a world class development environment, testing framework and asset pipeline for Ethereum, aiming to make life as an Ethereum developer easier.

$ npm install -g truffle

Installing Web3

• Web3 Documentation
• Web3 Github
• Ethereum Javascript API & Web3 Docs

The web3.js library is a collection of modules which contain specific functionality for the ethereum ecosystem. You install Web3 directly into your project via NPM.

The web3-eth is for the ethereum blockchain and smart contracts The web3-shh is for the whisper protocol to communicate p2p and broadcast The web3-bzz is for the swarm protocol, the decentralized file storage The web3-utils contains useful helper functions for Dapp developers.

$ npm install --save web3