Getting Started

Required Software

The following items are required to build and run the services associated with the project.

Golang

The minimum supported version of Go is 1.18. To upgrade your installation of Go, see the documentation.

Staticcheck

This project uses staticcheck as the linter for code correctness and Go idioms. Running tests will require the use of staticcheck. Information on installing staticcheck can be found here.

Go Vulnerability

This project uses govulncheck for vulnerability management. Running tests will require the use of govulncheck. Information on installing govulncheck can be found here.

Downloading The Project

The recommended option is to use the git clone command and clone the project anywhere on disk.

$ cd $HOME
$ mkdir code
$ cd code
$ git clone https://github.com/ardanlabs/blockchain
$ cd blockchain

Running Tests

Navigate to the root of the project and run the test suite.

$ cd $HOME/code/blockchain
$ make test