DigiByte Blockchain Stats

This project is a web application that displays DigiByte blockchain statistics. It uses React for the front end, Express for the backend, and communicates with a local digibyted full node using RPC commands.

Prerequisites

To run this project, you'll need:

1. Node.js (version 14.x or higher) I used 21.7.2
2. A local DigiByte node with RPC enabled (e.g., digibyted)

Installation

Install Node.js and npm on macOS using Homebrew

If you don't have Homebrew installed, follow the instructions on the Homebrew website to install it.

Once Homebrew is installed, you can install Node.js and npm using the following commands:

brew update
brew install node

Check that Node.js and npm are installed by running:

node -v
npm -v
sudo npm install -g n
sudo n install 21.7.2
sudo n use 21.7.2

Set up the project

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/JaredTate/dgbstats.git
git clone https://github.com/JaredTate/dgbstats-server.git

2. Change to the project directory:

cd dgbstats

3. Install the dependencies:

npm install

Configuration

1. Configure your local DigiByte node by editing its configuration file (`digibyte.conf`). You'll need to enable RPC and set a username and password. Add the following lines to the configuration file including turning on txindex, debug and server:

rpcuser=user
rpcpassword=password
server=1
txindex=1
debug=1
rpcworkqueue=64
rpcthreads=8
maxconnections=128
dandelion=0
blocknotify=/YourServerParth/dgbstats-server/blocknotify.sh %s

Replace `user` and `password` with your desired RPC username and password.

2. Start your local DigiByte node (`digibyted`). Follow the instructions provided by the DigiByte project to install and start the node.

3. Configure the backend server by updating the `rpcUser`, `rpcPassword`, and `rpcUrl` variables in the `server.js` file:

const rpcUser = 'user';
const rpcPassword = 'password';
const rpcUrl = 'http://127.0.0.1:14022';

Replace `dgbuser` and `dgbpassword` with the RPC username and password you set in the `digibyte.conf` file. Update the `rpcUrl` if your node is running on a different address or port.

Running the Application

1. Start the backend server inside /dgbstats-server:

sudo npm start

The server will start on port 5001 or the port defined in your environment variable `PORT`.

2. Open a new terminal, and start the frontend application (in dgbstats folder:

sudo npm start

The application will open in your default web browser at `http://localhost:3005/\`.

Usage

Once both the backend server and frontend application are running, you can view DigiByte blockchain statistics in your browser. The statistics will be fetched from your local DigiByte node using RPC.

License

This project is open-source and available under the MIT License.