From 1e38dcad29992a8748bf9eaa61fda86d127a8c6d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Troy McConaghy Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2018 11:02:42 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add links to docs about how to deploy a local node --- docs/server/source/quickstart.md | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/server/source/quickstart.md b/docs/server/source/quickstart.md index 6a5f26b1..4359577f 100644 --- a/docs/server/source/quickstart.md +++ b/docs/server/source/quickstart.md @@ -56,7 +56,10 @@ Create a BigchainDB transaction and post it to a BigchainDB network in 20 second ## Develop an App -To develop an app that talks to a BigchainDB network, you'll want a test network to test it against. The BigchainDB Test Network (or "Testnet") is a free-to-use, publicly-available BigchainDB network that you can test against. You can find out more about the BigchainDB Testnet on [the BigchainDB "Get Started" page](https://www.bigchaindb.com/developers/getstarted/#server). +To develop an app that talks to a BigchainDB network, you'll want a test network to test it against. You have a few options: + +1. The BigchainDB Test Network (or "Testnet") is a free-to-use, publicly-available BigchainDB network that you can test against. You can find out more about the BigchainDB Testnet on [the BigchainDB "Get Started" page](https://www.bigchaindb.com/developers/getstarted/#server). +1. You could also run a BigchainDB node on you local machine. One way is to use the [Simple Deployment Template](./simple-deployment-template/index.html), with a one-node "network." Another way is to use one of the deployment methods listed in the [the docs about contributing to BigchainDB](https://docs.bigchaindb.com/projects/contributing/en/latest/index.html). Regardless of which BigchainDB network you use, you'll probably use one of the [BigchainDB drivers or tools](https://www.bigchaindb.com/getstarted/#drivers).