From d30129683a05339ae62ac2f0e4dec7c7bf8db830 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: troymc Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2016 10:35:35 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Added notes and link to Ian's PDF about setting up a dev env. on Cloud9 --- docs/source/dev-and-test/setup-run-node.md | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/source/dev-and-test/setup-run-node.md b/docs/source/dev-and-test/setup-run-node.md index 6602d77f..3deef20c 100644 --- a/docs/source/dev-and-test/setup-run-node.md +++ b/docs/source/dev-and-test/setup-run-node.md @@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ This page explains how to set up a minimal local BigchainDB node for development The BigchainDB core dev team develops BigchainDB on recent Ubuntu and Fedora distributions, so we recommend you use one of those. BigchainDB Server doesn't work on Windows and Mac OS X (unless you use a VM or containers). + +## Option A: Using a Local Dev Machine + First, read through the BigchainDB [CONTRIBUTING.md file](https://github.com/bigchaindb/bigchaindb/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md). It outlines the steps to setup a machine for developing and testing BigchainDB. Next, create a default BigchainDB config file (in `$HOME/.bigchaindb`): @@ -28,3 +31,10 @@ bigchaindb start You can [run all the unit tests](running-unit-tests.html) to test your installation. The BigchainDB [CONTRIBUTING.md file](https://github.com/bigchaindb/bigchaindb/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) has more details about how to contribute. + + +## Option B: Using a Dev Machine on Cloud9 + +Ian Worrall of [Encrypted Labs](http://www.encryptedlabs.com/) wrote a document (PDF) explaining how to set up a BigchainDB (Server) dev machine on [Cloud9](https://c9.io/): + +[Launching BigchainDB on Cloud9 Dev Environment.pdf](https://github.com/bigchaindb/bigchaindb/raw/master/docs/source/_static/cloud9.pdf)