Install from source

Installing Mintlayer from source allows you to access the latest features and updates directly from the repository. Follow the steps below to compile and install Mintlayer from source.

Prerequisites

• Ensure you have git installed on your system.
• Ensure you have Rust and Cargo installed. If not, you can install them via Rustup.

Steps for Linux/Osx

1. Setup the Repository

   First, clone the Mintlayer repository to your local machine:

   git clone http://git.mintlayer.org/mintlayer/mintlayer-core.git

   Navigate to the Directory

   Change your current directory to the cloned repository:

   cd mintlayer-core

   Checkout the latest tag (optional)

   We use tags to mark stable releases. If you prefer to encounter fewer issues, consider checking out the most recent tag. To view the list of tags, use:

   git show-ref --tags
   

   This command will display all the tags, for example:

   e7e969e303561141c239729f904843cc78137787 refs/tags/v0.1.1
   

   To switch to the latest one, use:

   git checkout tags/v0.1.1
   

2. Compile the Source

   Use Cargo to compile the source files:

   cargo build --release

   NOTE: By using the --release flag, you are building the binaries optimized for production release. Alternatively, you can omit this flag for a faster build.

3. Run Mintlayer Node

   After successful compilation, you can run Mintlayer:

   ./target/release/node-daemon

4. Open a new terminal and run the Wallet

    cd mintlayer-core
   ./target/release/wallet-cli

NOTES: The node-daemon is not particularly verbose. If you wish to see more detailed logs of what the node is doing, you can increase the log level. Use the RUST_LOG=info environment variable for this purpose.

Conclusion

You've now successfully installed Mintlayer from source. For more configurations and advanced usage, refer to the official Mintlayer documentation.