sockserve-dvt
v0.0.4
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bitsocket frontend
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What is Sockserve?
Sockserve is a frontend API for Bitd that provides a streaming output of new transactions. Unlike Bitserve which is a similar frontend API used to fetch historical blockchain data, Sockserve can be used display data as it comes in.
Installation
Prerequisite
For Sockserve to work you first need to go through the install process for bitd, which will continually scan the blockchain for new transactions and blocks which will be streamed live over the Bitsocket (sockserve) API.
Setting up Sockserve
Clone this repository:
git clone https://github.com/devaultcrypto/sockserve.git && cd sockserveInstall dependencies:
npm installConfigure Sockserve:
cp .env.example .env
$(EDITOR) .env
Running as a daemon
Install PM2 using NPM
npm install pm2 -gCD to install location and run bitd
pm2 start index.js --name="Sockserve"