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README.md

BTC RPC Explorer

Simple, database-free Bitcoin blockchain explorer, via RPC. Built with Node.js, express, bootstrap-v4.

This tool is intended to be a simple, self-hosted explorer for the Bitcoin blockchain, driven by RPC calls to your own bitcoind node. This tool is easy to run but currently lacks features compared to database-backed explorers.

I built this tool because I wanted to use it myself. Whatever reasons one might have for running a full node (trustlessness, technical curiosity, supporting the network, etc) it's helpful to appreciate the "fullness" of your node. With this explorer, you can not only explore the blockchain (in the traditional sense of the term "explorer"), but also explore the functional capabilities of your own node.

Live demos are available at:

Features

  • Browse blocks
  • View block details
  • View transaction details, with navigation "backward" via spent transaction outputs
  • View JSON content used to generate most pages
  • Search supports transactions, blocks, addresses
  • Optional transaction history for addresses by querying configurable ElectrumX servers
  • Mempool summary, with fee, size, and age breakdowns
  • RPC command browser and terminal
  • Currently supports BTC, LTC (support for any Bitcoin-RPC-protocol-compliant coin can be added easily)

Getting started

The below instructions are geared toward BTC, but can be adapted easily to other coins.

Prerequisites

  1. Install and run a full, archiving node - instructions. Ensure that your bitcoin node has full transaction indexing enabled (txindex=1) and the RPC server enabled (server=1).
  2. Synchronize your node with the Bitcoin network.
  3. "Recent" version of Node.js (8+ recommended).

Instructions

  1. Clone this repo: git clone https://github.com/janoside/btc-rpc-explorer
  2. npm install
  3. npm run build
  4. Optional: Create git-ignored file app/credentials.js with values to overwrite those in app/defaultCredentials.js.
  5. Optional: Change the "coin" value in app/config.js. Currently supported values are "BTC" and "LTC".
  6. npm start
  7. Open http://127.0.0.1:3002/

Run via Docker

  1. docker build -t btc-rpc-explorer .
  2. docker run -p 3002:3002 -it btc-rpc-explorer

Donate

Any support for continued development of this tool is appreciated!

  • Bitcoin: 3NPGpNyLLmVKCEcuipBs7G4KpQJoJXjDGe

Bitcoin Donation QR Code

  • Litecoin: ME4pXiXuWfEi1ANBDo9irUJVcZBhsTx14i

Litecoin Donation QR Code