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on Windows, but the changes required to make it do so should be |
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small - pull requests are welcome. |
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+ Python3: ElectrumX uses asyncio. Python version >= 3.5 is **required**. |
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+ plyvel: Python interface to LevelDB. I am using plyvel-0.9. |
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+ pylru: Python LRU cache package. I'm using 1.0.9. |
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+ aiohttp: Python library for asynchronous HTTP. ElectrumX uses it for |
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communication with the daemon. Version >= 1.0 required; I am |
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using 1.0.5. |
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+ irc: Python IRC package. Only required if you enable IRC; ElectrumX |
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will happily serve clients that try to connect directly. |
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I use 15.0.4 but older versions likely are fine. |
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+ x11_hash: Python X11 Hash package. Only required if you use ElectrumX |
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with Dash Mainnet or Testnet. Version 1.4 tested. |
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Package Notes |
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Python3 ElectrumX uses asyncio. Python version >= 3.5 is **required**. |
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`aiohttp`_ Python library for asynchronous HTTP. Version >= |
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1.0 required; I am using 1.0.5. |
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`pylru`_ Python LRU cache package. I'm using 1.0.9. |
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DB Engine I use `plyvel`_ 0.9, a Python interface to LevelDB. |
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A database engine package is required but others |
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are supported (see **Database Engine** below). |
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`IRC`_ Python IRC package. Only required if you enable |
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IRC; ElectrumX will happily serve clients that |
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try to connect directly. I use 15.0.4 but |
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older versions likely are fine. |
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`x11_hash`_ Only required for DASH. Python X11 Hash package. Only |
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required if for Dash. Version 1.4 tested. |
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While not a requirement for running ElectrumX, it is intended to be |
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run with supervisor software such as Daniel Bernstein's |
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You can choose from RocksDB, LevelDB or LMDB to store transaction |
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information on disk. Currently, the fastest seems to be RocksDB with |
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LevelDB being a few percent slower. LMDB is slowest but that is |
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because the code does not currently suit the LMDB design. |
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LevelDB being slightly slower. LMDB is slowest but that is because the |
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code needs reworking to be better usable with LMDB. |
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You will need to install one of: |
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321,800 1h 40m |
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357,000 12h 32m 2h 41m |
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386,000 21h 56m 4h 25m |
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414,200 1d 6h 30m |
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414,200 1d 12h 29m 6h 30m |
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447,168 9h 47m |
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*Machine A*: a low-spec 2011 1.6GHz AMD E-350 dual-core fanless CPU, |
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INFO:BlockProcessor:flushed 6,403 blocks with 5,879,440 txs, 2,920,524 UTXO adds, 3,646,572 spends in 93.1s, committing... |
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INFO:BlockProcessor:flush #120 took 226.4s. Height 378,787 txs: 87,695,588 |
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INFO:BlockProcessor:tx/sec since genesis: 1,280, since last flush: 359 |
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INFO:BlockProcessor:sync time: 0d 19h 01m 06s ETA: 3d 21h 17m 52s |
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INFO:BlockProcessor:sync t ime: 0d 19h 01m 06s ETA: 3d 21h 17m 52s |
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INFO:BlockProcessor:our height: 378,812 daemon: 447,334 UTXOs 10MB hist 10MB |
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The ETA shown is just a rough guide and in the short term can be quite |
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.. _`samples/systemd/electrumx.service`: https://github.com/kyuupichan/electrumx/blob/master/samples/systemd/electrumx.service |
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.. _`daemontools`: http://cr.yp.to/daemontools.html |
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.. _`runit`: http://smarden.org/runit/index.html |
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.. _`aiohttp`: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/aiohttp |
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.. _`pylru`: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pylru |
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.. _`IRC`: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/irc |
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.. _`x11_hash`: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/x11_hash |
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Neil Booth
8 years ago