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Library Requirements
You will need several development libraries:
- libsqlite3: for database support.
- libgmp: for secp256k1
For actually doing development and running the tests, you will also need:
- pip3: to install python-bitcoinlib
- asciidoc: for formatting the man pages (if you change them)
- valgrind: for extra debugging checks
You will also need a version of bitcoind with segregated witness and estimatesmartfee economical node, such as the 0.15 or above.
To Build on Ubuntu 15.10 or above
Get dependencies:
sudo apt-get install -y autoconf automake build-essential git libtool libgmp-dev libsqlite3-dev python python3 net-tools
If you don't have Bitcoin installed locally you'll need to install that as well:
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bitcoin/bitcoin
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y bitcoind
For development or running tests, get additional dependencies:
sudo apt-get install -y asciidoc valgrind python3-pip
sudo pip3 install python-bitcoinlib
Clone lightning:
git clone https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning.git
cd lightning
Build lightning:
make
Running lightning:
bitcoind &
./lightningd/lightningd &
./cli/lightning-cli help
Note: You may need to include testnet=1 in bitcoin.conf
To Build on FreeBSD 11.1-RELEASE
Get dependencies:
# pkg install -y autoconf automake git gmake libtool python python3 sqlite3
If you don't have Bitcoin installed locally you'll need to install that as well:
# pkg install -y bitcoin-daemon bitcoin-utils
Clone lightning:
$ git clone https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning.git
$ cd lightning
Build lightning:
$ gmake
Running lightning:
Note: Edit your /usr/local/etc/bitcoin.conf to include rpcuser=<foo> and rpcpassword=<bar> first, you may also need to include testnet=1
# service bitcoind start
$ ./lightningd/lightningd &
$ ./cli/lightning-cli help