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Stacks

Stacks Core is the Rust reference implementation of the Stacks blockchain, a Bitcoin-anchored layer-2 chain that uses Proof of Transfer mining and supports Clarity smart contracts and decentralized applications.

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Practical overview

When it fits

Use the repository when your work requires the Stacks blockchain implementation itself, such as building its node, exploring a local testnet or developing node-level integrations.

Who it is for

  • Developers building or contributing to the Stacks node implementation.
  • Operators and developers who want to build the node and run a local testnet follower.
  • Application developers working with Clarity contracts or node-level integrations.

Documented uses

  • Build the Stacks Core node from source.
  • Start a local testnet follower using the repository's sample configuration.
  • Consult the documented RPC endpoints and event-dispatch information for node-level integration work.
  • Develop decentralized applications and predictable smart contracts for Stacks using Clarity.
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Requirements & limits

The repository is public and the code is released under GPL v3.

  • The build process requires Rust and Cargo, with the latest stable Rust release recommended for the main branch.
  • The README offers an optimized release build and a faster, less optimized release-lite profile; it says release-lite is necessary when memory is below 16 GB.
  • The README warns that Windows tests can fail mainly due to parallelism and suggests running tests individually as a mitigation.

Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.

Source-based practical guide

Build Stacks Core

Compile the Rust repository into a Stacks Core build.

Before you start

  • Rust and Cargo installed; the README recommends the latest stable Rust release for the main branch.
  • A cloned copy of the stacks-network/stacks-core repository.

Steps

  1. Install Rust using the documented rustup instructions and add rustfmt.

  2. Clone the repository with git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/stacks-network/stacks-core.git and change into the stacks-core directory.

  3. Run cargo build --release for an optimized build, or cargo build --profile release-lite for the faster, less optimized build.

Expected outcome

The documented Cargo build process produces a Stacks Core build.

Guide limitations

  • The README describes release-lite as necessary when available memory is below 16 GB.
  • The instructions document building, not successful execution or deployment.
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