Practical overview
When it fits
Use Big Dipper 2.0 when the task is viewing or presenting Cosmos-chain and token information, or when working with its explorer UI. Its repository is not a transaction interface.
Who it is for
- People exploring information about Cosmos-based proof-of-stake chains and tokens.
- Developers building or adapting a web interface for blockchain explorer data.
Documented uses
- Explore Cosmos proof-of-stake blockchain information through a block explorer.
- Present token information in an explorer interface.
- Install the repository's UI dependencies as a first setup step.
Requirements & limits
- The repository contains the UI only, not the complete explorer stack.
- The documented setup requires migrating from Yarn 1 to Yarn Berry before installing dependencies.
- The project does not support Ledger or transactions.
Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.
Install the Big Dipper 2.0 UI dependencies
Prepare the repository's UI dependencies using the setup step described in its README.
Before you start
- The Big Dipper 2.0 repository
- Yarn Berry; the README instructs users to migrate from Yarn 1
Steps
Migrate from Yarn 1 to Yarn Berry.
Run
yarn installin the repository.
Expected outcome
The documented dependency-installation step is complete.
Guide limitations
- The README does not provide a full deployment or chain-connection procedure.
- This repository contains the UI only; the README refers separately to Hasura and BdJuno issues.
Sources & review
Source record details
- Source availability
- Active
- Sources checked
- 14 October 2026
- Original website title
- forbole/big-dipper-2.0-cosmos · Official homepage title · retained in its source language
Related options
Forbole X — The README names Forbole X in connection with Ledger and transaction support, which Big Dipper 2.0 no longer provides.
Original Big Dipper — The README says the original Big Dipper continues to have Ledger and transaction features.

