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Bitxhub

BitXHub is a Go-based, pluggable inter-blockchain reference implementation for connecting blockchains and exploring relay-chain communication.

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Practical overview

When it fits

Use BitXHub when you want to explore or build on a relay-chain reference implementation and can work with its Go, tmux, and terminal-based setup.

Who it is for

  • Developers exploring inter-blockchain and relay-chain implementations.
  • Teams seeking a starting point for a pluggable cross-chain infrastructure project.

Documented uses

  • Prepare the BitXHub development environment using its supplied script.
  • Start a documented four-node relay-chain cluster.
  • Explore the project’s inter-blockchain reference implementation.
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Requirements & limits

The repository is public and identifies LGPL-3.0 for library code outside `cmd` and `internal`, and GPL-3.0 for binaries built from code in those directories.

  • The documented start flow is command-line based and requires Go and tmux.
  • The README provides a four-node cluster command but does not specify a particular blockchain connection or cross-chain transaction procedure.
  • Library and binary code have different stated licenses.

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

Prepare and start a four-node relay chain

Use the repository’s documented quick start to prepare BitXHub and start a four-node relay chain.

Before you start

  • Go
  • tmux
  • A terminal with Git and the supporting tools installed by the preparation script

Steps

  1. Clone the BitXHub repository.

  2. Enter the repository directory and run the command below to install supporting tools.

    Documented command
    bash scripts/prepare.sh

  3. Run the command below to start the four-node relay chain.

    Documented command
    make cluster

Expected outcome

The README describes this sequence as starting a four-node relay chain.

Guide limitations

  • make cluster uses tmux to split the terminal; the README advises not switching terminals while the command is processing.
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