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Bigchaindb

BigchainDB Server is an open-source, self-hostable blockchain database service, implemented in Python. Developers can run it with Docker Compose and connect an application to its local server endpoint.

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Practical overview

When it fits

Use BigchainDB when building or developing an application that needs a self-hosted blockchain database service and can connect to its server endpoint.

Who it is for

  • Developers who want to run a blockchain database service themselves.
  • Application builders seeking a blockchain-backed data layer that connects to a locally hosted server.

Documented uses

  • Start a local BigchainDB Server from the repository.
  • Connect an application to the server's local endpoint.
  • Consult server documentation and developer resources.
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Requirements & limits

The repository is public and lists an Apache-2.0 license. The documented local run workflow requires a recent Docker Compose installation.

  • BigchainDB is server infrastructure; applications connecting to it are built separately.
  • The repository documents the local endpoint as http://localhost:9984/.
  • The listed development commands include logging, tests, service start and stop, and documentation generation.
  • The make reset command removes containers and stored BigchainDB data.

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

Start BigchainDB Server from the repository

Run the documented server workflow locally and identify its endpoint.

Before you start

  • A recent version of Docker Compose
  • A terminal and Git

Steps

  1. Clone https://github.com/bigchaindb/bigchaindb.git.

  2. Change into the cloned bigchaindb directory.

  3. Run the command below.

    Documented command
    make run

  4. Use the documented local endpoint, http://localhost:9984/, to reach the server.

Expected outcome

The repository says BigchainDB should be reachable at the local endpoint.

Guide limitations

  • This is a repository-documented workflow, not a guarantee of successful execution in a particular environment.
  • make reset removes all containers and loses data stored in BigchainDB.
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