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ERC20-Exporter

ERC20-Exporter is a self-hosted web explorer for ERC-20 tokens that reads information on demand from a connected Ethereum backend node, without an external database.

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Understand the project

Practical overview

When it fits

Use it when you can provide an Ethereum backend node and want a self-hosted interface for exploring a specific ERC-20 token.

Who it is for

  • Operators who want to host a browser interface for a chosen ERC-20 token.
  • People inspecting token transactions, accounts, or Transfer and Approval events.

Documented uses

  • Browse an ERC-20 token’s transactions and accounts.
  • Inspect Transfer and Approval event logs.
  • Enumerate accounts and assign account names.
  • Check the status of the connected backend node.
Before you choose

Requirements & limits

The repository is public and specifies the GPL-3.0 license. The documented setup runs the explorer locally.

  • The explorer reads from a connected Ethereum node; it is not described as a standalone hosted data service.
  • The README documents Parity and lists Geth as untested.
  • The README's setup instructions name Ubuntu 16.04 and warn that initial export for large tokens may take up to 30 minutes.
  • Backend connections can use IPC or HTTP.

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

Set up the explorer for an ERC-20 token

Configure and start a local ERC20-Exporter instance connected to an Ethereum backend.

Before you start

  • Ubuntu 16.04, listed as the supported operating system
  • A Node.js and npm environment
  • Parity Ethereum client; Geth is listed but marked untested

Steps

  1. Start Parity with the documented option parity --warp.

  2. Clone https://github.com/gobitfly/erc20-explorer and install dependencies with the command below.

    Documented command
    npm install

  3. Rename config.js.example to config.js and adjust it for the local environment and token.

  4. Start the explorer with the command below, then browse to http://localhost:3000.

    Documented command
    npm start

Expected outcome

A local browser interface for exploring the configured token through the connected Ethereum node.

Guide limitations

  • The documented setup targets Ubuntu 16.04.
  • Geth is explicitly described as untested.
  • Initial data export for large tokens can take up to 30 minutes; afterward, the README recommends setting exportStartBlock to about 30,000 blocks behind the chain tip and restarting.
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