Hetu Chain is a scalable, high-throughput blockchain that is fully compatible and interoperable with Ethereum. It's built using the Cosmos SDK and implements Narwhal + Bullshark consensus mechanism for improved performance and scalability.
Our documentation is hosted in a separate repository. Head over there and check it out.
Note: Requires Go 1.20+
For prerequisites and detailed build instructions please read the Installation instructions. Once the dependencies are installed, run:
make installOr check out the latest release.
Important: Before deploying, ensure that the Narwhal mempool is deployed. See hetu-parallel-engine/hetu-consensus for details.
To deploy locally, use the local_node.sh script. This script will set up a local environment for running the Hetu Chain node.
./local_node.shFor remote deployment, ensure that hetud is available in the PATH on each machine. It is also recommended to set up SSH keys on the remote machines for secure and passwordless access.
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init_validators.sh: This script initializes the validators required for the Hetu Chain. You need to provide the remote IPs for the 4 validators in the network as parameters../init_validators.sh <remote_ip1> <remote_ip2> <remote_ip3> <remote_ip4>
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start_node_archive.sh: This script starts the node in archive mode../start_node_archive.sh
These scripts will help you set up and run the Hetu Chain on a remote server.
The following chat channels and forums are a great spot to ask questions about Hetu Chain:
We welcome all contributions! There are many ways to contribute to the project, including but not limited to:
- Cloning code repo and opening a PR.
- Submitting feature requests or bugs.
- Improving our product or contribution documentation.
- Contributing use cases to a feature request.
For additional instructions, standards and style guides, please refer to the Contributing document.