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Insight is an open-source bitcoin blockchain explorer with complete REST
and websocket APIs. Insight runs in NodeJS, and uses AngularJS for the
front-end and LevelDB for storage.
## Prerequisites
* Node.js v0.10.x - Download and Install [Node.js](http://www.nodejs.org/download/).
You can also follow [this gist](https://gist.github.com/isaacs/579814)
for a quick and easy way to install Node.js and npm. If you use Ubuntu:
* Node.js v0.10.x - Download and Install [Node.js](http://www.nodejs.org/download/).
You can also follow [this gist](https://gist.github.com/isaacs/579814)
for a quick and easy way to install Node.js and npm. If you use Ubuntu:
```git clone git@github.com:joyent/node.git && cd node && git checkout v0.10.24 && ./configure && make && make install```
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### Tools
* NPM - Node.js package manager, should be installed when you install node.js.
* Grunt - Download and Install [Grunt](http://gruntjs.com). You can do this by running:
* Grunt - Download and Install [Grunt](http://gruntjs.com). You can do this by running:
```
npm install -g grunt-cli
```
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Use [Grunt](https://github.com/gruntjs/grunt-cli) to start the server:
$ grunt
Then open a browser and go to:
http://localhost:3000
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## DB storage requirement
To store the blockchain and address related information, Insight uses LevelDB. Two DBs are created: txs and blocks. By default these are
stored on <insight root>/db (this can be changed on config/config.js).
As of February 2014, storing the blockchain takes ~31Gb of disk space on levelDB,
To store the blockchain and address related information, Insight uses LevelDB. Two DBs are created: txs and blocks. By default these are
stored on <insight root>/db (this can be changed on config/config.js).
As of February 2014, storing the blockchain takes ~31Gb of disk space on levelDB,
and Insight needs ~7hrs to complete the syncronization process.
## Syncing old blockchain data
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LevelDB):
Create folders:
$ mkdir -p db/blocks
$ utils/sync.js -S
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If you want to use a external bitcoind server set the following environment variables:
```
BITCOIND_HOST
BITCOIND_HOST
BITCOIND_PORT # RPC Bitcoind Port
BITCOIND_P2P_PORT # P2P Bitcoind Port
BITCOIND_USER
BITCOIND_P2P_PORT # P2P Bitcoind Port
BITCOIND_USER
BITCOIND_PASS
BITCOIND_DATADIR # bitcoind datadir for livenet, or datadir/testnet3 for testnet
INSIGHT_NETWORK [= 'livenet' | 'testnet']
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Make sure that bitcoind is configured to accept incomming connections using 'rpcallowip' decribed in https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Running_Bitcoin. Alternatively change config/env/$NODE_ENV.js
In case the network is changed, mongoDB database need to be deleted. This can be performed running:
In case the network is changed, levelDB database need to be deleted. This can be performed running:
```
util/sync.js -D
```