3.1 KiB
Zcash Core 0.11.2
Setup
Zcash Core is the original Zcash client and it builds the backbone of the network. However, it downloads and stores the entire history of Zcash transactions (which is currently several GBs); depending on the speed of your computer and network connection, the synchronization process can take anywhere from a few hours to a day or more.
Running
The following are some helpful notes on how to run Zcash on your native platform.
Unix
You need the Qt4 run-time libraries to run Zcash-Qt. On Debian or Ubuntu:
sudo apt-get install libqtgui4
Unpack the files into a directory and run:
- bin/32/zcash-qt (GUI, 32-bit) or bin/32/zcashd (headless, 32-bit)
- bin/64/zcash-qt (GUI, 64-bit) or bin/64/zcashd (headless, 64-bit)
Windows
Unpack the files into a directory, and then run zcash-qt.exe.
OS X
Drag Zcash-Qt to your applications folder, and then run Zcash-Qt.
Need Help?
- See the documentation at the Zcash Wiki for help and more information.
- Ask for help on #zcash on OFTC. If you don't have an IRC client use webchat here.
- Ask for help on the Zcash forums.
Building
The following are developer notes on how to build Zcash on your native platform. They are not complete guides, but include notes on the necessary libraries, compile flags, etc.
Development
The Zcash repo's root README contains relevant information on the development process and automated testing.
- Developer Notes
- Multiwallet Qt Development
- Release Notes
- Release Process
- Translation Process
- Translation Strings Policy
- Unit Tests
- Unauthenticated REST Interface
- BIPS
- Dnsseed Policy
Resources
- Discuss on the Zcash forums.
- Discuss on #zcash on OFTC. If you don't have an IRC client use webchat here.
Miscellaneous
License
Distributed under the MIT software license. This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit. This product includes cryptographic software written by Eric Young (eay@cryptsoft.com), and UPnP software written by Thomas Bernard.