NodeCoin
NodeCoin aims to be a free implementation of the OpenUDC protocol, which allows to create new P2P crypto-currencies based on individuals and Universal Dividend.
If you want to learn more on its concepts, go to concepts page.
Installation
NodeCoin is powered by Node.js v0.10+, so you need it installed first. Here is an example for Ubuntu installation:
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install python-software-properties python g++ make
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:chris-lea/node.js
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install nodejs
You can find the installation of Node.js for other distribution on this GitHub document.
And then, just install NodeCoin:
sudo npm install -g nodecoin
Get NodeCoin run
Just launch it using the following command:
$ nodecoin
By default, nodecoin runs on port 8081. You may change it using the --port parameter:
$ nodecoin --port 80
Note that your system may require root access to launch on port 80. It is also possible to specify the IPv4 interface:
$ nodecoin -p 8888 --ipv4 127.0.0.1
NodeCoin server listening on 127.0.0.1 port 8888
Or IPv6 interface:
$ nodecoin -p 8888 --ipv6 ::1
NodeCoin server listening on ::1 port 8888
Or both:
$ nodecoin -p 8888 --ipv4 127.0.0.1 --ipv6 ::1
NodeCoin server listening on 127.0.0.1 port 8888
NodeCoin server listening on ::1 port 8888
Note too that listening to multiple interfaces doesn't imply mutiple program instances: only one is running on multiple interfaces.
For more more details on the nodecoin command, run:
nodecoin --help
Which displays:
Usage: nodecoin [options]
Options:
-h, --help output usage information
-V, --version output the version number
-p, --port <port> Port to listen for requests
--ipv4 <address> IPV4 interface to listen for requests
--ipv6 <address> IPV6 interface to listen for requests
Disclaimer
NodeCoin only aims to be an implementation of the OpenUDC protocol, but it is not. Firstly because OpenUDC protocol is still a in drafting state, and secondly because NodeCoin have some divergences in its mecanisms. Consequently, NodeCoin proposes its own protocol which differs with OpenUDC. However, we hope that those protocols will join at some point.
Get involved in NodeCoin project
For the moment NodeCoin is developed only by its author. If you wish to participate/debate on it, you may join OpenUDC XMPP chatroom (open-udc@muc.jappix.com) on OpenUDC blog (chat is available on the bottom-right corner of the blog) and contact cgeek.
References
- Official OpenUDC project website: http://www.openudc.org
- Official OpenUDC repository: https://github.com/Open-UDC/open-udc
- Other project trying to implement OpenUDC in python: https://github.com/canercandan/django-openudc
- Theoretical reference: Relativity Theory of Money v2.718, Stephane Laborde - Nov. 2012
License
Copyright (c) 2013 The nodecoin team.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.