How do you create an altcoin? - page 2.

AlexMerced

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Quote from: achillez on May 01, 2013, 10:13:41 AM

I successfully generated the genesisBlock and MerkleRoot, now I'm trying to figure out how to start the block chain so my clients can connect to it. Any suggestions on how to do this? do I run the daemon in parallel with the client?

How did you create the genesis block and Merle root?

achillez

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I successfully generated the genesisBlock and MerkleRoot, now I'm trying to figure out how to start the block chain so my clients can connect to it. Any suggestions on how to do this? do I run the daemon in parallel with the client?

Garr255

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What's a GPU?

Quote from: Garr255 on April 21, 2013, 05:14:46 PM

Update:

The guide will be coming in the next few weeks, because I'll be pretty busy. All I need to do is figure out how to compile the QT client for windows, and create a program to find the genesis block. Else I could include the nifty python script which I believe was written by the creators of freicoin.

I've considered making people pay for the guide, but instead I'll just be encouraging donations from the ones who gain some knowledge from it.

--Garrett

Quote from: pixel on April 30, 2013, 10:51:39 PM

@Garr225

Whats your status? Cheesy

I'm super busy with school and other projects. To those who said they'd like to donate, thank you!

I'll have it all ready sooner than later.

Best,
Garrett

js2082

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I saw multiple people ask how to generate genesis block. Actually it is very easy, just go to main.cpp, change the timestamp phase, unix time stamp etc, compile and run. Now the program will tell you assertion failed. Go to your coin folder under appdata, check the debug.log, it will tell you the genesis block hash. Now go back to the main.cpp, update the hash at the beginning of the program (I think it called hashGenesisBlock), recompile, and you are done.

You can get the full info on the genesis block by looking at the debug log, after a successful run.

I think we could extract all the configarable parameters to a file, and the rest code should be pretty generic code, and anyone can just enter the params and create a new coin. If I have time later, I can do that work, but I am working on my JunkCoin now:-)

pixel

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@Garr225

Whats your status? Cheesy

achillez

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i'm interested

Nymph

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Quote from: Garr255 on April 21, 2013, 05:14:46 PM

Update:

The guide will be coming in the next few weeks, because I'll be pretty busy. All I need to do is figure out how to compile the QT client for windows, and create a program to find the genesis block. Else I could include the nifty python script which I believe was written by the creators of freicoin.

I've considered making people pay for the guide, but instead I'll just be encouraging donations from the ones who gain some knowledge from it.

--Garrett

i too would donate! Grin

AlexMerced

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Quote from: alex_fun on April 25, 2013, 09:22:26 PM

BTC itself seems simply yet coding is a bit complex Cheesy

Anyone plan to release genesis block values calc for scrypt?

Yes, I need this

michaelmclees

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subbing

alex_fun

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BTC itself seems simply yet coding is a bit complex Cheesy

Anyone plan to release genesis block values calc for scrypt?

Stampbit

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Quote from: Garr255 on April 21, 2013, 05:14:46 PM

Update:

The guide will be coming in the next few weeks, because I'll be pretty busy. All I need to do is figure out how to compile the QT client for windows, and create a program to find the genesis block. Else I could include the nifty python script which I believe was written by the creators of freicoin.

I've considered making people pay for the guide, but instead I'll just be encouraging donations from the ones who gain some knowledge from it.

--Garrett

Looking forward to it, i think this would help alot of people better understand how bitcoin works.

AlexMerced

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Is the smallcoin diff from github linked above will that be useful for editing the Windows client cause I remember reading that code is for the unix client.

pixel

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Quote from: Cheshyr on April 22, 2013, 09:23:46 AM

Quote from: lightenup on April 22, 2013, 03:20:13 AM

Another coin to help you out design your own: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/smallchange-research-only-litecoin-based-15-seconds-blocks-update-now-182430

That's basically all you need to do:
https://github.com/bfroemel/smallchange/commit/947a0fafd8d033f6f0960c4ff0748f76a3d58326

Honestly, the diff from github is pretty damn useful.

Yes, thank you for this. It is very helpful!

Cheshyr

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Quote from: lightenup on April 22, 2013, 03:20:13 AM

Another coin to help you out design your own: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/smallchange-research-only-litecoin-based-15-seconds-blocks-update-now-182430

That's basically all you need to do:
https://github.com/bfroemel/smallchange/commit/947a0fafd8d033f6f0960c4ff0748f76a3d58326

Honestly, the diff from github is pretty damn useful.

lightenup

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Another coin to help you out design your own: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/smallchange-research-only-litecoin-based-15-seconds-blocks-update-now-182430

That's basically all you need to do:
https://github.com/bfroemel/smallchange/commit/947a0fafd8d033f6f0960c4ff0748f76a3d58326

Geddi

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It's the muffins that must be stopped.

Quote from: Walter Rothbard on April 21, 2013, 09:29:41 PM

Ooh, I don't like the notepad step. Are there any alternatives?

Darn! You got me. Cheesy

http://www.scintilla.org/SciTE.html is quite comfortable. Colors and stuff Cool

If you feel hardcore and want a 'compile' button on your text editor try
http://www.codeblocks.org/
or
http://www.eclipse.org/

Judging most posts in this thread qt and c++ might be a bit too much, if you want to get up and running faster try
http://www.python.org/
with
http://www.wxpython.org/

Have fun Grin

Walter Rothbard

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Quote from: Geddi on April 21, 2013, 04:23:18 AM

Quote from: AlexMerced on April 20, 2013, 10:34:10 PM

Quote from: idev on April 20, 2013, 10:30:52 PM

Quote from: pixel on April 20, 2013, 09:08:10 PM

How is the guide comming? :3

Ditto

double ditto

Here it is:
1) read bitcoin wiki
2) install compiler
3) start notepad
4) have a ball
5) compile newcoin

Ooh, I don't like the notepad step. Are there any alternatives?

pixel

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I'll donate!

AlexMerced

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Ill donate what I can and encourage others to donate for sure, he'll I'll make a video for the sole purpose of telling people to give you coinage for this work.

Garr255

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What's a GPU?

Update:

The guide will be coming in the next few weeks, because I'll be pretty busy. All I need to do is figure out how to compile the QT client for windows, and create a program to find the genesis block. Else I could include the nifty python script which I believe was written by the creators of freicoin.

I've considered making people pay for the guide, but instead I'll just be encouraging donations from the ones who gain some knowledge from it.

--Garrett

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