ARK Deployer v2: Create Your Own ARK Based Blockchain in Minutes

arkecosystem (61)in #arkecosystem • 6 years ago

Behold, the long anticipated and highly requested Deployer v2! The ARK
Deployer has been completely updated and is now compatible with the new ARK Core
v2 codebase.

To those unfamiliar with the ARK Deployer, its primary purpose is to help you
quickly create your own blockchain
by following simple instructions using the Deployer CLI. With some basic
technical knowledge you can be up and running in less than half an hour!

Installation instructions and code can be found at:
[https://github.com/ArkEcosystem/deployer](http://installation instructions and
code can be found at: https//github.com/ArkEcosystem/deployer)

The ARK Deployer is the perfect solution for anyone who wants to create a
custom blockchain based on ARK
technology stack — for any reason. Whether it is for learning purposes, a
commercial application, hackathons, or meetups, the Deployer is your answer for
fast and simple blockchain creation.

Full step by step guide on how to deploy your blockchain:
https://blog.ark.io/ark-deployer-v2-55b96555d10e

The new version is no longer limited to just a single new Bridgechain network.
The Deployer now creates new config files for the Mainnet, Devnet, and Testnet
networks, giving you full environment setup for custom bridgechain
development.** **This provides you or your team a solid base blockchain
environment for your new project/idea/business, enabling your team to focus on
application development while your bridgechain is already running.

Additional improvements include:

Dynamic and Static Fee configuration.
Ability to specify default peers for the Mainnet and Devnet networks.
Git commands to commit and set the remote origin of the codebase so it can be
pushed instantly (assuming the local machine uses SSH keys).
Licensing options to automatically update License files with new information.

Deployer launches your blockchain with pre-configured ARK blockchain parameters
that can be adjusted to fit your custom needs. Everything is configurable
including the number of delegates, block times, rewards, fees, and much more.

ARK Deployer configures, deploys, and integrates the following:

Deploys ARK Core Testnet in
auto-forging mode on a single computer/server, with forging genesis delegates
(clones the ARK Core and sets their custom parameters, creates a genesis file
with auto-forging delegates). Note: to auto-forge on Mainnet and Devnet, the
delegates.json file needs copying as per the instructions at the end of the
install.
**Deploys **ARK Explorer that is
configured and talks with the installed ARK Core (clones, configures, installs,
and integrates ARK Explorer with the ARK Core).
Configures ARK API for the developer to start exploring, hacking and
developing solutions based on ARK Core technology.
*API Documentation is
available at
*https://docs.ark.io/api/public/v2/

The ARK Deployer v2 provides the base for our upcoming graphical interface
product (GUI version) that will allow for blockchain creation, as the slogan
that we’ve been using for some time now suggests— Point. Click. Blockchain.

Our next major software release will truly bring “Point. Click. Blockchain.”
to life. With a GUI version of our deployer you will literally be able to have a
Push Button Blockchain (as it has been dubbed by our community). We don’t have
an exact date for release yet, but it is in the works and is progressing well.
We don’t want to give it all away, but our revisited business strategy for this
“Push Button Blockchain” concept will gradually become a base for much of our
upcoming business solutions and other new projects we have in the pipeline, but
more on this in one of our upcoming blog posts.