DarkFi is a new Layer 1 blockchain, designed with anonymity at the forefront. It offers flexible private primitives that can be wielded to create any kind of application. DarkFi aims to make anonymous engineering highly accessible to developers.
DarkFi uses advances in zero-knowledge cryptography and includes a contracting language and developer toolkits to create uncensorable code.
In the open air of a fully dark, anonymous system, cryptocurrency has the potential to birth new technological concepts centered around sovereignty. This can be a creative, regenerative space - the dawn of a Dark Renaissance.
Follow the installation instructions for the P2P IRC daemon.
This project requires the Rust compiler to be installed. Please visit Rustup for instructions.
Minimum Rust version supported is 1.65.0 (stable).
The following dependencies are also required:
| Dependency | Debian-based |
|---|---|
| git | git |
| make | make |
| jq | jq |
| gcc | gcc |
| pkg-config | pkg-config |
| openssl libs | openssl-dev |
Users of Debian-based systems (e.g. Ubuntu) can simply run the following to install the required dependencies:
# apt-get update
# apt-get install -y git make jq gcc pkg-config openssl-devAlternatively, users can try using the automated script under contrib
folder by executing:
% sh contrib/dependency_setup.shThe script will try to recognize which system you are running, and install dependencies accordingly. In case it does not find your package manager, please consider adding support for it into the script and sending a patch.
To build the necessary binaries, we can just clone the repo, and use the provided Makefile to build the project. This will download the trusted setup params, and compile the source code.
% git clone https://github.com/darkrenaissance/darkfi
% cd darkfi/
% makeIf you want to hack on the source code, make sure to read some introductory advice in the DarkFi book.
This will install the binaries on your system (/usr/local by
default). The configuration files for the binaries are bundled with the
binaries and contain sane defaults. You'll have to run each daemon once
in order for them to spawn a config file, which you can then review.
# make installThis will add the options auto completion of drk and darkfid.
% echo source \$(pwd)/contrib/auto-complete >> ~/.bashrcSee the DarkFi book
Let's liberate people from the claws of big tech and create the democratic paradigm of technology.
Self-defense is integral to any organism's survival and growth.
Power to the minuteman.