Hetu Chain is a scalable, high-throughput blockchain that is fully compatible and interoperable with Ethereum. It's built using the Cosmos SDK with EVM compatibility, supporting both Cosmos and Ethereum ecosystems.

Our documentation is hosted in a separate repository. Head over there and check it out.

• Go 1.20+
• Git
• Make
• gcc (for cgo support)

Follow these steps to install Hetu Chain from source:

git clone https://github.com/hetu-project/hetu-chain.git
cd hetu-chain

# Build the binary
make build

# Install the binary to your GOPATH
make install

After installation, verify that the binary is correctly installed:

hetud version

Alternatively, you can download pre-built binaries from the latest release.

# Download the binary for your platform
wget https://github.com/hetu-project/hetu/releases/download/v0.x.x/hetud-v0.x.x-linux-amd64.tar.gz

# Extract the binary
tar -xzf hetud-v0.x.x-linux-amd64.tar.gz

# Move the binary to your PATH
sudo mv hetud /usr/local/bin/

To quickly set up a local development environment, use the init.sh script:

# Initialize a single-node local network
./init.sh

# Start the node
./start_node_archive.sh

This script will:

1. Initialize the genesis file
2. Create a validator account
3. Add genesis accounts with test tokens
4. Configure the node
5. Start the node in development mode

For multi-node deployments in a production environment:

1. Initialize Validators: Use the init_validators.sh script to set up validators in your network.

   ./init_validators.sh <remote_ip1> <remote_ip2> <remote_ip3> <remote_ip4>

2. Start Archive Node: For full historical data, start a node in archive mode.

   ./start_node_archive.sh

3. Configure Networking: Ensure proper firewall settings to allow P2P communication between nodes.

• EVM Compatibility: Full support for Ethereum smart contracts and tools
• Cosmos SDK Integration: Leverage Cosmos ecosystem features like IBC
• Bittensor-inspired Consensus: Advanced consensus mechanism for AI networks
• Subnet Architecture: Specialized subnets for different AI services
• Alpha Token System: Subnet-specific tokens for incentive alignment

The following chat channels and forums are a great spot to ask questions about Hetu Chain:

• Open an Issue
• Hetu Protocol
• Follow us on Twitter

We welcome all contributions! There are many ways to contribute to the project, including but not limited to:

• Cloning code repo and opening a PR.
• Submitting feature requests or bugs.
• Improving our product or contribution documentation.

For additional instructions, standards and style guides, please refer to the Contributing document.