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Windows Install Guide

The Handshake software suite consists of a full node (hsd) and a light client (hnsd). The full node allows users to register, update, and transfer names, resolve names, and make blockchain payments. The light client (SPV node) allows users to resolve names without the computing resource requirements of running a full node.

This guide includes instructions for installing hsd and hnsd.

NOTE: the software has not been thoroughly tested on Windows.

hsd Installation Instructions

Install dependencies

• Node / NPM https://nodejs.org/en/download/
• OpenSSL Win 64 http://slproweb.com/products/Win32OpenSSL.html

Python and Windows Build Tools install:

$ npm install --global --production windows-build-tools
$ npm config set msvs_version 2015 --global

Cygwin

• Download from https://cygwin.com/install.html
• Open command prompt by running ‘cmd’
• Run:

cd Downloads
setup-x86_64.exe ^
  --root C:\Cygwin64\ ^
  --site http://cygwin.mirror.constant.com ^
  --quiet-mode ^
  --no-desktop ^
  --packages wget,git,automake,autoconf,cygwin32-libtool,libunbound-common,libunbound-devel,libunbound2,nano,libtool,gcc-g++,cygwin32-gcc-g++,make

Note: this assumes you use the C: drive

Set Cygwin Path

• Open command prompt (cmd)
• Set path:

$ set PATH=%PATH;C:\Cygwin64\bin
$ setx PATH %PATH;C:\Cygwin64\bin

Note: if on 32bit machine, just Cygwin above

Run bash

$ bash

Change to home directory

$ cd /home

Download and install hsd

$ git clone git@github.com:handshake-org/hsd.git
$ cd hsd
$ npm pack bsip
$ npm pack mrmr
$ npm pack bcrypto
$ tar -zvxf mrmr*
$ mv package mrmr
$ tar -zxvf bcrypto*
$ mv package bcrypto
$ tar -zxvf bsip*
$ mv package bsip
$ rm *.tgz
$ cd bcrypto

• Go thru and edit package.json in root hsd/ folder to use file: of the above.
• Edit binding.gyp: "<!(bash -c \"python -c 'from __future__ import print_function; import sys; print(sys.byteorder)'\")",
• Continue

$ cd ..
$ cd bsip

• Do same to binding.gyp
• Continue

$ cd ..
$ cd bstring

• Do same to binding.gyp
• Continue

$ cd ..
$ cd bcrypto
$ cd src
$ cd chacha20
$ mv chacha20.c chacha20_2.c
$ mv chacha20.h chacha20_2.h

• Replace chacha20.h reference in chacha20_2.c to chacha20_2.h
• Continue

$ cd ..

• Replace chacha20.h reference in chacha20.h to chacha20_2.h and crypt_scrypt.c also needs to change sha256_2.h
• Continue

$ cd ..

• Replace reference to chacha20/chacha20.c to chacha20/chacha20_2.c in binding.gyp
• Do the same for blake2b
• Do the same for sha256 (note: It’s only in binding.gyp and not in the src/sha256.h)
• Continue by going to root /hsd/ folder but make sure you edit package.json to do file: for the above modules.

$ npm install --production
$ cd ..

Exit bash and setup mklink

$ mklink /D C:\home C:\Cygwin64\home

open bash again and Start (on testnet)

$ ./hsd/bin/hsd --daemon --no-auth

hnsd Installation Instructions

Download and compile hnsd

$ git clone git@github.com:handshake-org/hnsd.git
$ cd hnsd
$ ./autogen.sh && ./configure --with-network testnet && make

Start hnsd

$ ./hnsd.exe --pool-size=1 --rs-host=127.0.0.1:53

Change Windows DNS Settings to point to 127.0.0.1

See a mistake? Open a pull request.