bazuka
# ℤ - Bazuka! [](https://github.com/ziesha-network/bazuka/actions/workflows/actions.yml) [](https://codecov.io/gh/ziesha-network/bazuka)    Bazuka is a wallet and node software for the Ziesha (ℤ) Protocol. Ziesha is a novel layer-1 cryptocurrency which uses Zero-Knowledge proofs as the backend of its smart-contract (I.e Zero Contracts). Bazuka ensures the availability of latest contract-states, so that they remain public and everybody is able to update and build on them, making Ziesha a more decentralized protocol compared to similar projects. ### Links - Website: https://ziesha.network - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZieshaNetwork - Whitepaper: http://hackmd.io/@geusebetel/ziesha - Discord: https://discord.gg/zieshanetwork ### How to run a Bazuka node? If you only want to run a Ziesha node and/or validate blocks (Without generating proofs yourself), you will only need to install `bazuka` (This repo). In case you also want to contribute in proof generation, you will also need to install  (The Main Payment Network executor) as well! **How to install `bazuka`?** * Prepare a Linux machine. * Make sure you have installed `libssl-dev` and `cmake` packages. ``` sudo apt install -y build-essential libssl-dev cmake ``` * Install the Rust toolchain (https://rustup.rs/) ``` curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh ``` * Clone the `bazuka` repo: ``` git clone https://github.com/ziesha-network/bazuka ``` * ***Warning:*** Make sure Rust binaries are present in your PATH before compiling: ``` source "$HOME/.cargo/env" ``` * Compile and install: ``` cd bazuka cargo install --path . ``` If you have already initialized bazuka for and older testnet in an abandoned network, you first need to remove your previous initialization by running: ```sh rm -rf ~/.bazuka ~/.bazuka-wallet ~/.bazuka.yaml ``` Then initialize: ```sh bazuka init [flags...] ``` Available flags: * `--bootstrap <bootstrap>...`: You can use the nodes introduced by the community as your bootstrap nodes through this flag. * `--db <db>`: Path of the node's database. Default: `~/.bazuka`. * `--external <external>`: Public ip/port of your node. Default: `YOUR_PUBLIC_IP:8765`. * `--listen <listen>`: Local socket. Default: `0.0.0.0:8765`. * `--mnemonic <mnemonic>`: If you already have a 12-word mnemonic phrase, you can pass it through this flag. If not provided, a new wallet will be generated for you. Keep the mnemonic word list somewhere safe! Example to initialize a node with 2 bootstrap nodes `23.34.12.45:8765` and `34.56.78.23:8765`: ``` bazuka init --bootstrap 23.34.12.45:8765 --bootstrap 34.56.78.23:8765 ``` After initializing your node you can run it through: ```sh bazuka node start --discord-handle "YOUR DISCORD HANDLE" ``` Highly recommended to also provide your Discord handle through the `--discord-handle` flag. By providing your handle, you will leave our bots a way to contact you regarding the problems you may have in your node and its status.