technical_checklist.md

Frontier technical checklist: (FORK ME)

• Build Geth release 1.0.0
  • git clone https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum.git; cd go-ethereum
  • git checkout release/1.0.0
  • make geth
• Clean out old test net relics (export ETH=<data dir> default data dir on OS X ~/Library/Ethereum, Linux ~/.ethereum)
  • rm -rf $ETH/{blockchain,state,extra}
  • Make a backup of your old keys cp -r $ETH/keystore /path/to/backup/keystore.backup
• Craft the genesis block
  • Get the genesis generator: curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ethereum/genesis_block_generator/master/mk_genesis_block.py
  • Make sure you've got pybitcoin installed (sudo) pip install bitcoin (or supply --upgrade if one is installed)
  • Conjure the genesis block python mk_genesis_block.py --extradata <Not Yet Known> > genesis_block.json
• Connect to the network
  • Import the genesis block geth --genesis genesis_block.json
  • Restore keys (exit geth with ctrl-C)
    • mv /path/to/backup/keystore.backup/key_you_d_like_to_keep $ETH/keystore and;
    • import pre-sale key geth wallet import /path/to/pre_sale_wallet.json
  • Start geth geth