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Because of issue #2769 at the moment the `lbrynet` daemon will only work correctly with Python 3.7. The `deadsnakes` personal package archive (PPA) provides Python 3.7 for Ubuntu distributions that no longer have it in their official repositories like 18.04 and 20.04. If Python 3.8+ is used, the daemon will start but the RPC server may not accept messages, returning the following: ``` Could not connect to daemon. Are you sure it's running? ```
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# Installing LBRY
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If only the JSON-RPC API server is needed, the recommended way to install LBRY is to use a pre-built binary. We provide binaries for all major operating systems. See the [README](README.md)!
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These instructions are for installing LBRY from source, which is recommended if you are interested in doing development work or LBRY is not available on your operating system (godspeed, TempleOS users).
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Here's a video walkthrough of this setup, which is itself hosted by the LBRY network and provided via [spee.ch](https://github.com/lbryio/spee.ch):
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[](https://spee.ch/967f99344308f1e90f0620d91b6c93e4dfb240e0/lbrynet-dev-setup.mp4)
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## Prerequisites
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Running `lbrynet` from source requires Python 3.7. Get the installer for your OS [here](https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-370/).
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After installing Python 3.7, you'll need to install some additional libraries depending on your operating system.
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Because of [issue #2769](https://github.com/lbryio/lbry-sdk/issues/2769)
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at the moment the `lbrynet` daemon will only work correctly with Python 3.7.
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If Python 3.8+ is used, the daemon will start but the RPC server
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may not accept messages, returning the following:
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```
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Could not connect to daemon. Are you sure it's running?
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```
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### macOS
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macOS users will need to install [xcode command line tools](https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/testcloud/calabash/configuring/osx/install-xcode-command-line-tools/) and [homebrew](http://brew.sh/).
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These environment variables also need to be set:
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1. PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
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2. EVENT_NOKQUEUE=1
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Remaining dependencies can then be installed by running:
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```
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brew install python protobuf
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```
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Assistance installing Python3: https://docs.python-guide.org/starting/install3/osx/.
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### Linux
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On Ubuntu (we recommend 18.04 or 20.04), install the following:
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```
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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa
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sudo apt-get update
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sudo apt-get install build-essential python3.7 python3.7-dev git python3.7-venv libssl-dev python-protobuf
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```
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The `deadsnakes` personal package archive (PPA) provides Python 3.7
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for those Ubuntu distributions that no longer have it in their
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official repositories.
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On Raspbian, you will also need to install `python-pyparsing`.
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If you're running another Linux distro, install the equivalent of the above packages for your system.
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## Installation
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### Linux/Mac
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To install on Linux/Mac:
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```
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Clone the repository:
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$ git clone https://github.com/lbryio/lbry-sdk.git
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$ cd lbry-sdk
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Create a Python virtual environment for lbry-sdk:
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$ python3.7 -m venv lbry-venv
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Activating lbry-sdk virtual environment:
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$ source lbry-venv/bin/activate
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Make sure you're on Python 3.7+ (as the default Python in virtual environment):
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$ python --version
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Install packages:
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$ make install
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If you are on Linux and using PyCharm, generates initial configs:
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$ make idea
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```
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To verify your installation, `which lbrynet` should return a path inside
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of the `lbry-venv` folder.
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To exit the virtual environment simply use the command `deactivate`.
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### Windows
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To install on Windows:
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```
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Clone the repository:
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> git clone https://github.com/lbryio/lbry-sdk.git
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> cd lbry-sdk
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Create a Python virtual environment for lbry-sdk:
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> python -m venv lbry-venv
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Activating lbry-sdk virtual environment:
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> lbry-venv\Scripts\activate
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Install packages:
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> pip install -e .
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```
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## Run the tests
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### Elasticsearch
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For running integration tests, Elasticsearch is required to be available at localhost:9200/
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The easiest way to start it is using docker with:
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```bash
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make elastic-docker
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```
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Alternative installation methods are available [at Elasticsearch website](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/install-elasticsearch.html).
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To run the unit and integration tests from the repo directory:
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python -m unittest discover tests.unit
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python -m unittest discover tests.integration
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```
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## Usage
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To start the API server:
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```
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lbrynet start
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```
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Whenever the code inside [lbry-sdk/lbry](./lbry)
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is modified we should run `make install` to recompile the `lbrynet`
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executable with the newest code.
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## Development
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When developing, remember to enter the environment,
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and if you wish start the server interactively.
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```
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$ source lbry-venv/bin/activate
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(lbry-venv) $ python lbry/extras/cli.py start
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```
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Parameters can be passed in the same way.
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```
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(lbry-venv) $ python lbry/extras/cli.py wallet balance
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```
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If a Python debugger (`pdb` or `ipdb`) is installed we can also start it
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in this way, set up break points, and step through the code.
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```
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(lbry-venv) $ pip install ipdb
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(lbry-venv) $ ipdb lbry/extras/cli.py
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```
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Happy hacking!
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