Chxpz/bitcoin-runes-poc

Bitcoin Runes POC

This project is a proof of concept (POC) for Bitcoin transactions using the BlockCypher API, with data storage in a PostgreSQL database using Docker Compose.

Requirements

• Go 1.16 or higher
• Docker
• Docker Compose

Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Chxpz/bitcoin-runes-poc.git
   cd bitcoin-runes-poc

2. Set up environment variables in a .env file:

   DB_HOST=localhost
   DB_PORT=5432
   DB_USER=postgres
   DB_PASSWORD=postgres
   DB_NAME=runes

3. Start the Docker Compose services:

   docker-compose up -d

4. Install Go dependencies:

   go get github.com/jackc/pgx/v4/pgxpool
   go get github.com/joho/godotenv

5. Run the application:

   go run main.go

Project Structure

.
├── docker-compose.yml
├── .env
├── db.go
├── etch
│   ├── etch.go
├── mint
│   ├── mint.go
└── main.go

• docker-compose.yml: Docker Compose configuration for PostgreSQL.
• .env: Environment variable configuration file.
• db.go: Code to initialize the database and create the runes_poc table.
• etch/etch.go: Code to create "etch" transactions.
• mint/mint.go: Code to send "mint" transactions.
• main.go: Main function that coordinates the creation and sending of transactions and saves the results in the database.

PostgreSQL Commands

Access the PostgreSQL database:

docker exec -it runes_postgres psql -U postgres -d runes

Query the runes_poc table:

SELECT * FROM runes_poc;