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Installation and Configuration of GNU Taler via Sandcastle

1. Environment Preparation

Opening a Terminal

Open the system's application menu.
Search for the "Terminal" application.
Click on the terminal application icon to open it.

Installing Necessary Tools

In the terminal, install Podman and Vim (a CLI text editor if you don't already have one):

apt install podman vim

2. Workspace Configuration

Creating a Workspace

Navigate to the user's personal space and create a new folder for the project:

cd ~
mkdir GNU_Taler_Sandcastle
cd GNU_Taler_Sandcastle

Downloading and Preparing the Project

Download the Git repository of the Sandcastle project and enter the directory:

git clone https://git.taler.net/sandcastle-ng.git
cd sandcastle-ng

3. Component Verification and Configuration

Verifying Component Versions

Access the configuration directory and list the .tag files:

cd buildconfig
ls -l *tag

Use the find command to display the content of each .tag file (ensure each file has a version as content, changing theses is beyond the scope of this README):

find . -type f -name "*.tag" -exec sh -c 'echo "==== {} ===="; cat {}' \;
./print-latest-versions
./print-component-versions

Return to the project root:

cd ..

4. Project Construction

Building the Container Image

Launch the construction of the container image and wait for the compilation to finish:

./sandcastle-build
podman images

5. Deployment Configuration

Modifying Configuration Scripts

Open and modify scripts/demo/setup-sandcastle.sh to define the currency used:

vim scripts/demo/setup-sandcastle.sh

Also adjust sandcastle-run to configure the ports:

vim sandcastle-run

6. Deployment Launch and Management

Executing the Deployment

Launch the container in the background and check its operation:

./sandcastle-run -d
podman ps
podman port taler-sandcastle

7. Testing and Maintenance

Deployment Testing

Enter the container to access an internal shell and test the interfaces:

./sandcastle-enter

Inspection and Stop of the Deployment

Inspect the data volume and stop the container:

podman volume inspect talerdata
podman stop taler-sandcastle

To restart, use:

podman stop taler-sandcastle
podman start taler-sandcastle
podman restart taler-sandcastle

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