Page 1 - Start a Local Chain

[sufyaankhan]

Goal: Create a (Lesson plan + video) that shows the code and explainer for the following:

• How to start a local chain | with Code sample

[kbennett2000]

Video:
https://youtu.be/XT1S4E1h-jM?si=32Wb8LFf_rdI20gb

Instructions:
Ensure Node is installed in your environment. If you need to install Node in your environment you can follow the steps here --> https://docs.agoric.com/guides/getting-started/#installing-nvm-and-node

Ensure Yarn is installed in your environment. If you need to install Yarn in your environment you can follow the steps here --> https://docs.agoric.com/guides/getting-started/#installing-yarn

Clone the Agoric SDK from the Agoric GitHub repo:
git clone https://github.com/Agoric/agoric-sdk

Go to SDK folder:
cd agoric-sdk

Run the Yarn commands:
yarn install yarn build

Add the Agoric bin folder to your PATH variable:
export PATH=$PATH:/home/agoric/bin

Link the CLI to the bin folder:
yarn link-cli ~/bin/agoric

Check to ensure the SDK is installed:
agoric --version

Create a new project:
cd .. agoric init testProject cd testProject

Install the Agoric components:
agoric install

Start a local chain:
agoric start

[kbennett2000]

2/1 - Ready for review @sufyaankhan

[sufyaankhan]

How can I see what it would look like - finished page.

[kbennett2000]

How can I see what it would look like - finished page.

PR with new page -- #966
Preview of content in proposed React slide control -- https://docs.google.com/document/d/12JbK7dWqhmn6hk56pEHLLVVnEwVDeaFr5SqQ6gZleag/edit?usp=sharing

[kbennett2000]

Ready for your review @sufyaankhan -- https://github.com/Agoric/documentation/blob/kbennett2000-patch-1/main/guides/getting-started/Explainer%20-%20How%20to%20Start%20a%20Local%20Chain.md

[kbennett2000]

#976

[sufyaankhan]

Looks good to me. Approved.

[sufyaankhan]

@kbennett2000 FYI

[dckc]

#976 is not merged.

[dckc]

fixed in ##1066