Build Options¶

This page covers building Kakitu node software from source, for contributors and operators who need custom builds.

kakitu-node (Core Node)¶

The node is built with CMake and requires a C++17-compatible compiler.

Prerequisites¶

# Ubuntu 22.04
sudo apt install -y \
  build-essential cmake \
  libboost-all-dev \
  libssl-dev \
  pkg-config \
  git

# macOS
brew install cmake boost openssl pkg-config

Clone and Build¶

git clone --recursive https://github.com/kakitucurrency/kakitu-node.git
cd kakitu-node

mkdir build && cd build

cmake .. \
  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
  -DACTIVE_NETWORK=kakitu_live_network

make -j$(nproc) kakitu_node

Build Targets¶

Target	Description
`kakitu_node`	The main node binary
`kakitu_rpc`	Standalone RPC server
`core_test`	Unit test suite
`load_test`	Network load testing tool

Network Flags¶

# Live network (default)
-DACTIVE_NETWORK=kakitu_live_network

# Test network
-DACTIVE_NETWORK=kakitu_test_network

# Beta network
-DACTIVE_NETWORK=kakitu_beta_network

kakitu-work-server¶

The work server is a separate Rust project:

git clone https://github.com/kakitucurrency/kakitu-work-server.git
cd kakitu-work-server

# CPU only
cargo build --release

# With GPU (OpenCL)
cargo build --release --features opencl

gokakitu (Go Library)¶

go get github.com/kakitucurrency/gokakitu

Or for development:

git clone https://github.com/kakitucurrency/gokakitu.git
cd gokakitu
go build ./...
go test ./...

kakitucurrency-js (JavaScript/TypeScript)¶

git clone https://github.com/kakitucurrency/kakitucurrency-js.git
cd kakitucurrency-js
npm install
npm run build
npm test

Docker Build¶

Build the node Docker image locally:

git clone --recursive https://github.com/kakitucurrency/kakitu-node.git
cd kakitu-node

docker build -t kakitucurrency/kakitu-node:local .

Running Tests¶

cd kakitu-node/build

# Unit tests
./core_test

# RPC tests (requires running node)
./rpc_test

Contributing¶

See Contribution Guidelines for code standards, pull request procedures, and the development workflow.