Installing testRPC/ganache-cli(Learn 'Solidity' - Part9)

testRPC/ganache-cli

testRPC/ganache-cli is a node.js Ethereum client for testing and development of the Smart Contracts. To make it work, we need to have node.js installed first. To check, open Command Prompt or Terminal and type

node -v

npm -v

 
 

If you don't have the node or npm installed on your system, go to nodejs.org and click the 'Downloads' button. Find the appropriate version for your OS and system. Follow the installation steps and it will install node and node package manager on your system.

 
 

Now, we will install testRPC on our system globally which means we will be able to use it from anywhere on our system.

In the CMD, type 'npm install -g ethereumjs-testrpc'. It was renamed 'ganache-cli' last year so instead of 'testrpc', use 'ganache-cli', besides that, it is the same testRPC.

If you don't get redirected automatically to ganache-cli, you can type the following command in CMD,

'npm install -g ganache-cli'.

Once, the installation completes, you should see something like this,

You can run the package with the command 'ganache-cli' and it will run the package.

Once you run it, it provides you ten different accounts and private keys along with a local server at localhost:8545.

 
 

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