Installation
Setup instructions
Follow the instructions for supported operating systems or use the comprehensive list of dependencies.
1. Install python3 and docker:
MacOS
Using Homebrew:
brew install python3 docker docker-compose
brew cask install docker
open -a Docker
Once the Docker app appears in the menu bar, wait until the yellow light turns green (no need to log into Docker).
Ubuntu 20.04
Using apt:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y curl python3 python3-pip
Then setup docker using the official instructions
Also setup docker compose using the official instructions
2. Install node, yarn and truffle
touch ~/.bashrc
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.35.3/install.sh | bash
. ~/.bashrc
nvm install --lts
curl -o- -L https://yarnpkg.com/install.sh | bash
. ~/.bashrc
yarn global add truffle
Full list
Here are the important dependencies in case you are not running on a supported OS:
Requires
node -vversion >=12
Requires
python3 --version3.6 or greater
Download Arbitrum
Download the Arbitrum Monorepo from source:
git clone -b master https://github.com/offchainlabs/arbitrum.git
cd arbitrum
git submodule update --init --recursive
yarn
yarn build
Native setup instructions
For most users we recommend that you run Arbitrum through our easy docker setup. However if you want to install Arbitrum natively, additionally follow this instructions:
MacOS
brew install autoconf automake boost cmake gmp go libtool rocksdb openssl
Ubuntu 20.04
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:longsleep/golang-backports
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y autoconf automake cmake libboost-dev libboost-filesystem-dev libgmp-dev libssl-dev libgflags-dev libsnappy-dev zlib1g-dev libbz2-dev liblz4-dev libzstd-dev libtool golang-go clang-format
git clone -b v6.11.4 https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb
cd rocksdb
make -j 16 shared_lib
sudo make install-shared
Fedora 35
sudo dnf install automake cmake boost-devel bzip2-devel clang-tools-extra gflags-devel gmp-devel golang-bin jemalloc-devel libatomic libtool libusb libzstd-devel lz4-devel openssl-devel snappy-devel zlib-devel
git clone -b v6.11.4 https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb
cd rocksdb
DISABLE_WARNING_AS_ERROR=1 make -j 16 shared_lib
sudo make install-shared
Install Arbitrum
With the dependencies installed, you can now install Arbitrum locally with
cd arbitrum
yarn install:validator