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CounterpartyXCP / counterwallet

Counterparty web wallet
https://counterwallet.io
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Install and run CW locally #831

Open Jpja opened 6 years ago

Jpja commented 6 years ago

From my understanding, it takes A LOT of effort to run CW locally.

Is it possible to simplify this such that an average user can download a file (executable, zip, etc), install it and have it run on own computer (with only API calls to remote server)?

The advantage is significant. The way it works today, every time one opens CW, one needs to trust counterwallet.io. With a downloadable, one only needs to trust the source once initially.

unsystemizer commented 6 years ago

Well it’s literally 5-6 commands to get started with FedNode but the hard part is you need a full indexed copy of the blockchain.

If you install locally but use Web APIs, you don’t need to trust counterwallet.io but you need to trust the Web API provider so it’s the same, plus it requires development effort to put back in API code that was removed in 2015 when we realized API rate limits and unreliable service caused more problems than it solved.

A true trustless solution would require an SPV wallet, a lot of rework. I think in the short to medium term it’s easier to improve FedNode for an even easier setup.