1.2: Before You Begin

Step 1: Install binaries

To get started as quickly as possible we recommend using pre-built binaries. Building from source is a more advanced option but will set you back an hour or more and you may encounter build errors.

You can find how to build EOSIO from source here.

The below commands will download binaries for respective operating systems.

Mac OS X Brew Install:

brew tap eosio/eosio
brew install eosio

If you don't have Brew installed, follow the installation instructions on the official Brew website.

Ubuntu 18.04 Debian Package Install:

wget https://github.com/EOSIO/eos/releases/download/v2.0.0/eosio_2.0.0-1-ubuntu-18.04_amd64.deb
sudo apt install ./eosio_2.0.0-1-ubuntu-18.04_amd64.deb

Ubuntu 16.04 Debian Package Install:

wget https://github.com/EOSIO/eos/releases/download/v2.0.0/eosio_2.0.0-1-ubuntu-16.04_amd64.deb
sudo apt install ./eosio_2.0.0-1-ubuntu-16.04_amd64.deb

CentOS RPM Package Install:

wget https://github.com/EOSIO/eos/releases/download/v2.0.0/eosio-2.0.0-1.el7.x86_64.rpm
sudo yum install ./eosio-2.0.0-1.el7.x86_64.rpm

If you have previous versions of eosio installed on your system, please uninstall before proceeding. For detailed instructions, see here.

Step 2: Setup a development directory, stick to it.

You're going to need to pick a directory to work from, it's suggested to create a contracts directory somewhere on your local drive.

mkdir contracts
cd contracts

Step 3: Enter your local directory below.

Get the path of that directory and save it for later, as you're going to need it, you can use the following command to get your absolute path.

pwd

Enter the absolute path to your contract directory below, and it will be inserted throughout the documentation to make your life a bit easier. This functionality requires cookies

cli

What's Next?

Install the CDT: Steps to install the EOSIO Contract Development Toolkit (CDT) on your system.