Deploying Microservices to run Blockscout Explorer locally

The deployment uses Docker Compose

Introduction

Docker Compose is a tool that helps you define and share multi-container applications. With Compose, you can create a YAML file to define the services and with a single command, you can spin everything up or tear it all down. The document explains about the steps to run blockscout locally in Docker containers with docker compose.

Click here, to learn about docker compose in detail.

The detailed explanation about Docker-compose configuration is explained in the below link,

https://github.com/blockscout/blockscout/tree/master/docker-compose#readme

The brief explanation about docker compose configuration is explained below:

The blockscout explorer can be run locally in Docker container with docker compose.

Deployment Steps

Prerequisites

• Docker v20.10+

• Docker-compose 2.x.x+

• Running Ethereum JSON RPC client

Steps

1. There are two ways in building the docker,

• Building Docker containers from source
• Building Docker container from source with native smart contract verification (deprecated)

1. There are different configs available for Ethereum clients. The repository contains built-in configs for different clients without a need to build the image.