prerequisites_docker_debian.md

Lisk Service prerequisites for Debian

Those requirements are needed to perform the recommended way of running Lisk Service on the server.

Prerequisites

These programs and resources are required to install and run Lisk Service.

APT

In Ubuntu and its derivatives APT is the base package management application. Make sure your local APT registry is up-to-date.

apt update

Linux development dependencies

Install build-essential package alongside with several development tools.

apt install build-essential git-core

Docker

Docker is used as a run-time environment for Lisk Service. It takes care of most dependencies and simplifies the required configuration.

Follow the official documentation to install the most recent version of Docker on Ubuntu.

Docker-compose

Follow the official documentation to install docker-compose.

Next steps

If you have all dependencies installed properly, it is possible to run pre-build Docker images with Lisk Service. It is also possible to build those images locally by using the make build command.

Refer to the main README file regarding the next steps.