Algernon

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Algernon is a layer 2 blockchain dapp which uses the blockchain as the source of truth data layer and centralized components to improve usability.

Create Content

allow users to create semi-structured content with some of the data stored directly on chain and the rest of the data stored offchain with a hash of the data stored on chain.

Curate Content (TCR)

allow users to stake tokens against content to help other users find quality content and to earn additional tokens

Dapp Components

skale chain

• a POS ethereum sidechain offering high throughput and gasless transactions

web/mobile client

• the user gateway through which users can broadcast transactions to the chain, query the graph-node, and interact with the dapp

the Graph Protocol

• Tracks transactions on chain and updates a Postgres db

3rd Party Libs

• Graph Protocol
• Fortmatic

Running Locally

• configure .env cp env.example app/.env

• install ganache-cli and truffle globally npm install -g ganache-cli truffle

• Start a local ganache instance, inside the root directory yarn run-ganache the first account listed by ganache is the default admin for the contract

• Deploy smart contracts to ganache instance cd contracts/ yarn deploy-local

• Run a theGraph Node https://thegraph.com/docs/quick-start the docker-compose.yml file in graph-node-local/ will run a graph and ipfs node locally cd graph-node-local docker-compose up

• Deploy the subgraph cd subgraph/ yarn yarn prepare:development && yarn codegen && yarn build yarn create-local yarn deploy-local

• run the IPFS Proxy cd serverless/lambdaIPFSProxy/ yarn yarn run-local

• Run the app cd app/ yarn yarn start

Data Flow