Getting Started

The Explorer is built with React, next.js and @stacks/ui.

Prerequisites

To run the explorer locally, you must first clone the Explorer repository.

You must also enusre you have installed the project dependencies listed below.

• NodeJS that includes npm
• Yarn

It is also highly recommended you install Homebrew.

Installing Project Dependencies

To install project dependencies:

1. Open your terminal window and make sure you are in the /explorer folder.
2. Run the yarn command to install the project dependencies.

Setting Environment Variables

The Explorer application needs the environment variables listed below to work properly.

• NEXT_PUBLIC_MAINNET_API_SERVER=https://stacks-node-api.stacks.co
• NEXT_PUBLIC_TESTNET_API_SERVER=https://stacks-node-api.testnet.stacks.co
• NEXT_PUBLIC_LEGACY_EXPLORER_API_SERVER=https://explorer-api.legacy.blockstack.org
• NEXT_PUBLIC_DEPLOYMENT_URL=https://explorer.stacks.co
• NEXT_PUBLIC_MAINNET_ENABLED="true"
• NEXT_PUBLIC_DEFAULT_POLLING_INTERVAL="10000"

NOTE:

If you are working in a macOS environment, you will need to add these variable to /etc/paths.