General Backend Requirements / Blockscout Backend Prerequisites

Install the software below prior to Blockscout installation. For additional requirements see:

• Database Storage Requirements: Storage required for common chains to give a sense of needed storage

• Node Tracing Requirements: JSON RPC methods

• Client Setting Requirements: Settings related to client implementations (ie Geth, OpenEthereum, etc)

• Hardware/Hosting Requirements: Base requirements for a hosted instance of Blockscout.

Dependency	Mac	Linux
Erlang/OTP 26	brew install erlang	Erlang Install Example
Elixir 1.15.x	brew install elixir	Elixir Install Example
Postgres 12, 13, 14	brew install postgresql	Postgres Install Example
Node.js 18.x.x	brew install node	Node.js Install Example
Automake	brew install automake	Automake Install Example
Libtool	brew install libtool	Libtool Install Example
Inotify-tools	Not Required	Ubuntu - apt-get install inotify-tools
GCC Compiler	brew install gcc	GCC Compiler Example
GMP	brew install gmp	Install GMP Devel
Make	-	sudo apt install makeif Debian 9
G++ Compiler	-	sudo apt install g++if Debian 9

Additional requirements for Blockscout versions below 5.1.3:

Dependency	Mac	Linux
Rust	-	Install Rust
Cargo	-	Ubuntu - apt-get install cargo