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+# Trade-Market
+ Trade market for trading assets (FLO) using BTC
+
+## Installation
+
+### Pre-requisite
+- [X] Nodejs `version >= 12.9` (`--lts` recommended)
+- [X] MySQL Server `version > 8.0`
+
+### Download
+Download the repository using git:
+```
+git clone https://github.com/ranchimall/flo-btc-market.git
+```
+
+### Install
+Install using npm:
+```
+cd flo-btc-market
+npm install
+```
+Finish the configuration when prompted
+
+### Configuration
+
+#### General Configuration
+If not finished during installation, or to re-configure use:
+```
+npm run configure
+```
+- **port**: Port of the server to run on
+- **session secret**: A random session secret. (Enter `YES` to automatically randomize it)
+
+- **MySQL host**: Host of the MySQL server (default: ***localhost***)
+- **Database name**: Database in which the data should be stored (`<database-name>`) (default: ***flobtc***)
+- **MySQL username**: Username for MySQL (`<sql-username>`)
+- **MySQL password**: Password for MySQL (`<sql-password>`)
+
+***Recommended*** *(optional)* Create and use a MySQL user instead of root. Remember to give access to the database to the user.
+
+#### Set/Reset Node key password
+If not set during installation, or to reset password, use:
+```
+npm run reset-password
+```
+- **private key**: Private key of the node
+- **password**: Password to set for the node (`<password>`)
+
+**Note**: Private key of the node is encrypted using the `<password>`. Thus use a ***strong*** password.
+
+### Create Database Schema (MySQL)
+Create database schema in MySQL
+```
+CREATE DATABASE <database-name>;
+USE <database-name>;
+SOURCE args/schema.sql;
+```
+***Recommended*** *(optional)* Create a MySQL user and grant permissions
+```
+CREATE USER '<sql-username>'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY '<sql-password>';
+GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON <database-name>.* TO '<sql-username>'@'localhost';
+FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
+```
+
+### More
+For help or list of all commands, use
+```
+npm run help
+```
+
+## Starting the Server
+After successful installation and configuration using the above steps, Server-Node can be started using:
+```
+npm start -- -PASSWORD=<password>
+```
+
+*(Optional)*
+`console.debug` is now turned off by default. pass argument `--debug` to turn it on
+```
+npm start -- -PASSWORD=<password> --debug
+```