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Blockchain is a decentralized and distributed digital ledger that records transactions across multiple computers or nodes in a secure and transparent manner.

How to Upgrade Your Kiln Node to Full Mode from a Snapshot

How to Upgrade Your Kiln Node to Full Mode from a Snapshot

With the release of v0.6.0, Kiln now supports running the Kiln Node in full mode! This history mode is more lightweight than the archive mode previously supported. Existing Kiln users who want to upgrade their Kiln Node will need to take a few easy steps outlined in this

Kiln v0.6.0: Snapshots, Full Nodes, and Revamped Public Nodes

Kiln v0.6.0: Snapshots, Full Nodes, and Revamped Public Nodes

Kiln v0.6.0 is now available! This is a big update that makes getting started as a baker easier than ever. The major updates in this release are: 1. The Kiln Node can be started from a snapshot 2. The Kiln Node runs in Full Mode 3. Kiln can

Verbose Signing: How to Confirm Any Tezos Operation on your Ledger Device

Verbose Signing: How to Confirm Any Tezos Operation on your Ledger Device

Thanks to recent developments, it is now possible to verify any Tezos operation being signed by a ledger device! Some Background Confirming operations on a hardware wallet's UI is a vital part of what makes using them so secure. When you are using a web app or desktop

Introducing Flextesa: Robust Testing Tools for Tezos and its Applications

Introducing Flextesa: Robust Testing Tools for Tezos and its Applications

Links from this guide were updated on July 1, 2020 Testing plays an important and often overlooked role in developing software. Great applications need to account for the 'what ifs' and the 'could that happen' situations which are rare but should be handled. Within the past

Kiln v0.5.2: Voting and Governance

Kiln v0.5.2: Voting and Governance

Version 0.5.2 of Kiln is out! There are lots of great features in this new release, particularly surrounding governance. Kiln bakers can vote through its UI, we've added data about the current amendment period, and Kiln handles the 003 to 004 protocol transition seamlessly. We'

How to Install Kiln and Bake on Ubuntu

How to Install Kiln and Bake on Ubuntu

Kiln is a tool for baking on the Tezos blockchain through an easy-to-use UI. Installing Kiln on Ubuntu and other debian linux distributions is easy, and does not require use of the command line. This guide will walk your through the installation process and setting up your baker! Step 1:

Bake with Kiln - A Call for Beta Testers

Bake with Kiln - A Call for Beta Testers

Version 0.5.0 of Kiln is now available! There are several improvements in this release, but there is one we're most excited about: baking. You can now use Kiln, along with a Ledger Nano S, to stake on the Tezos blockchain. Kiln guides you through setting up