Install CometBFT

    From Go Package

    Install the latest version of CometBFT’s Go package:

    go install github.com/cometbft/cometbft/cmd/cometbft@latest

    Install a specific version of CometBFT’s Go package:

    go install github.com/cometbft/cometbft/cmd/cometbft@v0.38

    From Binary

    To download pre-built binaries, see the releases page.

    From Source

    You’ll need go installed and the required environment variables set, which can be done with the following commands:

    echo export GOPATH=\"\$HOME/go\" >> ~/.bash_profile
echo export PATH=\"\$PATH:\$GOPATH/bin\" >> ~/.bash_profile

    Get Source Code

    git clone https://github.com/cometbft/cometbft.git
cd cometbft

    Compile

    make install

    to put the binary in $GOPATH/bin or use:

    make build

    to put the binary in ./build.

    DISCLAIMER The binary of CometBFT is build/installed without the DWARF symbol table. If you would like to build/install CometBFT with the DWARF symbol and debug information, remove -s -w from BUILD_FLAGS in the make file.

    The latest CometBFT is now installed. You can verify the installation by running:

    cometbft version

    Reinstall

    If you already have CometBFT installed, and you make updates, simply

    make install

    To upgrade, run

    git pull origin main
make install
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