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How to create a Python virtual environment for OpenBazaar

May 29, 2016

| Category: Bitcoin, IT, Linux

You may run into errors when running OpenBazaar-Server. One common error is this:

Traceback (most recent call last):
 File "openbazaard.py", line 8, in &lt;module&gt;
   import stun
ImportError: No module named stun

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Traceback (most recent call last):

File "openbazaard.py", line 8, in <module>

import stun

ImportError: No module named stun

This happens because Python (which is running OpenBazaar-Server) doesn’t have access to the Python module, stun. If you have already run the command, pip install -r requirements.txt, but you’re still seeing the above error, try creating a python virtual environment for […]

How to Install OpenBazaar-Server on AWS (@mariodian method)

May 27, 2016

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| Category: Bitcoin, IT, Linux

Openbazaar on AWS via @mariodian’s guide For this guide, you will need a little patience, a notepad, and a BASH shell with SSH support. If you’re on Linux or OSX, you have everything you need. If you’re on Windows, you will need to download Cygwin, PuTTY, or if you’re on Windows 10, you’ll need Bash. […]

Installing OpenBazaar-Server on an Ubuntu 14.04 VPS

April 20, 2016

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User setup log in as root

ssh root@x.x.x.x -i ~/.ssh/openbazaar

1 2	ssh root@x.x.x.x -i ~/.ssh/openbazaar

create openbazaar user

useradd -m -s /bin/bash openbazaar

1 2	useradd -m -s /bin/bash openbazaar

give openbazaaar user sudo access

usermod -a -G sudo openbazaar

1 2	usermod -a -G sudo openbazaar

give openbazaar user a password

passwd openbazaar

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give openbazaar user the pubkey

mkdir /home/openbazaar/.ssh
cp /root/.ssh/authorized_users /home/.ssh/
chown -R openbazaar:openbazaar /home/.ssh/

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mkdir /home/openbazaar/.ssh

cp /root/.ssh/authorized_users /home/.ssh/

chown -R openbazaar:openbazaar /home/.ssh/

Dependency Installation add third party dependencies

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:chris-lea/libsodium

1 2	sudo apt-add-repository ppa:chris-lea/libsodium

update Ubuntu’s lists of known software

sudo apt-get -y update

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install system updataes

sudo apt-get -y upgrade

1 2	sudo apt-get -y upgrade

install OpenBazaar Server dependencies available through apt

sudo apt-get -y install git build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev python-dev openssl python-pip libzmq3-dev autoconf pkg-config libtool automake python-virtualenv

1 2	sudo apt-get -y install git build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev python-dev openssl python-pip libzmq3-dev autoconf pkg-config libtool automake python-virtualenv

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OpenBazaar Server on a headless Ubuntu 12.04

April 20, 2016

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OpenBazaar livenet is here, and I’m excited to get selling! I don’t have the greatest computer or internet, so I decided to run my OpenBazaar server not on my workstation, but on a dedicated computer in my basement. Here’s how to do the same on Ubuntu 12.04! User It is important to run openbazaar as […]

How to buy Bitcoin online

January 1, 2016

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Want to buy some bitcoin? It’s no longer difficult to do! Here are some of my favorite ways of buying. Paxful.com This isn’t a company-run money service like Coinbase or any of the other big name exchanges, this is a true marketplace. At Paxful you can trade all sorts of things for bitcoin. Not just […]

Bitcoin Q&A October 2015

October 28, 2015

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BitCoin can turn sour in a split second, where is the tangibility…? (link) The tangibility is in the physical goods you can buy with it, or converting it to your local currency. Sites like btcjam where you can do worldwide micro loans. Many lenders chip in a small amount in bitcoin, borrowers cash out to […]

Installing OpenBazaar Beta on Ubuntu (Early October 2015)

October 8, 2015

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| Category: Bitcoin, IT, libertarian, Linux

I’ve been super stoked about OpenBazaar from when I first saw video presentations in 2013 teasing about it. As a freedom lover, I’m huge into cryptocurrencies and peer to peer, decentralized software. I’ve been a long time user of eBay, and have never been happy with it or paypal. Should it deliver on it’s promises, […]

Why I love Bitcoin

September 29, 2015

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I love Bitcoin. If I had the choice, I would be paid 100% in bitcoin. I would do all my shopping with bitcoin, either through purseio or by buying gyftcards. Here are the reasons that I love bitcoin. No dumb fees Everyone gets shafted by big name credit card companies. Merchants are charged 3% per […]

Dragoncon Last Day

September 7, 2015

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Welp, monday is here. It’s time to listen to a couple more panels then head to Savannah. Last night I went to the Dr. Who party in the Sheraton, which was a ton of fun. There was lots of dancing and dance battles and fun times. Bitcoin 101 was kinda bad. I don’t think they […]

I bought a pizza using bitcoin

February 14, 2015

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I stumbled on https://brawker.com/ last night. It lets you buy anything online using bitcoin. It works a lot like purse.io, the website that lets you buy on amazon using bitcoin, which I’ve done a video about. Brawker creates a marketplace for two groups of people. People who want to spend bitcoin online, and people who want […]