Spin up local testnet with Docker

[manonthemat]

Hypothesis: A quick and straightforward way to spin up a local testnet would positively affect the developer experience.

When looking at other blockchains, many - such as Hyperledger Fabric, Mina, Solana - have simple, reproducible steps to create a local testnet via docker.

Plutip appears to be the simplest solution at the moment, but with a nix build . as the initial step, I'd argue that there is still some work ahead of us if we wanted to create a local testnet on our machines.

Even if developing dApps on Cardano was easy (it's not), this initial hurdle is pretty big.
I would like to propose an effort to containerize infrastructure that goes beyond a cardano-node docker image.

[aleeusgr]

Working on this would help me improve the project I am working on as well. And I will up my nix-fu.

I need to create a docker container with different feature but using same stack.
We just wrapped up our proof of concept, and now are in our initial steps of building MVP.

Let's talk about it at Builders Check-In?

Alex.

[aleeusgr]

@manonthemat

Progress Update:

Planning Dandelion PBL

[aleeusgr]

@manonthemat found this:

https://github.com/ItFlyingStart/shelley-private-testnet

[Benjmhart]

IOG used to maintain Plutus-starter as a quick way to build all dependencies, connect a VSCode Devcontainer, and work with the emulator.

I would suggest that maintenance be restored, and that the functions for custom-configuring and running a private local testnet from this container be added.

[rmourey26]

@tdiesler had a solid Docker/Kubernetes/raspberry pi setup documented in:

https://tdiesler.gitbook.io/cardano/

The repo is archived but remains a valuable point of reference from my perspective.