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Set up the DEX HTTP API

1. Requirements​

1.1. Machine/instance requirements​

  • A machine/instance with a publicly exposed IP address (E.g. from a cloud service provider).
  • 100GB of hard drive space is recommended (this should be enough for several years of data).
  • All ports should be open for outbound TCP traffic.
  • You will need to open a port of your choice for inbound TCP traffic (the HTTP API will be served on that port).

1.2. A compatible LDEM node with the relevant DEX HTTP API module installed​

In order to expose the DEX HTTP API, you first need to have an LDEM node. To set up a DEX node, follow the Launch a custom DEX market guide or the Join a custom DEX market guide.

You will also need to install the capitalisk-dex-http-api module on your node - To do this, you should navigate to your node's main directory using the cd command (typically capitalisk-core/). Once inside, you will need to install the module using this command:

npm install capitalisk-dex-http-api --save

2. Add the relevant custom module config object​

You will need to open your node's config.json file (inside your main capitalisk-core directory). Inside this file, you should find a field called modules which is an array of module objects.

You will need to add a module to serve the HTTP API for your existing DEX module.

"capitalisk_dex_foo_clsk_http_api": {
  "moduleEnabled": true,
  "modulePath": "node_modules/capitalisk-dex-http-api",
  "port": 8031,
  "enableCORS": true,
  "dexModuleAlias": "capitalisk_dex_foo_clsk",
  "components": {
    "logger": {
      "fileLogLevel": "error",
      "consoleLogLevel": "error"
    }
  }
}

After you've copied this object inside your config.json file, you need to change 3 properties/values:

  • port: This is the port on which to serve the HTTP API. Make sure that this port is exposed to the public internet (directly or indirectly through a proxy or iptables port redirect) - It's strongly recommended that each DEX market aim to use a unique HTTP port and that participants of the same DEX market use the same port.
  • capitalisk_dex_foo_clsk_http_api (replace foo with the relevant blockchain symbol)
  • dexModuleAlias (in capitalisk_dex_foo_clsk, replace foo with the relevant blockchain symbol) - This needs to point to the module name of the DEX market on your node.

3. Start your node​

You can start the node using PM2:

pm2 start index.js --name "ldem-node" -o "/dev/null" -e "/dev/null"

If you get any errors, make sure that you don't have an existing node already running. If you do, you can shut it down using pm2 delete ldem-node.

You should check the logs using the following command:

pm2 logs ldem-node

Depending on your log level, you may see a lot of messages which indicate that your node is catching up with the network. If you see a lot of error messages, it could be an indication that something went wrong. Compare your logs with existing DEX market participants to verify that your node is running correctly.

Press Ctrl + C to stop reading the logs.