BlockchainHub

Since the getting started example assumes 2 hosts (server running the blockchain and a connecting client), I quickly fired up a CT (id 106) multichain.d10r.net.

root@multichain:~/multichain# multichain-util create c2
MultiChain utilities build 1.0 alpha 23 protocol 10005

Blockchain parameter set was successfully generated.
You can edit it in /root/.multichain/c2/params.dat before running multichaind for the first time.

To generate blockchain please run "multichaind c2 -daemon".
root@multichain:~/multichain# multichaind c2 -daemon

MultiChain Core Daemon build 1.0 alpha 23 protocol 10005

MultiChain server starting
Looking for genesis block...
Genesis block found
New users can connect to this node using
multichaind c2@192.168.2.106:7763

Node started

Note: Since this is a CT without global IP, the port was forwarded on the host:

iptables -A PREROUTING -t nat -i eth0 -p tcp -m tcp --dport 7763 -j DNAT --to-destination 192.168.2.106:7763

Now on a client:

multichaind c2@multichain.d10r.net:7763

MultiChain Core Daemon build 1.0 alpha 23 protocol 10005

Retrieving blockchain parameters from the seed node multichain.d10r.net:7763 ...
Blockchain successfully initialized.

Please ask blockchain admin or user having activate permission to let you connect and/or transact:
multichain-cli c2 grant 1a439FKtj9jTgrJJ4y2E5wKx2iU92TxooHXUo6 connect
multichain-cli c2 grant 1a439FKtj9jTgrJJ4y2E5wKx2iU92TxooHXUo6 connect,send,receive

Btw. it looks like the port may be chosen somewhat randomly (?). Which makes sense if more then 1 chains should run alongside.

wallet address: @1a439FKtj9jTgrJJ4y2E5wKx2iU92TxooHXUo6@

root@multichain:~/multichain# ./multichain-cli c2 grant 1a439FKtj9jTgrJJ4y2E5wKx2iU92TxooHXUo6 connect,send,receive
{"method":"grant","params":["1a439FKtj9jTgrJJ4y2E5wKx2iU92TxooHXUo6","connect,send,receive"],"id":1,"chain_name":"c2"}

425edde1a362a14d3a91e5d707ace3d4c242b951761b0c1340a06e33020270b5

didi@birne:~/src/multichain$ multichaind c2@multichain.d10r.net:7763

MultiChain Core Daemon build 1.0 alpha 23 protocol 10005

Retrieving blockchain parameters from the seed node multichain.d10r.net:7763 ...
New users can connect to this node using
multichaind c2@192.168.0.155:7763

Node started

Now I went on with chapter 3 of the guide, Some commands in interactive mode. Everything works fine as expected.

Where to go from here?
I could build a simple web app which interacts with the blockchain.
This may also be a good moment to take a look at the "Bitcoin API":https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Original_Bitcoin_client/API_calls_list which MultiChain extends.

Then find out if it would be suited for the BP demo.