For most parts of the book, you don't need anything beyond what is mentioned in this section. It goes through all of the things that you'll need to implement a blockchain yourself. I have taken the approach of using free services and tools wherever possible. I will explain in greater detail the different tools and services throughout the book, but let's start by introducing what is needed at minimum:
- For implementing a blockchain smart contract, we will use software from Hyperledger Fabric (https://www.hyperledger.org/projects/fabric).
- Our blockchain will run on Oracle Autonomous Blockchain Cloud Service, but you can also run the Fabric blockchain on-premises using Docker images. To run on-premises, you need ...
