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# Onion Aeon Blockchain Explorer
Currently available Monero blockchain explorers have several limitations which are of
special importance to privacy-oriented users:
The Onion Monero Blockchain Explorer was ported to Aeon. The port was
conducted by [stoffu ](https://github.com/moneroexamples/onion-monero-blockchain-explorer/pull/118 ).
- they use JavaScript,
- have images which might be used for [cookieless tracking ](http://lucb1e.com/rp/cookielesscookies/ ),
- track users activates through google analytics,
- are closed sourced,
- are not available as hidden services,
- do not support Monero testnet nor stagenet networks,
- have limited JSON API.
In this example, these limitations are addressed by development of
an Onion Monero Blockchain Explorer. The example not only shows how to use
Monero C++ libraries, but also demonstrates how to use:
- [crow ](https://github.com/ipkn/crow ) - C++ micro web framework
- [mstch ](https://github.com/no1msd/mstch ) - C++ {{mustache}} templates
- [json ](https://github.com/nlohmann/json ) - JSON for Modern C++
- [fmt ](https://github.com/fmtlib/fmt ) - Small, safe and fast string formatting library
## Addresses
Tor users:
- [http://dvwae436pd7nt4bc.onion ](http://dvwae436pd7nt4bc.onion ) (Front-end templates are [maintained by @suhz ](https://github.com/suhz/onion-monero-blockchain-explorer/tree/moneroexplorer.com/src/templates )).
Clearnet versions:
- [https://labor.serveo.net/ ](https://labor.serveo.net/ ) - temprorary link (slow), bleading edge version.
- [https://xmrchain.net/ ](https://xmrchain.net/ ) - https enabled, most popular and very stable.
- [https://MoneroExplorer.com/ ](https://moneroexplorer.com/ ) - nice looking one, https enabled.
- [https://monerohash.com/explorer/ ](https://monerohash.com/explorer/ ) - nice looking one, https enabled.
- [http://explore.MoneroWorld.com ](http://explore.moneroworld.com ) - same as the second one.
- [https://moneroexplorer.pro/ ](https://moneroexplorer.pro/ ) - nice looking one, https enabled.
- [http://monerochain.com/ ](http://monerochain.com/ ) - JSON API based, multiple nodes.
- [https://blox.minexmr.com/ ](https://blox.minexmr.com/ ) - - https enabled.
Testnet version:
- [http://nimis.serveo.net/ ](http://nimis.serveo.net/ ) - bleeding edge version (down currently).
- [https://testnet.xmrchain.com/ ](https://testnet.xmrchain.com/ ) - https enabled.
- [https://explorer.monero-otc.com/ ](https://explorer.monero-otc.com/ ) - https enabled.
Stagenet version:
- [http://162.210.173.150:8083/ ](http://162.210.173.150:8083/ ) - recent version.
i2p users (main Monero network):
- [http://7o4gezpkye6ekibhgpkg7v626ze4idsirapufzrefkdysa6zxhha.b32.i2p/ ](http://7o4gezpkye6ekibhgpkg7v626ze4idsirapufzrefkdysa6zxhha.b32.i2p/ )
Alternative block explorers:
- [http://moneroblocks.info ](http://moneroblocks.info/ )
- [https://monerobase.com ](https://monerobase.com/ )
- [http://chainradar.com ](http://chainradar.com/xmr/blocks )
## Onion Monero Blockchain Explorer features
The key features of the Onion Monero Blockchain Explorer are:
- no cookies, no web analytics trackers, no images,
- by default no JavaScript, but can be enabled for client side decoding and proving transactions,
- open sourced,
- made fully in C++,
- showing encrypted payments ID,
- showing ring signatures,
- showing transaction extra field,
- showing public components of Monero addresses,
- decoding which outputs and mixins belong to the given Monero address and viewkey,
- can prove that you send Monero to someone,
- detailed information about mixins, such as, mixins' age, timescale, mixin of mixins,
- showing number of amount output indices,
- support Monero testnet and stagnet networks,
- tx checker and pusher for online pushing of transactions,
- estimate possible spendings based on address and viewkey,
- can provide total amount of all miner fees,
- decoding encrypted payment id,
- decoding outputs and proving txs sent to sub-address.
## Development branch
Current development branch:
- https://github.com/moneroexamples/onion-monero-blockchain-explorer/tree/devel
- [https://chainradar.com/aeon/blocks ](https://chainradar.com/aeon/blocks )
## Compilation on Ubuntu 16.04
##### Compile latest Monero development version
##### Compile latest Aeon development version
Download and compile recent Monero into your home folder:
Download and compile recent Aeon into your home folder:
```bash
# first install monero dependecines
# first install Aeon dependecines
sudo apt update
sudo apt install git build-essential cmake libboost-all-dev miniupnpc libunbound-dev graphviz doxygen libunwind8-dev pkg-config libssl-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libgtest-dev libreadline-dev libzmq3-dev libsodium-dev libpcsclite-dev
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##### Compile and run the explorer
Once the Monero is compiles, the explorer can be downloaded and compiled
Once the Aeon is compiles, the explorer can be downloaded and compiled
as follows:
```bash
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cmake ..
# altearnatively can use: cmake -DAEON_DIR=/path/to/aeon_folder ..
# if monero is not in ~/aeon
# if Aeon is not in ~/aeon
#
# also can build with ASAN (sanitizers), for example
# cmake -DSANITIZE_ADDRESS=On ..
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./aeonblocks
```
By default it will look for blockchain in its default location i.e., `~/. bitmonero /lmdb`.
By default it will look for blockchain in its default location i.e., `~/. aeon /lmdb`.
You can use `-b` option if its in different location.
For example:
```bash
./xmrblocks -b /home/mwo/non-defult-monero -location/lmdb/
./xmrblocks -b /home/mwo/non-defult-aeon -location/lmdb/
```
Example output:
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## The explorer's command line options
```
aeonblocks, Onion Monero Blockchain Explorer:
aeonblocks, Onion Aeon Blockchain Explorer:
-h [ --help ] [=arg(=1)] (=0) produce help message
-t [ --testnet ] [=arg(=1)] (=0) use testnet blockchain
-s [ --stagenet ] [=arg(=1)] (=0) use stagenet blockchain
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enable users to have the index page on
autorefresh
--enable-emission-monitor [=arg(=1)] (=0)
enable Monero total emission monitoring
enable Aeon total emission monitoring
thread
-p [ --port ] arg (=8081) default explorer port
--testnet-url arg you can specify testnet url, if you run
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--mempool-refresh-time arg (=5) time, in seconds, for each refresh of
mempool state
-b [ --bc-path ] arg path to lmdb folder of the blockchain,
e.g., ~/.bitmonero /lmdb
e.g., ~/.aeon /lmdb
--ssl-crt-file arg path to crt file for ssl (https)
functionality
--ssl-key-file arg path to key file for ssl (https)
functionality
-d [ --deamon-url ] arg (=http:://127.0.0.1:11181)
Monero deamon url
Aeon deamon url
```
Example usage, defined as bash aliases.
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These are aliases similar to those used for http://139.162.32.245:8081/ and http://139.162.32.245:8082/, respectively.
## Enable Monero emission
## Enable Aeon emission
Obtaining current Monero emission amount is not straight forward. Thus, by default it is
Obtaining current Aeon emission amount is not straight forward. Thus, by default it is
disabled. To enable it use `--enable-emission-monitor` flag, e.g.,
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will initially scan the entire blockchain, and calculate the cumulative emission based on each block.
Since it is a separate thread, the explorer will work as usual during this time.
Every 10000 blocks, the thread will save current emission in a file, by default,
in `~/. bitmonero /lmdb/emission_amount.txt`. For testnet or stagenet networks,
it is `~/. bitmonero/testnet/lmdb/emission_amount.txt` or `~/.bitmonero /stagenet/lmdb/emission_amount.txt`. This file is used so that we don't
in `~/. aeon /lmdb/emission_amount.txt`. For testnet or stagenet networks,
it is `~/. aeon/testnet/lmdb/emission_amount.txt` or `~/.aeon /stagenet/lmdb/emission_amount.txt`. This file is used so that we don't
need to rescan entire blockchain whenever the explorer is restarted. When the
explorer restarts, the thread will first check if `~/. bitmonero /lmdb/emission_amount.txt`
explorer restarts, the thread will first check if `~/. aeon /lmdb/emission_amount.txt`
is present, read its values, and continue from there if possible. Subsequently, only the initial
use of the tread is time consuming. Once the thread scans the entire blockchain, it updates
the emission amount using new blocks as they come. Since the explorer writes this file, there can
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