Installing Zebra

Follow the Docker or compilation instructions in the README.

ARM

If you're using an ARM machine, install the Rust compiler for ARM. If you build using the x86_64 tools, Zebra might run really slowly.

Build Troubleshooting

If you're having trouble with:

Dependencies:

  • use cargo install without --locked to build with the latest versions of each dependency
  • sqlite linker errors: libsqlite3 is an optional dependency of the zebra-network/tor feature. If you don't have it installed, you might see errors like note: /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lsqlite3. Follow the arti instructions to install libsqlite3, or use one of these commands instead:
cargo build
cargo build -p zebrad --all-features

Compilers:

  • clang: install both libclang and clang - they are usually different packages
  • libclang: check out the clang-sys documentation
  • g++ or MSVC++: try using clang or Xcode instead
  • rustc: use rustc 1.65 or later
    • Zebra does not have a minimum supported Rust version (MSRV) policy: any release can update the required Rust version.

Dependencies

Zebra primarily depends on pure Rust crates, and some Rust/C++ crates:

They will be automatically built along with zebrad.