Download MultiChain Community

Get started with the open source version of MultiChain

System requirements

  • Linux: 64-bit, supports Ubuntu 12.04+, CentOS 6.2+, Debian 7+, Fedora 15+, RHEL 6.2+.
  • Windows: 64-bit, supports Windows 7, 8, 10, 11, Server 2008 or later.
  • Mac: 64-bit, supports OS X 10.11 or later.
  • 512 MB of RAM
  • 1 GB of disk space

Installing MultiChain Community on Linux

su (enter root password)

cd /tmp
wget https://www.multichain.com/download/multichain-2.3.3.tar.gz
tar -xvzf multichain-2.3.3.tar.gz
cd multichain-2.3.3
mv multichaind multichain-cli multichain-util /usr/local/bin (to make easily accessible on the command line)

exit (to return to your regular user)

You can also use this link to the latest release of MultiChain 2 Community, instead of the URL above. The link is updated a few days after each release.

Installing MultiChain Community on Windows

Download https://www.multichain.com/download/multichain-windows-2.3.3.zip and extract its contents to your chosen directory.

Get product updates (one email per month max)

Next steps

Once MultiChain is installed, you can proceed with the steps in Getting Started or dive straight into the developer guide. You can also install the Explorer for web-based browsing of your blockchain’s activity or the Web Demo for a simple interface for many APIs.

Release history

Each release of MultiChain 2 Community is listed below. The list of changes can be seen in the README.txt file of the most recent version.