MultiversX tools on multiple platforms
Generally speaking, the MultiversX tools should work on all platforms. However, platform-specific issues can occur. This page aims to be an entry point for troubleshooting platform-specific issues, in regards to the MultiversX toolset.
If you discover a platform-specific issue, please let us known, on the corresponding GitHub repository.
If you are blocked by a platform-specific issue, please consider using a devcontainer, as described here.
Linux
All tools are expected to work on Linux. They are generally tested on Ubuntu-based distributions.
MacOS
All tools are expected to work on MacOS. Though, even if the tests within the continuous integration flows cover MacOS, some inconveniences might still occur.
Apple Silicon (M1, M2)
As of February 2024, the Node can only be compiled using the AMD64 version of Go. Thus, dependent tools, such as localnets, the Chain Simulator etc. will rely on the Apple Rosetta binary translator.
As of February 2024, a native ARM64 version of the Node is in the works. This will allow the dependent tools to run natively on Apple Silicon.
If you'd like to manually build a Go tool that only works on AMD64 (for now), download & extract the Go toolchain for AMD64. For example:
wget https://go.dev/dl/go1.20.7.darwin-amd64.tar.gz
tar -xf go1.20.7.darwin-amd64.tar.gz
Then, export GOPATH and GOENV variables into your shell:
export GOPATH=/(path to extracted toolchain)/go
export GOENV=/(path to extracted toolchain)/go/env
Afterwards, build the tools, as needed. The obtained binaries will be AMD64, and they will run on your ARM64 system.
Windows
Some tools can be difficult to install or run directly on Windows. For example, when building smart contracts, the encountered issues might be harder to tackle, especially for beginners.
Therefore, we recommend using the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), instead of running the tools directly on Windows.