Registering on Ethereum Name Service
Ethereum Name Service (ENS) is a decentralized naming system that is built on top of Ethereum blockchain. The service allows anyone to create human-readable names for machine-readable Ethereum addresses and makes them easily identifiable.
In this recipe, you will learn to register your own ENS domain and learn more about how it works. You will also learn to integrate the ENS service into your wallet application.
Getting ready
It is required to have basic knowledge of setting up an Ethereum node and working with the web3
JavaScript console before stepping through this recipe. For more information on node setup and interaction, refer to the first chapter of this book.
How to do it…
- Let's try registering a name in the ENS for learning purposes. First, download the test helper file (https://github.com/ensdomains/ens/blob/master/ensutils-testnet.js) for the initial bootstrapping process. The file contains contract definitions and Ropsten testnet addresses for...