Via Network is a Layer 2 scaling solution for Bitcoin that uses ZKP and DA approaches to scale the network. It is a fork of the ZkSync project by Matter Labs. The project is currently in alpha state and is under active development.
The following questions will be answered by the following resources:
| Question | Resource |
|---|---|
| What do I need to develop the project locally? | development.md |
| How can I set up my dev environment? | setup-dev.md |
| How can I run the project? | launch.md |
| What is the logical project structure and architecture? | architecture.md |
| Via Network Guides | via.md |
| Where can I find protocol specs? | Ping Via Team Members |
| Where can I find developer docs? | Ping Via Team Members |
This repository will contain code for the following components:
- Sequencer
- Proposer
- Via bitcoin inscription manager
- Prover
- Verifier network node
- MPC manager
/core/bin will contain the binaries for the above components with prefix via_ e.g. via_server for sequencer and
proposer software.
Prover related code is in the directory /prover.
mainis the main branch for the project. the code in this branch is the most stable and is used for production.zksync-main: this branch is equivalent to the zksync-era repomainbranch.- (feat/fix/chore)/
<branch-name>: these branches are used for development and are merged into themainbranch. - release/
<version>: these branches are used for release based on themainbranch.
Since we like to be updated with the latest changes in the zksync repo, we will periodically sync the
zksync-mainbranch with the zksync repo and then merge the changes into themainbranch. (rebase)
We also adopt an approach to reduce the possibility of merge conflicts by adding a
via_prefix to services and components that we add to the project and also creating our own new orchestration layer (binaries) for via project.
git remote add upstream git@github.com:matter-labs/zksync-era.git
git checkout zksync-main
git pull upstream main
git checkout main
git rebase zksync-main
This approach will changing our git history, so we will need to force push to the
mainbranch after the rebase. Please be careful when using this approach and communicate with the team before doing so.
The Via Network is under development and has not been audited. Please use the project or code of the project at your own risk.