Update Blockfrost Ice Breaker

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Update Blockfrost Ice Breaker

In this example we will update from Ice Breaker - blockfrost-platform 0.0.1 to 0.0.2 - Updated: 3/20/2025

Credits to for documenting the procedure.

Build on Your Own Method:

Step 1 - Update Rust

Run the following command to update Rust:

rustup update

Step 2 - Clone blockfrost-platform Git

Clone the blockfrost-platform git to your git folder. Run:

cd $HOME/git
git clone https://github.com/blockfrost/blockfrost-platform

Step 3 - Checkout Current Version

To checkout current version in this case blockfrost-platform 0.0.2, first change to blockfrost-platform folder in git and then checkout version. Run:

cd $HOME/git/blockfrost-platform
git checkout 0.0.2

Step 4 - Build

cargo build --release

Step 5 - Verify the Build Version

Stay in $HOME/git/blockfrost-platform folder and then run:

./target/release/blockfrost-platform --version

If blockfrost-platform 0.0.2 move to next step

Step 6 - Stop blockfrost-platform Service

sudo systemctl stop blockfrost-platform.service

Step 7 - Move blockfrost-platform

cd $HOME/git/blockfrost-platform/target/release
sudo mv -f blockfrost-platform /usr/local/bin/blockfrost-platform

Step 8 - Start blockfrost-platform Service

sudo systemctl start blockfrost-platform.service

Step 9 - Verify Version and Status

Check version run:

blockfrost-platform --version

Should read blockfrost-platform 0.0.2

Check status

systemctl status blockfrost-platform

Step 10 - Clean up

If you have the correct version and the status is good, go ahead and clean up files.

cd $HOME/git
rm -rf blockfrost-platform

Congratulations you did it!

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