🪟 Electronero Windows Build Guide

Before building Electronero on Windows, install the following:

• ✅ MSYS2: https://www.msys2.org
• ✅ CMake: https://cmake.org/download/
• ✅ Python: https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/
• ✅ Git for Windows: https://git-scm.com/download/win

📥 Install MSYS2

1. Download the installer: MSYS2 Installer Releases
2. Run the installer and complete setup.
3. Open MSYS2 MinGW 64-bit from the Start Menu.
4. Update core packages:

   pacman -Syu

   If prompted to close the window, restart MSYS2 MinGW 64-bit and run:

   pacman -Su

💡 Always use the "MSYS2 MinGW 64-bit" terminal to build Electronero — not the default MSYS2 shell.

pacman -S git mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain mingw-w64-x86_64-cmake \
           mingw-w64-x86_64-boost mingw-w64-x86_64-zmq \
           mingw-w64-x86_64-qt5-base mingw-w64-x86_64-protobuf \
           mingw-w64-x86_64-openssl mingw-w64-x86_64-libbacktrace
    

Run all commands in MSYS2 MinGW 64-bit terminal.

git clone --recursive https://github.com/electronero-project/electronero.git
cd electronero
# If you forgot --recursive:
git submodule init && git submodule update
    

Create a build directory and compile Electronero:

mkdir build

cd build

cmake .. \
  -DBOOST_ROOT=C://msys64/mingw64/ \
  -DBoost_NO_SYSTEM_PATHS=ON \
  -DBoost_USE_STATIC_LIBS=ON \
  -DBoost_USE_MULTITHREADED=ON \
  -DBoost_COMPILER=-mgw11 \
  -DBoost_ARCHITECTURE=-x64 \
  -DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5 \
  -DOPENSSL_ROOT_DIR=$HOME/local/openssl-1.1 \
  -DOPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR=$HOME/local/openssl-1.1/include \
  -DOPENSSL_LIBRARIES=$HOME/local/openssl-1.1/lib \
  -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$HOME/local/openssl-1.1 \
  -DSTATIC=ON

make -j$(nproc)
    

After compiling, you'll find electronerod.exe in build/bin.

• ✅ Use MSYS2 MinGW 64-bit for building and running commands.
• 📦 Boost 1.88 is bundled in MSYS2 — no need to build manually.
• ⚠️ Some antivirus tools may slow or block the build process — whitelist your folders.