Azeroth Chain Explorer

Azeroth Chain Explorer is a World of Warcraft–themed blockchain simulation platform built with Flask, Socket.IO, and JavaScript. It visually demonstrates the core principles of blockchain technology — including block mining, wallet generation, and transaction validation — through an immersive, fantasy-inspired interface.

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Project Objective

To simplify blockchain concepts for beginners through an interactive, real-time, and visually engaging environment. Azeroth Chain Explorer transforms technical mechanics into an intuitive experience using themed storytelling and gamification.

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DevOps & Reliability Focus

• Containerized the application using Docker to ensure consistent and reproducible environments.
• Designed the backend in modular components to simplify debugging, testing, and maintenance.
• Used real-time Socket.IO events to simulate system observability and operational transparency.
• Focused on deployment readiness and predictable behavior rather than only feature delivery.

Key Features

• Secure Wallet Generation — ECDSA-based keypairs for transactions.
• Proof-of-Work Mining — Blocks mined with a simulated PoW algorithm.
• Live Blockchain Broadcast — Real-time updates via Socket.IO.
• Transaction Handling — Add transactions and validate them on-chain.
• WoW-Inspired UI — Custom frontend styled after the Warcraft universe.
• Docker-Ready — Fully containerized for easy setup and deployment.

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Tech Stack

Layer	Technology
Frontend	HTML, CSS, JavaScript
Backend	Python (Flask), Socket.IO, ECDSA
Deployment	Docker, Docker Compose, Gunicorn, Nginx
Versioning	Git + GitHub

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Directory Structure

Azeroth_Chain_Explorer/
├── blockchain/
│   ├── blockchain.py         # Core blockchain and API logic
│   ├── static/               # Frontend assets (CSS, JS)
│   ├── templates/            # HTML templates (Jinja2)
│   ├── Dockerfile            # Docker build configuration
│   ├── docker-compose.yml    # Docker services config
│   └── requirements.txt      # Python dependencies
├── .git/                     # Git repo
├── .venv/                    # Python virtual environment (optional)
└── README.md                 # Project documentation

Key Learnings

This project helped me gain hands-on exposure to backend system design, containerized deployments, real-time communication, and reliability considerations in distributed systems.

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Local Setup (via Docker)

To get started locally:

# 1. Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/Yanvi09/Azeroth_Chain_Explorer.git
cd Azeroth_Chain_Explorer/blockchain

# 2. Build and start the app using Docker
docker-compose up --build

# 3. Open the app
Visit http://localhost:5000 in your browser

👩‍💻 Author
Anvi Yadav – Backend & AI Developer  
📍 LPU | GitHub: [@Yanvi09](https://github.com/Yanvi09)