Configuring the Ethereum JavaScript API

In this section, we are going to set up a web3.js library with our Electron application. web3.js is a collection of libraries that allow you to interact with a local or remote Ethereum node using an HTTP or IPC connection. You can find out more on the official documentation website: https://web3js.readthedocs.io.

Make sure you also visit the GitHub repository if you are interested in the library: https://github.com/ethereum/web3.js/.

Let's learn how to set up and integrate the web3 library with our Electron application and see how it works:

1. Install the web3 library with the following command:

npm i web3

2. Update the App.js file and add the following code to import the Web3 client, which works with port 7545, onto your local machine:

import Web3 from 'web3';
const web3 = new Web3('ws://localhost:7545');

function App...