semaphore-contribution-guide

“Beginner-friendly guide and setup for contributing to the Semaphore Binary Merkle Root Fix ceremony.” semaphore-phase2-guide/ │── README.md # Full beginner-friendly guide │── setup.sh # Shell script with all commands │── screenshots/ # (Optional) screenshots of steps │── LICENSE # MIT License (open source)

🚀 Semaphore Trusted Setup Contribution (Beginner Guide)

This repo explains step by step how to contribute to the Semaphore Binary Merkle Root Fix trusted setup ceremony using phase2cli.

Semaphore is a zero-knowledge protocol that lets people prove membership in a group without revealing their identity. By contributing, you help ensure its security and decentralization.

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🔧 Prerequisites

• A GitHub Codespace, VPS, or Ubuntu machine
• Git installed
• Node.js (>= 18)
• Basic terminal knowledge (copy-paste commands works fine!)

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⚡ Setup & Contribution Steps

1️⃣ Update your system

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo apt install screen -y
git clone https://github.com/privacy-scaling-explorations/phase2cli
cd phase2cli
npm install -g
phase2cli contribute
screen -S semaphore
phase2cli contribute