diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6caa8cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# INSTALLATION
+
+```sh
+git_url="git@git.toptal.com:screening/Michel-Combes"
+git clone --recursive $git_url toychain
+cd toychain
+gpg --decrypt local.key.asc | git-crypt unlock -
+. rc.sh
+# install perl modules from modules.deps
+sh install.sh
+# initialize config and keys
+sh init.sh
+
+bin/toychain start
+```
diff --git a/bin/apirun.pl b/bin/apirun.pl
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8280e64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/apirun.pl
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/perl -w
+#
+# Intent: testing the API server
+#
+
+use lib 'lib';
+use toychain;
+use API qw(apigw_run);
+
+apigw_run();
+
+
+exit $?;
+
+1; # $Source: /my/perl/script/testapi.pl $
+
+
+
diff --git a/setidentity.pl b/bin/setidentity.pl
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
similarity index 100%
rename from setidentity.pl
rename to bin/setidentity.pl
diff --git a/bin/toychain b/bin/toychain
index 5564cb9..6babe91 100755
--- a/bin/toychain
+++ b/bin/toychain
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ tcconfigure() {
 
 tcstart() {
  echo "$pgm: starting daemon ..."
+ perl -S apirun.pl
  echo "---"
 }
 
diff --git a/curltest.sh b/curltest.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7b8a10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/curltest.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#
+
+#curl http://127.0.0.1:8089/api/0.0/version
+#curl http://127.0.0.1:8089/api/0.0/audit
+curl http://127.0.0.1:8089/api/0.0/getheight
+echo ''
+curl http://127.0.0.1:8089/api/0.0/getchain
+echo ''
+curl -s http://127.0.0.1:8089/api/0.0/getblock?n=30
+echo ''
+curl -s http://127.0.0.1:8089/api/0.0/gettx?txaddr=Z123
+echo ''
diff --git a/init.sh b/init.sh
index 66a8965..9885acd 100644
--- a/init.sh
+++ b/init.sh
@@ -1,20 +1,23 @@
 #
 
-i="$1"
+i="$1:-1"
 
 top=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
 export SITE=$top
 export PATH=$top/bin:$PATH
 
+port=$(expr 8089 + 2 \* $i )
 echo "node$i: port=$port"
 sed -e "s/port: .*/port: $port/" config0.yml > config$i.yml
+rm config.yml
+ln -s config$i.yml config.yml
 
 gpg --decrypt local.key.asc | git-crypt unlock -
 cp -p secrets/keys0.yml secrets/keys.yml
 
 echo "your name ?"
 read name
-perl setidentity.pl "$name"
+perl -S setidentity.pl "$name (node$i)"
 
 
 
diff --git a/lib b/lib
index d4c8a3d..dd52265 160000
--- a/lib
+++ b/lib
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit d4c8a3dee208e00b768607978228d1b01979988c
+Subproject commit dd522659e0e9a66aef4c6b22105847df427f2dea
diff --git a/nodes/cloneit.sh b/nodes/cloneit.sh
index 7e25146..73d129a 100644
--- a/nodes/cloneit.sh
+++ b/nodes/cloneit.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ echo create node$i
 #git clone --recursive git@git.toptal.com:screening/Michel-Combes node$i
 port=$(expr 8089 + 2 \* $i )
 echo "node$i: port=$port"
-sed -e "s/port: .*/port: $port/" $node$i/config0.yml > $node$i/config$i.yml
+rm node$i/config.yml
+sed -e "s/port: .*/port: $port/" node$i/config0.yml > node$i/config.yml
 
 cd node$i
 gpg --decrypt local.key.asc | git-crypt unlock -
diff --git a/post.sh b/post.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19e09c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/post.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#
+
+url="$1"
+file="$2"
+
+sed -e 's/$/%0a/g' $file > $file.post
+curl -s -X POST "$url" --data @$file.post
+
+exit $?;
+
+true;
diff --git a/t/genesis.t b/t/genesis.t
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..627fa3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/genesis.t
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#
+
+BEGIN { if (-e $ENV{SITE}.'/lib') { use lib $ENV{SITE}.'/lib'; } }
+
+use toychain;
+use DAG qw(DAGRead);
+
+
+my $headblock = $toychain::HEADs[0];
+my $headhash = $headblock->{bkhash};
+my $headaddr = $headblock->{bkaddr};
+printf "headhash%s\n",$headhash;
+printf "headaddr%s\n",$headaddr;
+
+my $blk = &DAGRead($headhash,'blocks');
+#printf "--- blk %s...\n",Dump($blk);
+
+&displayBlock($blk);
+
+exit $?;
+
+1;
+