mirror of https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin
You can not select more than 25 topics
Topics must start with a letter or number, can include dashes ('-') and can be up to 35 characters long.
92 lines
3.6 KiB
92 lines
3.6 KiB
Bitcoin Core
|
|
=============
|
|
|
|
Setup
|
|
---------------------
|
|
Bitcoin Core is the original Bitcoin client and it builds the backbone of the network. It downloads and, by default, stores the entire history of Bitcoin transactions, which requires several hundred gigabytes or more of disk space. Depending on the speed of your computer and network connection, the synchronization process can take anywhere from a few hours to several days or more.
|
|
|
|
To download Bitcoin Core, visit [bitcoincore.org](https://bitcoincore.org/en/download/).
|
|
|
|
Running
|
|
---------------------
|
|
The following are some helpful notes on how to run Bitcoin Core on your native platform.
|
|
|
|
### Unix
|
|
|
|
Unpack the files into a directory and run:
|
|
|
|
- `bin/bitcoin-qt` (GUI) or
|
|
- `bin/bitcoind` (headless)
|
|
|
|
### Windows
|
|
|
|
Unpack the files into a directory, and then run bitcoin-qt.exe.
|
|
|
|
### macOS
|
|
|
|
Drag Bitcoin Core to your applications folder, and then run Bitcoin Core.
|
|
|
|
### Need Help?
|
|
|
|
* See the documentation at the [Bitcoin Wiki](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Main_Page)
|
|
for help and more information.
|
|
* Ask for help on [Bitcoin StackExchange](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com).
|
|
* Ask for help on #bitcoin on Libera Chat. If you don't have an IRC client, you can use [web.libera.chat](https://web.libera.chat/#bitcoin).
|
|
* Ask for help on the [BitcoinTalk](https://bitcointalk.org/) forums, in the [Technical Support board](https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=4.0).
|
|
|
|
Building
|
|
---------------------
|
|
The following are developer notes on how to build Bitcoin Core on your native platform. They are not complete guides, but include notes on the necessary libraries, compile flags, etc.
|
|
|
|
- [Dependencies](dependencies.md)
|
|
- [macOS Build Notes](build-osx.md)
|
|
- [Unix Build Notes](build-unix.md)
|
|
- [Windows Build Notes](build-windows-msvc.md)
|
|
- [FreeBSD Build Notes](build-freebsd.md)
|
|
- [OpenBSD Build Notes](build-openbsd.md)
|
|
- [NetBSD Build Notes](build-netbsd.md)
|
|
|
|
Development
|
|
---------------------
|
|
The Bitcoin repo's [root README](/README.md) contains relevant information on the development process and automated testing.
|
|
|
|
- [Developer Notes](developer-notes.md)
|
|
- [Productivity Notes](productivity.md)
|
|
- [Release Process](release-process.md)
|
|
- [Source Code Documentation (External Link)](https://doxygen.bitcoincore.org/)
|
|
- [Translation Process](translation_process.md)
|
|
- [Translation Strings Policy](translation_strings_policy.md)
|
|
- [JSON-RPC Interface](JSON-RPC-interface.md)
|
|
- [Unauthenticated REST Interface](REST-interface.md)
|
|
- [BIPS](bips.md)
|
|
- [Dnsseed Policy](dnsseed-policy.md)
|
|
- [Benchmarking](benchmarking.md)
|
|
- [Internal Design Docs](design/)
|
|
|
|
### Resources
|
|
* Discuss on the [BitcoinTalk](https://bitcointalk.org/) forums, in the [Development & Technical Discussion board](https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=6.0).
|
|
* Discuss project-specific development on #bitcoin-core-dev on Libera Chat. If you don't have an IRC client, you can use [web.libera.chat](https://web.libera.chat/#bitcoin-core-dev).
|
|
|
|
### Miscellaneous
|
|
- [Assets Attribution](assets-attribution.md)
|
|
- [bitcoin.conf Configuration File](bitcoin-conf.md)
|
|
- [CJDNS Support](cjdns.md)
|
|
- [Files](files.md)
|
|
- [Fuzz-testing](fuzzing.md)
|
|
- [I2P Support](i2p.md)
|
|
- [Init Scripts (systemd/upstart/openrc)](init.md)
|
|
- [Managing Wallets](managing-wallets.md)
|
|
- [Multisig Tutorial](multisig-tutorial.md)
|
|
- [Offline Signing Tutorial](offline-signing-tutorial.md)
|
|
- [P2P bad ports definition and list](p2p-bad-ports.md)
|
|
- [PSBT support](psbt.md)
|
|
- [Reduce Memory](reduce-memory.md)
|
|
- [Reduce Traffic](reduce-traffic.md)
|
|
- [Tor Support](tor.md)
|
|
- [Transaction Relay Policy](policy/README.md)
|
|
- [ZMQ](zmq.md)
|
|
|
|
License
|
|
---------------------
|
|
Distributed under the [MIT software license](/COPYING).
|