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print a randomly generated suitable password to stderr. You can also
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generate one from the shell yourself like this:
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bash -c 'tr -dc a-zA-Z0-9 < /dev/urandom | head -c32 && echo'
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`bash -c 'tr -dc a-zA-Z0-9 < /dev/urandom | head -c32 && echo'`
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Once you have a password in hand, set rpcpassword= in /etc/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf
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Once you have a password in hand, set `rpcpassword=` in `/etc/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf`
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`conf`, `pid`, and `wallet` accept relative paths which are interpreted as
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relative to the data directory. `wallet` *only* supports relative paths.
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For an example configuration file that describes the configuration settings,
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see contrib/debian/examples/bitcoin.conf.
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see `contrib/debian/examples/bitcoin.conf`.
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3. Paths
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All three configurations assume several paths that might need to be adjusted.
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Binary: /usr/bin/bitcoind
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Configuration file: /etc/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf
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Data directory: /var/lib/bitcoind
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PID file: /var/run/bitcoind/bitcoind.pid (OpenRC and Upstart)
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/var/lib/bitcoind/bitcoind.pid (systemd)
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Lock file: /var/lock/subsys/bitcoind (CentOS)
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Binary: `/usr/bin/bitcoind`
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Configuration file: `/etc/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf`
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Data directory: `/var/lib/bitcoind`
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PID file: `/var/run/bitcoind/bitcoind.pid` (OpenRC and Upstart) or `/var/lib/bitcoind/bitcoind.pid` (systemd)
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Lock file: `/var/lock/subsys/bitcoind` (CentOS)
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The configuration file, PID directory (if applicable) and data directory
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should all be owned by the bitcoin user and group. It is advised for security
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Installing this .service file consists of just copying it to
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/usr/lib/systemd/system directory, followed by the command
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"systemctl daemon-reload" in order to update running systemd configuration.
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`systemctl daemon-reload` in order to update running systemd configuration.
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To test, run "systemctl start bitcoind" and to enable for system startup run
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"systemctl enable bitcoind"
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To test, run `systemctl start bitcoind` and to enable for system startup run
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`systemctl enable bitcoind`
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4b) OpenRC
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Rename bitcoind.openrc to bitcoind and drop it in /etc/init.d. Double
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check ownership and permissions and make it executable. Test it with
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"/etc/init.d/bitcoind start" and configure it to run on startup with
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"rc-update add bitcoind"
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`/etc/init.d/bitcoind start` and configure it to run on startup with
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`rc-update add bitcoind`
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4c) Upstart (for Debian/Ubuntu based distributions)
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Drop bitcoind.conf in /etc/init. Test by running "service bitcoind start"
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Drop bitcoind.conf in /etc/init. Test by running `service bitcoind start`
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it will automatically start on reboot.
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NOTE: This script is incompatible with CentOS 5 and Amazon Linux 2014 as they
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4d) CentOS
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Copy bitcoind.init to /etc/init.d/bitcoind. Test by running "service bitcoind start".
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Copy bitcoind.init to /etc/init.d/bitcoind. Test by running `service bitcoind start`.
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Using this script, you can adjust the path and flags to the bitcoind program by
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setting the BITCOIND and FLAGS environment variables in the file
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Auto respawning is currently only configured for Upstart and systemd.
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Reasonable defaults have been chosen but YMMV.
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