bitcoin/doc
Andrew Chow b7edd55c22
Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#26899: p2p: set -dnsseed and -listen false if maxconnections=0
fabb95e7bf doc: add release note for 26899 (brunoerg)
c84c5f6e89 p2p: set `-dnsseed` and `-listen` false if `maxconnections=0` (brunoerg)

Pull request description:

  If `maxconnections=0`, it means our possible connections are going to be manual (e.g via `addnode`). For this reason, we can skip DNS seeds and set `listen` false.

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design docs: update assumeutxo.md 2023-03-07 16:06:20 -05:00
man scripted-diff: Fix typo in stub manual pages 2021-01-12 16:46:55 +01:00
policy [doc] remove non-signaling mentions of BIP125 2022-08-04 16:56:33 +01:00
release-notes doc: add 23.1 release notes 2022-12-16 09:43:56 +00:00
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assets-attribution.md
benchmarking.md doc: update doc/benchmarking.md 2021-06-24 11:15:29 +02:00
bips.md doc: mention BIP86 in doc/bips.md 2022-11-01 20:50:51 +01:00
bitcoin_logo_doxygen.png
bitcoin-conf.md Security config warning 2022-08-19 23:18:13 -04:00
build-android.md build, qt: Use Android NDK r23 LTS 2021-12-05 03:00:02 +02:00
build-freebsd.md Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#26773: doc: FreeBSD build doc updates to reflect removal of install_db4.sh 2023-02-16 14:50:00 +00:00
build-netbsd.md doc: update for NetBSD 9.2, add GUI Build Instructions 2022-07-06 21:27:05 -04:00
build-openbsd.md contrib: remove install_db4.sh 2023-01-18 16:59:02 +00:00
build-osx.md Revert "doc: note that brew installed qt is not supported" 2022-09-14 13:51:17 +01:00
build-unix.md build: remove --enable-upnp-default from configure 2023-01-28 15:27:23 +00:00
build-windows.md doc: Correct linked Microsoft URLs 2022-12-31 16:54:13 +01:00
cjdns.md Add and improve informational links in doc/cjdns.md 2022-04-01 16:11:14 +02:00
dependencies.md Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#27029: guix: consolidate to glibc 2.27 for Linux builds 2023-02-17 10:40:57 +00:00
descriptors.md doc: correct deriveaddresses RPC name 2022-10-30 18:11:45 +00:00
developer-notes.md Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#27220: doc: update broken str util reference links on developer-notes 2023-03-11 11:02:03 +01:00
dnsseed-policy.md
Doxyfile.in Generate doxygen documentation for test sources 2021-05-19 22:08:18 -07:00
external-signer.md Move external signer out of wallet module 2021-04-08 17:56:00 +02:00
files.md Ignore banlist.dat 2021-07-30 11:21:51 +02:00
fuzzing.md doc: use arch agnostic clang path in fuzzing doc (macOS) 2023-02-08 09:45:04 +00:00
guix.md docs: Point to contrib/guix/README.md in doc/guix.md 2021-01-08 11:40:01 -05:00
i2p.md doc: remove recommended I2P router versions 2023-01-09 08:18:58 -08:00
init.md Remove -sysperms option 2023-02-05 08:09:16 +00:00
JSON-RPC-interface.md rpc: Allow named and positional arguments to be used together 2022-11-05 05:32:39 -04:00
managing-wallets.md Change dots to an ellipsis and fix capitalization 2023-01-12 11:15:02 -05:00
multisig-tutorial.md doc: update multisig-tutorial.md to default wallet type 2022-03-10 12:50:34 +01:00
p2p-bad-ports.md init, doc: improve -onlynet help and tor/i2p documentation 2022-03-03 16:14:01 +01:00
productivity.md doc: add distcc to productivity notes 2022-06-13 16:13:11 +02:00
psbt.md doc: M-of-N multisig using descriptor wallets and PSBTs, as well as a signing flow 2021-08-16 10:43:07 +05:00
README_doxygen.md
README_windows.txt
README.md doc: consolidate & remove release-note fragments 2022-09-15 16:02:17 +01:00
reduce-memory.md doc: NetPermissionFlags for tx relay in blocksonly 2023-01-30 11:21:49 +00:00
reduce-traffic.md doc: Use precise permission flags where possible 2020-07-10 15:37:42 +02:00
release-note-26194.md rpc, wallet: use the same next_index in listdescriptors and importdescriptors 2022-12-06 11:38:07 -03:00
release-notes-19762.md rpc: Allow named and positional arguments to be used together 2022-11-05 05:32:39 -04:00
release-notes-22087.md Validate port options 2022-10-05 19:30:15 +02:00
release-notes-23395.md doc: Add release note for shutdownnotify. 2022-10-13 21:22:52 +08:00
release-notes-25375.md rpc: add minconf and maxconf options to sendall 2023-01-11 17:08:35 -05:00
release-notes-25412.md doc: add release note about /rest/deploymentinfo 2022-08-16 19:21:51 -03:00
release-notes-25574.md doc: add release note for #25574 2023-02-16 17:58:52 -05:00
release-notes-25730.md RPC: listunspent, add "include immature coinbase" flag 2022-10-29 08:45:12 -03:00
release-notes-25934.md doc: add release note for 25934 2022-12-06 15:27:50 -03:00
release-notes-25943.md Add release note for PR#25943 2023-02-20 11:47:20 -07:00
release-notes-25957.md doc: add release note for #25957 (fast wallet rescan) 2023-01-19 13:40:26 +01:00
release-notes-26213.md bugfix: Strict type checking for RPC boolean parameters 2022-12-07 17:55:58 +01:00
release-notes-26265.md Add release note for MIN_STANDARD_TX_NONWITNESS_SIZE relaxation 2022-12-19 10:03:51 -05:00
release-notes-26471.md doc: release note on mempool size in -blocksonly 2023-01-20 13:54:05 +00:00
release-notes-26618.md doc: Add release notes for #26618 2022-12-08 16:45:38 +01:00
release-notes-26628.md rpc: Make it an error server-side to specify same named parameter multiple times 2022-12-02 17:53:16 -05:00
release-notes-26646.md doc: move errant release note to doc/ 2023-01-12 09:28:34 +00:00
release-notes-26896.md doc: add release notes for 26896 2023-01-28 15:27:27 +00:00
release-notes-26899.md doc: add release note for 26899 2023-03-10 13:42:32 -03:00
release-notes-27037.md doc: release notes for #27037 2023-02-03 18:18:39 +01:00
release-notes-27068.md doc: Release notes for 27068 2023-02-21 14:40:59 -05:00
release-notes-empty-template.md doc: Mac -> macOS in release notes template 2022-11-17 14:43:56 +00:00
release-process.md doc: Update Transifex links and slug format in Release Process 2023-03-01 15:01:16 +00:00
REST-interface.md Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#26207: rest: add verbose and mempool_sequence query params for mempool/contents 2023-03-15 19:39:30 -04:00
shared-libraries.md doc: libbitcoinconsensus: add missing error code description, fix NBitcoin link 2020-12-05 13:37:00 +01:00
tor.md doc: update tor.md with cjdns and getnodeaddresses, fix tor grep, 2022-03-22 12:54:21 +01:00
tracing.md Add mempool tracepoints 2023-03-20 15:57:31 +01:00
translation_process.md doc: Remove unnecessary steps from translations update process 2021-07-03 21:31:29 +02:00
translation_strings_policy.md
zmq.md Update zmq.md: Fix parameter in hwm example block 2022-05-25 23:49:15 +02:00

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 a few hundred gigabytes of disk space. Depending on the speed of your computer and network connection, the synchronization process can take anywhere from a few hours to a day or more.

To download Bitcoin Core, visit bitcoincore.org.

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?

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.

Development

The Bitcoin repo's root README contains relevant information on the development process and automated testing.

Resources

Miscellaneous

License

Distributed under the MIT software license.