bitcoin/doc/README.md
W. J. van der Laan 216f4ca9e7
Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#22674: validation: mempool validation and submission for packages of 1 child + parents
046e8ff264 [unit test] package submission (glozow)
e12fafda2d [validation] de-duplicate package transactions already in mempool (glozow)
8310d942e0 [packages] add sanity checks for package vs mempool limits (glozow)
be3ff151a1 [validation] full package accept + mempool submission (glozow)
144a29099a [policy] require submitted packages to be child-with-unconfirmed-parents (glozow)
d59ddc5c3d [packages/doc] define and document package rules (glozow)
ba26169f60 [unit test] context-free package checks (glozow)
9b2fdca7f0 [packages] add static IsChildWithParents function (glozow)

Pull request description:

  This is 1 chunk of [Package Mempool Accept](https://gist.github.com/glozow/dc4e9d5c5b14ade7cdfac40f43adb18a); it restricts packages to 1 child with its parents, doesn't allow conflicts, and doesn't have CPFP (yet).  Future PRs (see #22290) will add RBF and CPFP within packages.

ACKs for top commit:
  laanwj:
    Code review ACK 046e8ff264

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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.