bitcoin/doc
Wladimir J. van der Laan f3727fd735
Merge #20156: build: Make sqlite support optional (compile-time)
bbb42a6896 RPC: createwallet: Nicer error message if descriptor wallet requested and sqlite support not compiled in (Luke Dashjr)
6608fec332 GUI: Create Wallet: Nicely disable descriptor wallet checkbox if sqlite support not compiled in (Luke Dashjr)
7b54d768e1 Make sqlite support optional (compile-time) (Luke Dashjr)

Pull request description:

  As a new requirement, sqlite support should be optional. This PR aims to be only minimum/blocker changes for 0.21.

  Potential follow-up PRs after this:
  * Make BDB support optional
  * Nicer error messages when user tries to load an unsupported wallet
  * Don't compile descriptor wallet code if sqlite disabled

ACKs for top commit:
  jonasschnelli:
    Tested ACK bbb42a6896
  achow101:
    ACK bbb42a6896
  Sjors:
    re-utACK bbb42a6896
  hebasto:
    ACK bbb42a6896, tested on Linux Mint 20 (x86_64, Qt 5.12.8).

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man doc: remove OpenSSL from build instructions and licensing info 2019-11-18 08:56:48 -05:00
release-notes doc: Add historical release notes for 0.20.1 2020-08-01 14:17:14 +02:00
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assets-attribution.md
benchmarking.md Replace current benchmarking framework with nanobench 2020-06-13 12:24:18 +02:00
bips.md docs: mention BIPs 340-342 in doc/bips.md 2020-10-15 14:20:20 -07:00
bitcoin_logo_doxygen.png
bitcoin-conf.md doc: add default bitcoin.conf locations 2019-08-19 19:34:57 +02:00
build-freebsd.md doc: mention MAKE=gmake workaround when building on a BSD 2020-03-18 07:55:07 +08:00
build-netbsd.md doc: mention MAKE=gmake workaround when building on a BSD 2020-03-18 07:55:07 +08:00
build-openbsd.md Add OpenBSD instructions for building the Qt GUI 2020-09-10 16:02:10 +02:00
build-osx.md Include sqlite3 in documentation 2020-10-14 11:28:18 -04:00
build-unix.md Make sqlite support optional (compile-time) 2020-10-20 13:44:43 +00:00
build-windows.md Add Windows WSL build recommendation to temporarily disable Win32 PE support. 2020-06-29 13:25:59 +01:00
dependencies.md Make sqlite support optional (compile-time) 2020-10-20 13:44:43 +00:00
descriptors.md Output a descriptor in createmultisig and addmultisigaddress 2020-01-30 23:55:36 -05:00
developer-notes.md Remove unused LockAssertion struct 2020-09-19 18:02:42 +03:00
dnsseed-policy.md
Doxyfile.in [doc] include Doxygen comments for HAVE_BOOST_PROCESS 2020-07-31 13:38:10 +02:00
files.md Merge #20152: doc: Update wallet files in files.md 2020-10-27 15:43:53 +08:00
fuzzing.md doc: afl fuzzing comment about afl-gcc and afl-g++ 2020-07-05 20:55:11 -04:00
gitian-building.md
init.md fixing documentation to not require rpcpassword 2020-03-21 19:51:31 +05:30
JSON-RPC-interface.md Replace hidden service with onion service 2020-08-07 14:55:02 +02:00
multiprocess.md build: multiprocess autotools changes 2020-05-12 09:47:06 -04:00
productivity.md doc: Drop protobuf stuff 2020-05-23 10:14:18 +03:00
psbt.md doc: fix/improve analyzepsbt in doc/psbt.md 2019-05-19 17:31:37 +02:00
README_doxygen.md doc: Improve doxygen readme navigation section 2019-09-23 19:22:06 -04:00
README_windows.txt
README.md doc: Update webchat URLs in README.md 2020-04-02 13:09:55 +00:00
reduce-memory.md doc: block-relay-only is not blocksonly 2020-03-30 09:09:12 -04:00
reduce-traffic.md doc: Use precise permission flags where possible 2020-07-10 15:37:42 +02:00
release-notes.md doc: Merge release notes 2020-10-19 12:00:16 +02:00
release-process.md [doc] fix git add argument 2020-04-03 12:52:36 +02:00
REST-interface.md Merge #19390: doc/REST-interface: Remove stale info 2020-06-29 13:32:01 +08:00
shared-libraries.md doc: correct bitcoinconsensus_version in shared-libraries 2019-04-07 21:42:32 +08:00
tor.md doc: Update onion service target port numbers in tor.md 2020-10-01 19:19:43 +03:00
translation_process.md build: Factor out qt translations from build system 2019-09-29 14:24:54 +02:00
translation_strings_policy.md doc: Do not translate technical or extremely rare errors 2020-05-05 04:46:08 +03:00
zmq.md doc: Adjust ZMQ usage to support multiple interfaces 2020-09-23 23:14:28 +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.