From fd85d1f4728c981bf52629a07d4550b3c718fcde Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Hill Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 20:31:55 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Updated Home (markdown) --- Home.md | 19 ++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Home.md b/Home.md index 66bcd5e..720864e 100644 --- a/Home.md +++ b/Home.md @@ -10,7 +10,24 @@ It also properly relays newly mined blocks, maintains a transaction pool, and re One key difference between btcd and bitcoind is that btcd does NOT include wallet functionality and this was a very intentional design decision. See the [blog entry](https://blog.conformal.com/btcd-not-your-moms-bitcoin-daemon) for more details. This means you can't actually make or receive payments directly with btcd. That functionality is provided by the [btcwallet](https://github.com/conformal/btcwallet) and [btcgui](https://github.com/conformal/btcgui) projects which are both under active development. ### Getting Started -* Under construction +#### Installation + +**Windows** + +1. Install the MSI available at: https://github.com/conformal/btcd/releases +2. Launch btcd from the Start Menu + +**Linux/BSD/MacOSX/POSIX** + +1. Install Go according to the installation instructions here: http://golang.org/doc/install +2. Run the following command to obtain btcd, its dependencies, and install it:
+ ``$ go get github.com/conformal/btcd/...`` + + To upgrade, run the following command:
+ ``$ go get -u github.com/conformal/btcd/...`` + +3. Run btcd: ``$ btcd`` + * [Using boostrap.dat](https://github.com/conformal/btcd/wiki/Using-bootstrap.dat) ### Network Configuration