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# Seeds
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2014-12-23 17:43:32 +01:00
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Utility to generate the seeds.txt list that is compiled into the client
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2015-06-23 21:31:47 +02:00
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(see [src/chainparamsseeds.h](/src/chainparamsseeds.h) and other utilities in [contrib/seeds](/contrib/seeds)).
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2013-01-29 22:17:56 -05:00
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2017-02-10 10:58:17 +01:00
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Be sure to update `PATTERN_AGENT` in `makeseeds.py` to include the current version,
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and remove old versions as necessary (at a minimum when SeedsServiceFlags()
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changes its default return value, as those are the services which seeds are added
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to addrman with).
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2022-04-15 17:14:40 +02:00
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The seeds compiled into the release are created from sipa's DNS seed and AS map
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data. Run the following commands from the `/contrib/seeds` directory:
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2016-01-25 16:14:14 +01:00
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2023-04-18 09:39:11 -07:00
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```
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curl https://bitcoin.sipa.be/seeds.txt.gz | gzip -dc > seeds_main.txt
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curl https://bitcoin.sipa.be/asmap-filled.dat > asmap-filled.dat
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python3 makeseeds.py -a asmap-filled.dat -s seeds_main.txt > nodes_main.txt
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cat nodes_main_manual.txt >> nodes_main.txt
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python3 generate-seeds.py . > ../../src/chainparamsseeds.h
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```
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