bitcoin/doc
merge-script 8e9801bfc4
Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#22818: test: Activate all regtest softforks at height 1, unless overridden
fa4db8671b test: Activate all regtest softforks at height 1, unless overridden (MarcoFalke)
faad1e5ffd Introduce -testactivationheight=name@height setting (MarcoFalke)
fadb2ef2fa test: Add extra_args argument to TestChain100Setup constructor (MarcoFalke)
faa46986aa test: Remove version argument from build_next_block in p2p_segwit test (MarcoFalke)
fa086ef539 test: Remove unused ~TestChain100Setup (MarcoFalke)

Pull request description:

  All softforks that are active at the tip of mainnet, should also be active from genesis in regtest. Otherwise their rules might not be enforced in user testing, thus making their testing less useful.

  To still allow tests to check pre-softfork rules, a runtime argument can change the activation height.

ACKs for top commit:
  laanwj:
    Code review ACK fa4db8671b
  theStack:
    re-ACK fa4db8671b

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man scripted-diff: Fix typo in stub manual pages 2021-01-12 16:46:55 +01:00
release-notes doc: Add historical release notes for 22.0 2021-09-14 13:20:48 +02:00
.gitignore Ignore Doxyfile generated from Doxyfile.in template. 2017-04-07 16:28:12 +02:00
assets-attribution.md [doc] Merge doc/assets-attribution.md into contrib/debian/copyright 2015-09-18 18:14:42 +02:00
benchmarking.md doc: update doc/benchmarking.md 2021-06-24 11:15:29 +02:00
bips.md doc: Update bips.md for 0.21.1 2021-05-12 10:06:37 +02:00
bitcoin-conf.md doc: added info to bitcoin.conf doc 2021-07-06 09:32:37 -04:00
bitcoin_logo_doxygen.png Lossless image optimization 2013-12-02 10:10:22 +01:00
build-android.md Qt: add Android packaging support 2021-03-21 22:33:27 +01:00
build-freebsd.md docs: improve make with parallel jobs description. 2021-05-14 08:45:27 +08:00
build-netbsd.md docs: improve make with parallel jobs description. 2021-05-14 08:45:27 +08:00
build-openbsd.md script, doc: guix touchups 2021-07-23 21:23:37 +05:30
build-osx.md doc: note that brew installed qt is not supported 2021-05-17 21:36:08 -04:00
build-unix.md remove --enable-glibc-back-compat from CI and docs 2021-09-10 11:18:58 +08:00
build-windows.md doc: remove WSL install instructions and point to upstream 2021-09-17 11:24:55 +08:00
dependencies.md doc: add glibc to dependencies.md 2021-09-10 11:18:58 +08:00
descriptors.md doc: mention bech32m/BIP350 in doc/descriptors.md 2021-08-30 13:45:22 -04:00
developer-notes.md Enable TLS in links in documentation 2021-09-16 22:00:20 +00:00
dnsseed-policy.md Correct spelling mistakes in doc folder 2015-10-18 06:25:43 +10:00
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external-signer.md Move external signer out of wallet module 2021-04-08 17:56:00 +02:00
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fuzzing.md test: Update test README and lint script 2021-09-02 10:26:35 +02:00
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i2p.md Improve doc/i2p.md regarding I2P router options/versions 2021-08-19 15:41:46 +02:00
init.md doc: Replace tabs for spaces 2021-02-04 12:06:13 +00:00
JSON-RPC-interface.md Update 'Secure string handling' 2020-12-29 01:49:30 +05:30
managing-wallets.md Document about wallet backup and restoration 2021-08-17 09:40:47 -03:00
multiprocess.md multiprocess: Add comments and documentation 2021-04-23 03:02:50 -05:00
productivity.md doc: Add libnatpmp stuff 2021-01-07 18:07:10 +02:00
psbt.md doc: fix/improve analyzepsbt in doc/psbt.md 2019-05-19 17:31:37 +02:00
README.md release: remove gitian 2021-08-31 09:37:23 +08:00
README_doxygen.md doc: Improve doxygen readme navigation section 2019-09-23 19:22:06 -04:00
README_windows.txt doc: Remove version numbers from READMEs 2017-04-05 09:40:48 +02:00
reduce-memory.md doc: update reduce-memory.md peer connections info 2021-04-17 20:17:59 +02:00
reduce-traffic.md doc: Use precise permission flags where possible 2020-07-10 15:37:42 +02:00
release-notes-12677.md doc/release-notes: Add new listunspent fields 2021-09-16 20:34:49 +00:00
release-notes.md Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#22818: test: Activate all regtest softforks at height 1, unless overridden 2021-09-24 14:04:51 +02:00
release-process.md doc: Update snap release process for new versioning scheme 2021-09-14 12:50:31 +02:00
REST-interface.md rpc: deprecate addresses and reqSigs from rpc outputs 2021-03-23 10:51:43 -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 Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#22420: doc: Specifiy how to set the value of TORGROUP 2021-09-16 20:17:01 +02:00
tracing.md Remove GetAddrName 2021-08-26 10:44:26 +02:00
translation_process.md doc: Remove unnecessary steps from translations update process 2021-07-03 21:31:29 +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: Add IPv6 address to zmq example 2021-06-20 16:56:08 +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.