bitcoin/doc/README.md
Hennadii Stepanov 5deb0b024e
build, test, doc: Temporarily remove Android-related stuff
Previously, our Android builds were geared towards generating APKs,
which relied on Qt. However, after migrating to C++20, compiling for
Android became unfeasible due to Qt 5.15's compatibility limitations
with NDK only up to r25, which includes an outdated embedded libc++.

All removed stuff will be reinstated after migrating the build system to
CMake and upgrading Qt to version 6.x."
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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.