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bb3b980dfd96d9a89e6b04aef2859ce0555c6807 validation: drop maximum -dbcache (Sjors Provoost) Pull request description: Due to recent UTXO set growth, the current maximum value for `-dbcache` of 16GB is ~just months away from being~ insufficient (for those who wish to complete IBD with the UTXO set held in RAM). This drops the limit. It also adds a warning that it's up to users to check that they have enough RAM. Fixes #28249. --- A previous version of this PR increased the maximum to 64GB. It also made startup abort if the value provided is too high, rather than quietly round it down. But this didn't get much support. ACKs for top commit: achow101: ACK bb3b980dfd96d9a89e6b04aef2859ce0555c6807 tdb3: ACK bb3b980dfd96d9a89e6b04aef2859ce0555c6807 BenWestgate: crACK bb3b980dfd96d9a89e6b04aef2859ce0555c6807. Tree-SHA512: 8515fff468c2387a0b04bd9523ab1df46d6325738588b7550fabddbb8624817a583d95b95ea246407f9f0ff3e43e760cf7334621bec6af79710176328528a3ef
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) orbin/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?
- See the documentation at the Bitcoin Wiki for help and more information.
- Ask for help on Bitcoin StackExchange.
- Ask for help on #bitcoin on Libera Chat. If you don't have an IRC client, you can use web.libera.chat.
- Ask for help on the BitcoinTalk forums, in the Technical Support board.
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.
- Dependencies
- macOS Build Notes
- Unix Build Notes
- Windows Build Notes
- FreeBSD Build Notes
- OpenBSD Build Notes
- NetBSD Build Notes
Development
The Bitcoin repo's root README contains relevant information on the development process and automated testing.
- Developer Notes
- Productivity Notes
- Release Process
- Source Code Documentation (External Link)
- Translation Process
- Translation Strings Policy
- JSON-RPC Interface
- Unauthenticated REST Interface
- BIPS
- Dnsseed Policy
- Benchmarking
- Internal Design Docs
Resources
- Discuss on the BitcoinTalk forums, in the Development & Technical Discussion board.
- Discuss project-specific development on #bitcoin-core-dev on Libera Chat. If you don't have an IRC client, you can use web.libera.chat.
Miscellaneous
- Assets Attribution
- bitcoin.conf Configuration File
- CJDNS Support
- Files
- Fuzz-testing
- I2P Support
- Init Scripts (systemd/upstart/openrc)
- Managing Wallets
- Multisig Tutorial
- Offline Signing Tutorial
- P2P bad ports definition and list
- PSBT support
- Reduce Memory
- Reduce Traffic
- Tor Support
- Transaction Relay Policy
- ZMQ
License
Distributed under the MIT software license.