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c11508406edoc: Update docs that refer to -maxconnections (Martin Zumsande)69ce0dba2atest: add test that EvictTxPeerIfFull only evicts tx-relaying peers (brunoerg)3ed7f06418p2p: trigger possible eviction if we support bloom filters and change a peer to tx relay (Martin Zumsande)0bd3d3dfa5init: make inbound tx relay percentage configurable (Amiti Uttarwar)cc59aee196test: add functional test for inbound maxconnection limits (Amiti Uttarwar)1b76e04736net: increase inbound capacity for block-relay-only connections (Martin Zumsande)87bca1c2adnet: add options to AttemptToEvictConnection (Martin Zumsande) Pull request description: This is joint work with amitiuttarwar. See issue #28462 for a broader discussion on increasing the number of block-relay-only connections independent of this particular implementation proposal. We suggest to increase the number of inbound slots allocated to block-relay-only peers by increasing the default maximum connections from 125 to 200, with 50% of inbound slots accessible for tx-relaying peers. This is a prerequisite for being able to increase the default number of outgoing block-relay-only peers later, because the current inbound capacity of the network is not sufficient. In order to account for incoming tx-relaying peers separately from incoming block-relay peers, changes to the inbound eviction logic are necessary. See the next post in this thread for a more detailed explanation and motivation of the changes. ACKs for top commit: instagibbs: ACKc11508406eachow101: ACKc11508406edergoegge: crACKc11508406emarcofleon: ACKc11508406eTree-SHA512: c71e1481eb235429a6c9d7ce771c7bf825f850b135e904ccfa3505112628fef4188b560d0be0847c968e5ece43c1518590069b7e6e2480790d3ef1ce07d1ac38
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 several hundred gigabytes or more of disk space. Depending on the speed of your computer and network connection, the synchronization process can take anywhere from a few hours to several days 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)bin/bitcoin(wrapper command)
The bitcoin command supports subcommands like bitcoin gui, bitcoin node, and bitcoin rpc exposing different functionality. Subcommands can be listed with bitcoin help.
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.