MarcoFalke 283f22cabb
Merge #20461: rpc: Validate -rpcauth arguments
053b4fbad8729308774d5e7b53f53c12627fa88b doc: Release note regarding -rpcauth validation (João Barbosa)
46001323b1f4a57d8d6805f1bc39a5b8d401f0c5 rpc: Validate -rpcauth arguments (João Barbosa)
d37c813a43166f559a4e2d1c22e7243f70301291 rpc: Refactor to process -rpcauth once (João Barbosa)

Pull request description:

  Invalid `-rpcauth` arguments are currently silently ignored. This make server initialization fail if any `-rpcauth` is invalid.

ACKs for top commit:
  MarcoFalke:
    review ACK 053b4fbad8729308774d5e7b53f53c12627fa88b
  jonatack:
    ACK 053b4fbad8729308774d5e7b53f53c12627fa88b
  ryanofsky:
    Code review ACK 053b4fbad8729308774d5e7b53f53c12627fa88b. Only changes since last review are moving a variable declaration and adding a comment, release notes, and a `const`.

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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.