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fa25e8b0a1610553014c786428f146ef9c694678 doc: Recommend lint image build on every call (MarcoFalke) faf70c1f330a92612cf381d32c791e9ba445d3f2 Bump python minimum version to 3.9 (MarcoFalke) fa8996b930886da712c09ffe4b58016b36c2ae5b ci: Bump i686_multiprocess.sh to latest Ubuntu LTS (MarcoFalke) Pull request description: All supported operating systems ship with python 3.9 (or later), so bumping the minimum should not cause any issues. A bump will allow new code to use new python 3.9 features. For reference: * https://packages.debian.org/bullseye/python3 * https://packages.ubuntu.com/focal/python3.9 * FreeBSD 12/13 also ships with 3.9 * CentOS-like 8/9 also ships with 3.9 (and 3.11) * OpenSuse Leap also ships with 3.9 (and 3.11) https://software.opensuse.org/package/python311-base This is for Bitcoin Core 27.0 in 2024 (next year), not the soon upcoming 26.0 next month. ACKs for top commit: Sjors: ACK fa25e8b0a1610553014c786428f146ef9c694678 jamesob: ACK fa25e8b0a1610553014c786428f146ef9c694678 ([`jamesob/ackr/28211.1.MarcoFalke.bump_python_minimum_supp`](https://github.com/jamesob/bitcoin/tree/ackr/28211.1.MarcoFalke.bump_python_minimum_supp)) Tree-SHA512: 86c9f6ac4b5ba94a62ee6a6062dd48a8295d8611a39cdb5829f4f0dbc77aaa1a51edccc7a99275bf699143ad3a6fe826de426d413e5a465e3b0e82b86d10c32e
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
- Android 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
- Shared Libraries
- 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
- 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.