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d26f0648f1c0d1115dcb8d76e57195032b88f400 Tell users how to load or create a wallet when no wallet is loaded (Andrew Chow) 1bee1e6269b76b52b1eab9112d39c245beaa27a2 Do not create default wallet (Andrew Chow) Pull request description: Instead of automatically creating and loading a default wallet, users should instead explicitly create their wallet or load it on start. Builds on #19754 which provides the `load_on_startup` behavior for the GUI. ACKs for top commit: jnewbery: Manual test and very light code review ACK d26f0648f1c0d1115dcb8d76e57195032b88f400 ryanofsky: Code review ACK d26f0648f1c0d1115dcb8d76e57195032b88f400. Just suggested changes to first commit (reusing MakeWalletDatabase and adding release notes), no changes to second commit jonatack: ACK d26f0648f1c0d1115dcb8d76e57195032b88f400 light code review, debug build, ran tests, did manual testing with testnet, rebased on master, on linux debian. Tree-SHA512: 091d785aef64736f7df661c576e815a87f3d029cfa32f3a75ba86fc25795f10b022ab3ae15c5b61a10b8cee16f5650f15cd79cbd6127e5e3ccbef631966d3c30
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 on Freenode. If you don't have an IRC client, use webchat here.
- 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
- Gitian Building Guide (External Link)
Development
The Bitcoin repo's root README contains relevant information on the development process and automated testing.
- Developer Notes
- Productivity Notes
- Release 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
Resources
- Discuss on the BitcoinTalk forums, in the Development & Technical Discussion board.
- Discuss project-specific development on #bitcoin-core-dev on Freenode. If you don't have an IRC client, use webchat here.
- Discuss general Bitcoin development on #bitcoin-dev on Freenode. If you don't have an IRC client, use webchat here.
Miscellaneous
- Assets Attribution
- bitcoin.conf Configuration File
- Files
- Fuzz-testing
- Reduce Memory
- Reduce Traffic
- Tor Support
- Init Scripts (systemd/upstart/openrc)
- ZMQ
- PSBT support
License
Distributed under the MIT software license.