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Ava Chow dd0dea3e89 Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#34917: wallet: mark bip125-replaceable RPC key and walletrbf startup option as deprecated
5faf2ad880 doc: add release notes for deprecation of wallet rbf & bip125 fields (rkrux)
aba24a9b62 wallet: remove "RPC Only" from -walletrbf option help description (rkrux)
97f7cc0233 wallet: mark -walletrbf startup option as deprecated (rkrux)
c4a7613e6a wallet: mark `bip125-replaceable` key as deprecated in transaction RPCs (rkrux)

Pull request description:

  Partially fixes #32661.

  This patch set is in line with the deprecation of outdated
  BIP 125 opt-in RBF signalling and fullrbf in wallet transaction
  RPCs and startup options.

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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 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) or
  • bin/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?

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.