facfb4111d14a3b06c46690a2cca7ca91cea8a96 rpc: Deprecate getunconfirmedbalance and getwalletinfo balances (MarcoFalke) 999931cf8f167c7547f1015cdf05437a460c27f0 rpc: Add getbalances RPC (MarcoFalke) fad13e925e197163a942f3f0d1ba2c95a2b65a56 rpcwallet: Make helper methods const on CWallet (MarcoFalke) fad40ec9151248c6e8225e14980424f581d23e02 wallet: Use IsValidNumArgs in getwalletinfo rpc (MarcoFalke) Pull request description: This exposes the `CWallet::GetBalance()` struct over RPC. In the future, incorrectly named rpcs such as `getunconfirmedbalance` or rpcs redundant to this such as `getbalance` could be removed. ACKs for commit facfb4: jnewbery: utACK facfb4111d14a3b06c46690a2cca7ca91cea8a96 Tree-SHA512: 1f54fedce55df9a8ea82d2b6265354b39a956072621876ebaee2355aac0e23c7b64340c3279502415598c095858529e18b50789be956250aafda1cd3a8d948a5
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 Traffic
- Tor Support
- Init Scripts (systemd/upstart/openrc)
- ZMQ
- PSBT support
License
Distributed under the MIT software license. This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit. This product includes cryptographic software written by Eric Young (eay@cryptsoft.com), and UPnP software written by Thomas Bernard.