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107d4178d9versionbits: update VersionBitsCache doc comment to match current behaviour (Antoine Poinsot)94e3ac0b21doc: release notes and bips doc update for #34779 (Antoine Poinsot)1d5240574aqa: test we don't warn for ignored unknown version bits deployments (Antoine Poinsot)f802edf57cversionbits: Limit live activation params and activation warnings per BIP323 (Anthony Towns) Pull request description: This implements https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/pull/2116, which repurposes 24 version bits as extra nonce space for miners rather than soft fork deployment coordination. 24 bits allows a miner to perform up to 72 PH before needing a fresh job from its controller. The current 16 bits in use by miners only allow up to 280 TH, which [apparently led some ASIC designers to start rolling the timestamp field](https://github.com/bitaxeorg/ESP-Miner/pull/1553#issuecomment-3937736319) on their beefier machines. Mailing list discussion available [here](https://gnusha.org/pi/bitcoindev/6fa0cb45-37d6-4b41-9ff8-03730fd96d6e@mattcorallo.com/). A previous shot at this is https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/13972 (with a smaller extranonce space). This change only affects the warning logic. ACKs for top commit: ajtowns: ACK107d4178d9achow101: ACK107d4178d9sedited: Re-ACK107d4178d9optout21: ACK107d4178d9Tree-SHA512: cfaf5d7de1e8c020a4d7f4b1096b6c3e0e3b41ea840a4652ebcdabc345c5c557161c8304f1d7d6de541a2bf1df3c855ad7b64e49dd8c8af3937876d134bb5aba
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) orbin/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?
- 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
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
- 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
- Offline Signing 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.