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e6998838e5548991274ad2bf1697d862905b8837 doc: Add IPv6 address to zmq example (nthumann) 8abe5703a9bb76bc92204a6f69775790e96208fa test: Add IPv6 test to zmq (nthumann) ded449b726e47f35798ef1c4b1e59123a0dc2b61 zmq: Enable IPv6 on listening socket (nthumann) Pull request description: This PR adds support for listening on IPv6 addresses with bitcoinds ZMQ interface, just like the RPC server. Currently, it is not possible to specify an IPv6 address, as the `ZMQ_IPV6` [socket option](http://api.zeromq.org/master:zmq-setsockopt#toc27) is not set and therefore the ZMQ initialization fails, if one does so. The absence of this option has also been noted [here](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/15198#issuecomment-617378512). With this PR one can e.g. set `-zmqpubhashblock=tcp://[::1]:28333` to listen on the IPv6 loopback address. ACKs for top commit: laanwj: Code review ACK e6998838e5548991274ad2bf1697d862905b8837 theStack: Tested ACK e6998838e5548991274ad2bf1697d862905b8837 🌱 Tree-SHA512: 43c3043d8d5c79794d475926259c1be975b694db4fcc1f7750a9a28e242f0fa1b531735a63ea5777498003aa5834f6243f39742d0f3941f2f37593d0c7890700
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 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 Libera Chat. If you don't have an IRC client, you can use web.libera.chat.
Miscellaneous
- Assets Attribution
- bitcoin.conf Configuration File
- Files
- Fuzz-testing
- I2P Support
- Init Scripts (systemd/upstart/openrc)
- Managing Wallets
- PSBT support
- Reduce Memory
- Reduce Traffic
- Tor Support
- ZMQ
License
Distributed under the MIT software license.