Wladimir J. van der Laan fd9db45c3e
Merge #19258: doc: improve subtree check instructions
a4a3fc4cd2e6f53cdffcc2962fd152a4e40c7413 doc: improve subtree check instructions (Sjors Provoost)

Pull request description:

  Running `git-subtree-check.sh` requires adding the subtree repository as a remote. I learned that several years ago and then forgot again.

  This PR also improves the error message if the subtree commit can't be found.

ACKs for top commit:
  laanwj:
    ACK a4a3fc4cd2e6f53cdffcc2962fd152a4e40c7413
  fanquake:
    ACK a4a3fc4cd2e6f53cdffcc2962fd152a4e40c7413 - this looks ok.

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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 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) or
  • bin/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?

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.