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fa953f15bfcf95df9aa9c91e1c4b56a205f4d1ae build: Bump minimum supported GCC to g++-9 (MarcoFalke) fa69955e741dd60dc6160e81cf223bbecd286806 ci: Bump centos:stream8 to centos:stream9 (MarcoFalke) fa6a755d9fb22cad3d7063b21a1c8a137ae981b2 ci: Document the false positive error for g++-9 (MarcoFalke) Pull request description: It is a bit frustrating to write valid C++ code only to realize that g++-8 fails to parse it later on. The only non-EOL operating system still shipping with g++-8 is CentOS Stream 8. I think it is reasonable for users of affected Linux distributions to: * Upgrade their operating system, or compiler to a supported version. * Alternatively, stay with a previous release of Bitcoin Core as long as it is supported. Fixes https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/27537 ACKs for top commit: hebasto: ACK fa953f15bfcf95df9aa9c91e1c4b56a205f4d1ae fanquake: ACK fa953f15bfcf95df9aa9c91e1c4b56a205f4d1ae Tree-SHA512: b9cf7e763d3071e1e008c5010de19601d4773afe46d58cf869d3f59285c53240c739a1cd7235a5525ede1bbdf6b6cb6fb091c8fc314864a28d5b27a400bb7632
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 Process
- Source Code Documentation (External Link)
- Translation Process
- Translation Strings Policy
- JSON-RPC Interface
- Unauthenticated REST Interface
- Shared Libraries
- 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
- 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.