Would you like to learn how to do a Bitcoin Cash node installation? In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to install a Bitcoin Cash node using a computer running Ubuntu Linux 17.
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Tutorial - Bitcoin Cash Node Installation
On the Ubuntu Linux console, use the following commands to install the BerkleyDB package:
# add-apt-repository ppa:bitcoin/bitcoin
# apt-get update
# apt-get install libdb4.8-dev libdb4.8++-dev
You must use BerkleyDB version 4.8 for everything to work.
Use the following commands to install the required libraries and the required packages:
# apt-get install libboost-all-dev libzmq3-dev libminiupnpc-dev
# apt-get install curl git build-essential libtool autotools-dev
# apt-get install automake pkg-config bsdmainutils python3
# apt-get install software-properties-common libssl-dev libevent-dev
Create a directory to the node software and download the Bitcoin Cash package.
# mkdir /downloads
# cd /downloads
# git clone https://github.com/Bitcoin-ABC/bitcoin-abc
Compile and install the Bitcoin Cash node software.
# cd /bitcoin-abc
# ./autogen.sh
# ./configure
# make
# make install
Create a Bitcoin configuration file and choose a username and a password.
# mkdir ~/.bitcoin
# vi $HOME/.bitcoin/bitcoin.conf
rpcuser=virtualcoin2018
rpcpassword=kamisama123
In our example, we choose the username virtualcoin2018 and the password kamisama123.
Start the Bitcoin Cash node daemon using the following command:
# bitcoind -daemon
Wait for the synchronization of the blockchain to end.
The blockchain synchronization might take days or weeks.
Use the following command to verify the status of the blockchain synchronization:
# tail -f ~/.bitcoin/debug.log
Use the following command to stop the Bitcoin Cash node service:
# bitcoin-cli stop
Here is a list of useful commands:
# bitcoin-cli getinfo
# bitcoin-cli getblockchaininfo
# bitcoin-cli getnetworkinfo
# bitcoin-cli getwalletinfo
# bitcoin-cli getpeerinfo