Questions tagged [bitcoind]
This tag should be used for questions related to bitcoind, the command-line software for Bitcoin Core. It stands for "Bitcoin Daemon" where a daemon is any computer process which runs in the background ("service" in Windows terminology).
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Selling STACKS (STX) @presale price for folks who intend to hold for longterm
I am selling STX at presale price, just doing this to help the community members in acquiring more STX as I am one of the earliest investors. STX is a beautiful investment and mechanism and I may not ...
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Failed to start Bitcoin daemon
I set up Tor with bitcoind. After that, when I started the daemon, I got the following error.
Error: Cannot set -bind or -whitebind together with -listen=0
My bitcoin.conf is:
server=1
txindex=1
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How did Satoshi Nakamoto create the first Bitcoin? The Genesis Block
How did Satoshi Nakamoto create the first Bitcoin? I have never read any statement where he recommends specific tools like CGMiner. You can't mine with the Bitcoin Core software. Actually, Bitcoin ...
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how to run bitcoind without downloading entire bitcoin core for development [duplicate]
I am a beginner in bitcoin development and want to contribute to some github repos and for that i need the regtest network for bitcoin but to run that i need bitcoind and bitcoin core to be downloaded ...
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Bitcoin lightnode not return private key for getnewaddress [duplicate]
I have run a bitcoin lightnode (bitcoind)
I use getnewaddress for create new wallet:
bitcoin-cli getnewaddress
This method return to me only wallet address.
How can I access to private key of this ...
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Edge cases when dealing with incoming Bitcoin transactions
I have an app that accepts Bitcoin payments. After some research I've settled with using Bitcoin Core's bitcoind with RPC to manage new addresses and verify for new transactions for those addresses.
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bitcoind won't run on macos
I have downloaded the tgz file from bitcoincore.org and unpacked it. The first time I tried to run bitcoind from the command line, I got the usual macOS dialog about untrusted software, so I gave the ...
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Rpc work Queue Exceeded
I am trying to make rpc calls to an Rpc Interface "listunspent". So i get this Error: ESOCKETTIMEDOUT. I checked the bitcoin node debug file and saw the error message "Depth queue work ...
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How do I retrieve address balances to build a Merkle sum tree?
Curious about building my own proof of solvency program. I understand how the Merkle sum tree works in theory but I am having issues understanding the practical ways of getting the information I need.
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Why is there a need to flush the UTXO set when you prune blk*.dat and rev*.dat files during ibd?
As I understand, when Bitcoin Core has pruning turned on, it will flush the dbcache when it prunes unnecessary blk*.dat and rev*.dat files during ibd.
In https://bitcoincore.reviews/20827, it states:
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Bitcoin Core Node On Chain Data Addresses Over one Bitcoin
I'm currently running a Bitcoin Core full node on my raspberry pi. I have set the config file to txindex=1 and I want to query the bitcoin network to find out how many addresses hold more than 1 ...
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Why does Bitcoin Core print SHA256 hashes (uint256) bytes in reverse order?
When converting uint256 (the datatype used to represent hashes) to string in Bitcoin Core, the bytes are reversed. When debugging functional tests, this can create potential confusion when comparing ...
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bitcoind with rpcauth: how to use rpcauth with curl?
In bitcoin.conf, if the rpcuser/rpcpassword is specified, I can access the RPC via curl like this:
curl --data-binary '{"jsonrpc": "1.0", "id": "test", "...
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How to get started with bitcoin-cli on macOS?
I've been having a really hard time struggling through installation. The problem is there seem to be two ways to install, one through a download link and one through src. However, both methods still ...
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What does "score" mean in the following bitcoin node info printout? [duplicate]
This is the response from a getnetworkinfo command;
"relayfee": 0.00001000,
"incrementalfee": 0.00001000,
"localaddresses": [
{
"address": "*...
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