Questions tagged [installation]
Related to installing Bitcoin-related software and hardware in a given system or machine.
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User change for bitcoin core installation
I made a mistake and installed bitcoin core under the main system user “dog” in Linux (Debian). Now I am scratching my head thinking what I should do to change the user to “coindog” which would not be ...
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How should I install Core Lightning if my VPS won't let me use pip install?
I tried to install Core Lightning on a Ubuntu Digital Ocean droplet using these installation instructions and it won't let me pip install anything giving me an error externally-managed-environment. ...
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Which binaries do I need to compile from Bitcoin Core's code for running my non-routing node as an end user?
I need Bitcoin Core only for running my non-routing core-lightning node (private channels only) as an end user (not as a developer)? The lightning node is to be run on the same machine as bitcoin core....
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Verify your download
Why does Bitcoin core wallet bitcoin-26.0-win64-setup file
does not match the signatures of the SHA256 binary hashes or
SHA256 hash signatures which i can download same side. I think i do it wrong, ...
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The QT wallet does not start
The QT wallet does not start:
./bitcoin-qt в ubuntu 20.04? qt.qpa.plugin: Could not find the Qt platform plugin "offscreen" in ""
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How can I update lnd to 0.17 on Windows?
I am running lnd 0.16.2 on a Windows 10 system.
I just downloaded v0.17. Can I just drop the new files
lnd.exe and lncli.exe
into my directory and run on the same install? Any tweaks needed?
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Is it safe to install Bitcoin Core using a package manager?
For example, on macOS:
brew install --cask bitcoin-core
Or on Ubuntu:
snap install bitcoin-core
Etc.
In particular, what attack vectors might I be exposing myself to if I choose to install Bitcoin ...
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lnd Command not found after installing from source
I want to run a lightning node. I already have bitcoin full node on a raspberry pi 4 external hard drive and I installed lnd on the hard drive like this:
git clone https://github.com/lightningnetwork/...
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How to gpg verify my bitcoin core download step by step on ubuntu server?
I am a newbie when it comes to setting up a bitcoin node but I am trying to gpg verify my bitcoin core download the pub keys to do so are no longer available. I have tried doing my own research but I ...
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Bitcoin core download randomly stops
my goal is to set up a full bitcoin node. This is my third try, please help.
Bitcoin core version: 24.0.1
Hardware spec: MacBook Pro late 2011 i5 4cpu, 4GB ram, 500GB HDD,
Software: fully formatted ...
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Getting "Flush: failed to commit file 1" errors after updating to macOS 13
I installed Bitcoin Core v22 on an external drive. It worked. After I updated to macOS 13, the wallet stopped running. I tried to reinstall and also tried v23. But it wouldn't do it. When loading ...
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What specific packages are required to be installed in order to create legacy wallets?
When attempting to create a legacy wallet using bitcoin-cli, I get the following error:
bitcoin-cli -named createwallet wallet_name="[...]" descriptors=false load_on_startup=true
error code: ...
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How to install bitcoin-cli on MacOS?
I have installed bitcoin-core with Homebrew on my MacOS, but the only package installed is Bitcoin-Qt. How do I also install bitcoin-cli?
(Just want to play with the commands for learning.)
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Prevented from running Bitcoin Core on macOS
When I install and attempt to use Bitcoin Core I receive the following error:
“Bitcoin Core” can’t be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software.
This software needs to be updated. ...
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When trying to run the make command I get the following error, I am working with M1 Machine for Mac
xxxxxxx@xxxx-MacBook-Pro bitcoin % make -j 1
Making all in src
CXX bitcoind-bitcoind.o
clang: warning: argument unused during compilation: '-fstack-clash-protection' [-Wunused-command-line-...
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