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How to install bitcoin knots on Debian
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🧩 Bitcoin Knots Installation Guide (Debian)

1. Install Required Dependencies

sudo apt update
sudo apt install build-essential libtool autotools-dev automake pkg-config bsdmainutils curl git
sudo apt install libssl-dev libevent-dev libboost-system-dev libboost-filesystem-dev libboost-test-dev libboost-thread-dev
sudo apt install libminiupnpc-dev libzmq3-dev libsqlite3-dev

2. Clone the Bitcoin Knots Repository

git clone https://github.com/bitcoinknots/bitcoin.git
cd bitcoin

3. Checkout the Latest Stable Release

git checkout $(git tag | grep 'v[0-9]' | sort -V | tail -n1)

4. Build Bitcoin Knots

./autogen.sh
./configure
make -j$(nproc)

5. Install the Binaries

sudo make install

6. Run Bitcoin Knots

bitcoind -daemon

To check the status:

bitcoin-cli getblockchaininfo

📁 Optional: Create bitcoin.conf

File location: ~/.bitcoin/bitcoin.conf

Example contents:

server=1
daemon=1
txindex=1
rpcuser=yourusername
rpcpassword=yoursecurepassword

Let me know if you want instructions for GUI (bitcoin-qt), pruning, or testnet configurations.

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Henelik commented Jul 7, 2025

Awesome info, thanks for sharing!

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