# 🧩 Bitcoin Knots Installation Guide (Debian)

## 1. Install Required Dependencies

```bash
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

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

## 3. Checkout the Latest Stable Release

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

## 4. Build Bitcoin Knots

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

## 5. Install the Binaries

```bash
sudo make install
```

## 6. Run Bitcoin Knots

```bash
bitcoind -daemon
```

To check the status:

```bash
bitcoin-cli getblockchaininfo
```

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## 📁 Optional: Create `bitcoin.conf`

File location: `~/.bitcoin/bitcoin.conf`

Example contents:

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

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