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This file contains hidden or bidirectional Unicode text that may be interpreted or compiled differently than what appears below. To review, open the file in an editor that reveals hidden Unicode characters. Learn more about bidirectional Unicode charactersOriginal file line number Diff line number Diff line change @@ -27,21 +27,45 @@ sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/bitcoind.service Paste the following contents: ``` [Unit] Description=Bitcoin Knots daemon Documentation=https://github.com/bitcoinknots/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/init.md After=network-online.target Wants=network-online.target [Service] ExecStart=/opt/bitcoinknots/bin/bitcoind -daemon \ -pid=/run/bitcoind/bitcoind.pid \ -conf=/etc/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf \ -datadir=/var/lib/bitcoind PermissionsStartOnly=true ExecStartPre=/bin/chgrp btc /etc/bitcoin User=btc Group=btc Type=forking PIDFile=/run/bitcoind/bitcoind.pid Restart=on-failure TimeoutStopSec=600 # Secure sandboxing options RuntimeDirectory=bitcoind RuntimeDirectoryMode=0710 ConfigurationDirectory=bitcoin ConfigurationDirectoryMode=0710 StateDirectory=bitcoind StateDirectoryMode=0710 PrivateTmp=true ProtectSystem=full ProtectHome=true NoNewPrivileges=true PrivateDevices=true MemoryDenyWriteExecute=true [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target -
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This file contains hidden or bidirectional Unicode text that may be interpreted or compiled differently than what appears below. To review, open the file in an editor that reveals hidden Unicode characters. Learn more about bidirectional Unicode charactersOriginal file line number Diff line number Diff line change @@ -0,0 +1,86 @@ ## ⚙️ Set Up Bitcoin Knots as a systemd Service ### 1. Create a dedicated user (optional but recommended) ```bash sudo adduser --disabled-password --gecos "" bitcoin ``` Give the `bitcoin` user ownership of your `.bitcoin` directory: ```bash sudo mkdir -p /home/bitcoin/.bitcoin sudo chown -R bitcoin:bitcoin /home/bitcoin/.bitcoin ``` Move your `bitcoin.conf` file there if needed. --- ### 2. Create a systemd service unit Create the service file: ```bash sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/bitcoind.service ``` Paste the following contents: ```ini [Unit] Description=Bitcoin Knots daemon After=network.target [Service] ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/bitcoind -daemon -conf=/home/bitcoin/.bitcoin/bitcoin.conf -pid=/home/bitcoin/.bitcoin/bitcoind.pid ExecStop=/usr/local/bin/bitcoin-cli stop User=bitcoin Group=bitcoin Type=forking PIDFile=/home/bitcoin/.bitcoin/bitcoind.pid Restart=on-failure TimeoutStopSec=600 RuntimeDirectory=bitcoind [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target ``` --- ### 3. Reload systemd and enable the service ```bash sudo systemctl daemon-reexec sudo systemctl daemon-reload sudo systemctl enable bitcoind sudo systemctl start bitcoind ``` --- ### 4. Check service status ```bash systemctl status bitcoind ``` You should see something like: ``` Active: active (running) ``` --- ### ✅ Notes - If you compiled `bitcoind` into a non-standard path, adjust `ExecStart` accordingly. - Make sure `bitcoin.conf` has proper permissions (`chmod 600`) and is owned by the `bitcoin` user. - Logs are available via `journalctl`: ```bash journalctl -u bitcoind -f ``` -
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This file contains hidden or bidirectional Unicode text that may be interpreted or compiled differently than what appears below. To review, open the file in an editor that reveals hidden Unicode characters. Learn more about bidirectional Unicode charactersOriginal file line number Diff line number Diff line change @@ -0,0 +1,69 @@ # 🧩 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 ``` --- ## 📁 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.