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This commit updates the install command under the Installation section in README.md to include all subdirectories thereby including the utilities such as addblock and btcctl.
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btcd
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====
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(https://travis-ci.org/conformal/btcd)
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btcd is an alternative full node bitcoin implementation written in Go (golang).
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This project is currently under active development and is in an Alpha state.
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It currently properly downloads, validates, and serves the block chain using the
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exact rules (including bugs) for block acceptance as the reference
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implementation (bitcoind). We have taken great care to avoid btcd causing a
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fork to the block chain. It passes all of the 'official' block acceptance tests
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(https://github.com/TheBlueMatt/test-scripts).
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It also properly relays newly mined blocks, maintains a transaction pool,
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and relays individual transactions that have not yet made it into a block. It
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ensures all individual transactions admitted to the pool follow the rules
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required into the block chain and also includes the vast majority of the more
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strict checks which filter transactions based on miner requirements ("standard"
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transactions).
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One key difference between btcd and bitcoind is that btcd does *NOT* include
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wallet functionality and this was a very intentional design decision. See the
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blog entry [here](https://blog.conformal.com/btcd-not-your-moms-bitcoin-daemon)
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for more details. This means you can't actually make or receive payments
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directly with btcd. That functionality is provided by the
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[btcwallet](https://github.com/conformal/btcwallet) and
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[btcgui](https://github.com/conformal/btcgui) projects which are both under
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active development.
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## Requirements
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[Go](http://golang.org) 1.2 or newer.
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## Installation
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#### Windows - MSI Available
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https://github.com/conformal/btcd/releases
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#### Linux/BSD/POSIX - Build from Source
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- Install Go according to the installation instructions here:
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http://golang.org/doc/install
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- Run the following command to obtain btcd, all dependencies, and install it:
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```$ go get github.com/conformal/btcd/...```
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- btcd (and utilities) will now be installed in either ```$GOROOT/bin``` or
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```$GOPATH/bin``` depending on your configuration. If you did not already
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add the bin directory to your system path during Go installation, we
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recommend you do so now.
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## Updating
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#### Windows
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Install a newer MSI
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#### Linux/BSD/POSIX - Build from Source
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- Run the following command to update btcd, all dependencies, and install it:
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```$ go get -u -v github.com/conformal/btcd/...```
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## Getting Started
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btcd has several configuration options avilable to tweak how it runs, but all
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of the basic operations described in the intro section work with zero
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configuration.
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#### Windows (Installed from MSI)
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Launch btcd from your Start menu.
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#### Linux/BSD/POSIX/Source
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```bash
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$ ./btcd
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````
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## IRC server
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- irc.conformal.com:6697
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- ssl required
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- channel #btcd
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## Mailing lists
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- btcd: discussion of btcd and its packages.
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- btcd-commits: readonly mail-out of source code changes.
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To subscribe to a given list, send email to list+subscribe@opensource.conformal.com
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## Issue Tracker
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The [integrated github issue tracker](https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues)
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is used for this project.
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## Documentation
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The documentation is a work-in-progress. It uses the [github wiki](https://github.com/conformal/btcd/wiki) facility.
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## GPG Verification Key
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All official release tags are signed by Conformal so users can ensure the code
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has not been tampered with and is coming from Conformal. To verify the
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signature perform the following:
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- Download the public key from the Conformal website at
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https://opensource.conformal.com/GIT-GPG-KEY-conformal.txt
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- Import the public key into your GPG keyring:
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```bash
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gpg --import GIT-GPG-KEY-conformal.txt
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```
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- Verify the release tag with the following command where `TAG_NAME` is a
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placeholder for the specific tag:
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```bash
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git tag -v TAG_NAME
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```
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## License
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btcd is licensed under the [copyfree](http://copyfree.org) ISC License.
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