An alternative full node implementation of LBRY's blockchain written in Go (golang)
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TravisCI: Only run tests once.
This modifies the goclean.sh script that is executed on Travis to
only run the tests once.

While it is nice to see coverage reports in the log, unfortunately it
appears that both the -race and -cover flags can't be used together, and
the tests have grown in complexity such that they are starting to get
close to TravisCI time limits.
2017-03-22 15:34:47 -05:00
addrmgr wire: Treat NetAddress more like immutable 2016-12-06 20:48:02 +01:00
blockchain multi: Simplify code per gosimple linter. 2017-03-22 15:34:13 -05:00
btcec multi: Simplify code per gosimple linter. 2017-03-22 15:34:13 -05:00
btcjson btcjson: Add getmempoolentry API 2017-02-01 11:54:51 -06:00
chaincfg chaincfg: add testnet checkpoints 2017-01-12 11:30:13 -05:00
cmd blockchain: Use hash values in structs. 2017-02-03 11:36:33 -06:00
connmgr server: Fix connections to onion nodes. 2017-01-18 21:40:41 +05:30
database Drop btcsuite/go-flags in favor of upstream 2017-01-09 14:10:18 -06:00
docs btcjson/docs: add rescanblocks command backported from dcrd 2017-01-27 15:32:15 -07:00
integration integration: Add BIP0009 state transition tests 2016-12-07 10:41:40 -06:00
limits Relicense to the btcsuite developers. 2015-05-01 12:00:56 -05:00
mempool btcd: support feefilter requests. 2016-11-03 14:47:30 -04:00
mining multi: Simplify code per gosimple linter. 2017-03-22 15:34:13 -05:00
peer Add MerkleBlock deadline to CmdGetData 2017-01-10 12:29:43 -06:00
release Update release script to correct btcctl location. 2015-02-28 03:39:20 -06:00
rpctest rpctest: Update to use new filtered block ntfns. 2017-01-31 11:04:43 -06:00
txscript multi: Simplify code per gosimple linter. 2017-03-22 15:34:13 -05:00
wire multi: Simplify code per gosimple linter. 2017-03-22 15:34:13 -05:00
.gitignore build: Convert project to use glide. (#689) 2016-05-06 10:47:53 -05:00
.travis.yml TravisCI: Use release version of glide. 2017-01-23 13:09:42 -06:00
blocklogger.go Add support for an optional address-based transaction index. 2015-02-05 14:48:19 -08:00
blockmanager.go blockchain: Use hash values in structs. 2017-02-03 11:36:33 -06:00
btcd.go Unassign some TODO's 2016-11-15 17:47:33 -06:00
CHANGES Fix typos in changelog. 2015-12-29 09:43:44 -07:00
config.go multi: Improvements to configurable checkpoints. 2017-01-23 12:07:54 -06:00
config_test.go Reconcile differences between btcd/dcrd. 2016-10-21 16:37:30 -05:00
doc.go multi: Improvements to configurable checkpoints. 2017-01-23 12:07:54 -06:00
glide.lock rpctest: Update to use new filtered block ntfns. 2017-01-31 11:04:43 -06:00
glide.yaml travis: test against latest patch release. 2017-01-11 15:54:27 -05:00
goclean.sh TravisCI: Only run tests once. 2017-03-22 15:34:47 -05:00
LICENSE txscript: Significantly improve errors. 2017-01-12 13:12:39 -06:00
log.go multi: Remove unused code found by deadcode. 2016-11-02 17:37:31 -05:00
params.go Change copyright date for code that was updated this year(2016). 2016-01-07 09:01:51 -07:00
README.md blockchain: Add block validation infrastructure. 2016-10-17 12:16:53 -05:00
rpcserver.go rpcserver: Allow limited user access to getblockheader command. 2017-02-16 11:10:28 -07:00
rpcserverhelp.go rpcserver: implement rescanblocks command backported from dcrd 2017-01-27 15:32:15 -07:00
rpcserverhelp_test.go Relicense to the btcsuite developers. 2015-05-01 12:00:56 -05:00
rpcwebsocket.go blockchain: Use hash values in structs. 2017-02-03 11:36:33 -06:00
sample-btcd.conf blockchain: Allow adding additional checkpoints 2017-01-18 23:56:43 +01:00
server.go blockchain: Use hash values in structs. 2017-02-03 11:36:33 -06:00
service_windows.go multi: Simplify code per gosimple linter. 2016-11-03 13:00:35 -05:00
signal.go btcd: Simplify shutdown signal handling logic. (#733) 2016-08-11 13:39:23 -05:00
signalsigterm.go btcd: Simplify shutdown signal handling logic. (#733) 2016-08-11 13:39:23 -05:00
upgrade.go multi: Simplify code per gosimple linter. 2016-11-03 13:00:35 -05:00
upnp.go multi: Simplify code per gosimple linter. 2016-11-03 13:00:35 -05:00
version.go Prepare for release 0.12.0. 2015-11-20 19:33:17 -06:00

btcd

[Build Status] (https://travis-ci.org/btcsuite/btcd)

btcd is an alternative full node bitcoin implementation written in Go (golang).

This project is currently under active development and is in a Beta state. It is extremely stable and has been in production use since October 2013.

It properly downloads, validates, and serves the block chain using the exact rules (including consensus bugs) for block acceptance as Bitcoin Core. We have taken great care to avoid btcd causing a fork to the block chain. It includes a full block validation testing framework which contains all of the 'official' block acceptance tests (and some additional ones) that is run on every pull request to help ensure it properly follows consensus. Also, it passes all of the JSON test data in the Bitcoin Core code.

It also properly relays newly mined blocks, maintains a transaction pool, and relays individual transactions that have not yet made it into a block. It ensures all individual transactions admitted to the pool follow the rules required by the block chain and also includes more strict checks which filter transactions based on miner requirements ("standard" transactions).

One key difference between btcd and Bitcoin Core is that btcd does NOT include wallet functionality and this was a very intentional design decision. See the blog entry here for more details. This means you can't actually make or receive payments directly with btcd. That functionality is provided by the btcwallet and Paymetheus (Windows-only) projects which are both under active development.

Requirements

Go 1.6 or newer.

Installation

Windows - MSI Available

https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/releases

Linux/BSD/MacOSX/POSIX - Build from Source

  • Install Go according to the installation instructions here: http://golang.org/doc/install

  • Ensure Go was installed properly and is a supported version:

$ go version
$ go env GOROOT GOPATH

NOTE: The GOROOT and GOPATH above must not be the same path. It is recommended that GOPATH is set to a directory in your home directory such as ~/goprojects to avoid write permission issues. It is also recommended to add $GOPATH/bin to your PATH at this point.

  • Run the following commands to obtain btcd, all dependencies, and install it:
$ go get -u github.com/Masterminds/glide
$ git clone https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd $GOPATH/src/github.com/btcsuite/btcd
$ cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/btcsuite/btcd
$ glide install
$ go install . ./cmd/...
  • btcd (and utilities) will now be installed in $GOPATH/bin. If you did not already add the bin directory to your system path during Go installation, we recommend you do so now.

Updating

Windows

Install a newer MSI

Linux/BSD/MacOSX/POSIX - Build from Source

  • Run the following commands to update btcd, all dependencies, and install it:
$ cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/btcsuite/btcd
$ git pull && glide install
$ go install . ./cmd/...

Getting Started

btcd has several configuration options avilable to tweak how it runs, but all of the basic operations described in the intro section work with zero configuration.

Windows (Installed from MSI)

Launch btcd from your Start menu.

Linux/BSD/POSIX/Source

$ ./btcd

IRC

  • irc.freenode.net
  • channel #btcd
  • webchat

Mailing lists

  • btcd: discussion of btcd and its packages.
  • btcd-commits: readonly mail-out of source code changes.

To subscribe to a given list, send email to list+subscribe@opensource.conformal.com

Issue Tracker

The integrated github issue tracker is used for this project.

Documentation

The documentation is a work-in-progress. It is located in the docs folder.

GPG Verification Key

All official release tags are signed by Conformal so users can ensure the code has not been tampered with and is coming from the btcsuite developers. To verify the signature perform the following:

  • Download the public key from the Conformal website at https://opensource.conformal.com/GIT-GPG-KEY-conformal.txt

  • Import the public key into your GPG keyring:

    gpg --import GIT-GPG-KEY-conformal.txt
    
  • Verify the release tag with the following command where TAG_NAME is a placeholder for the specific tag:

    git tag -v TAG_NAME
    

License

btcd is licensed under the copyfree ISC License.