An alternative full node implementation of LBRY's blockchain written in Go (golang)
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David Hill cab74feb59 Keep track of recently rejected transactions. (#484)
This prevents the node from repeatedly requesting and rejecting the
same transaction as different peers inv the same transaction.

Idea from Bitcoin Core commit 0847d9cb5fcd2fdd5a21bde699944d966cf5add9

Also, limit the number of both requested blocks and transactions.
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addrmgr multi: Fix several misspellings in the comments. 2016-02-25 11:17:12 -06:00
blockchain multi: Update with result of gofmt -s. 2016-02-25 13:02:54 -06:00
btcec multi: Fix several misspellings in the comments. 2016-02-25 11:17:12 -06:00
btcjson multi: Fix several misspellings in the comments. 2016-02-25 11:17:12 -06:00
chaincfg multi: Update with result of gofmt -s. 2016-02-25 13:02:54 -06:00
cmd findcheckpoint: Update to allow first checkpoint. 2016-02-19 15:53:06 -06:00
database multi: Fix several misspellings in the comments. 2016-02-25 11:17:12 -06:00
database2 multi: Fix several misspellings in the comments. 2016-02-25 11:17:12 -06:00
docs docs: Update READMEs with current details. 2016-03-11 14:53:15 -06:00
limits Relicense to the btcsuite developers. 2015-05-01 12:00:56 -05:00
mining mining: Create skeleton package. 2015-11-30 12:23:50 -06:00
peer config: New option --blocksonly (#553) 2016-04-07 18:16:46 -05:00
release Update release script to correct btcctl location. 2015-02-28 03:39:20 -06:00
txscript multi: Update with result of gofmt -s. 2016-02-25 13:02:54 -06:00
wire multi: Fix several misspellings in the comments. 2016-02-25 11:17:12 -06:00
.gitignore Convert .gitignore line endings to unix. 2013-08-07 15:00:20 -05:00
.travis.yml TravisCI: Remove external go vet reference. (#655) 2016-04-07 13:21:14 -05:00
blocklogger.go Add support for an optional address-based transaction index. 2015-02-05 14:48:19 -08:00
blockmanager.go Keep track of recently rejected transactions. (#484) 2016-04-10 01:12:57 -05:00
btcd.go Output error to stderr if the limits can't be set. 2015-09-02 17:13:01 -05:00
chainindexer.go multi: Fix several misspellings in the comments. 2016-02-25 11:17:12 -06:00
CHANGES Fix typos in changelog. 2015-12-29 09:43:44 -07:00
config.go config: New option --blocksonly (#553) 2016-04-07 18:16:46 -05:00
cpuminer.go mining: Create skeleton package. 2015-11-30 12:23:50 -06:00
deps.txt Add 0.12.0 deps to deps.txt. 2015-11-20 17:35:07 -06:00
discovery.go multi: Fix several misspellings in the comments. 2016-02-25 11:17:12 -06:00
doc.go config: New option --blocksonly (#553) 2016-04-07 18:16:46 -05:00
dynamicbanscore.go multi: Fix several misspellings in the comments. 2016-02-25 11:17:12 -06:00
dynamicbanscore_test.go Implement banning based on dynamic ban scores 2016-02-16 10:10:29 +01:00
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mempool.go multi: Fix several misspellings in the comments. 2016-02-25 11:17:12 -06:00
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mining.go mining: Create skeleton package. 2015-11-30 12:23:50 -06:00
params.go Change copyright date for code that was updated this year(2016). 2016-01-07 09:01:51 -07:00
policy.go multi: Fix several misspellings in the comments. 2016-02-25 11:17:12 -06:00
policy_test.go Do not use unkeyed fields. 2016-02-08 17:50:38 -05:00
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rpcserverhelp.go multi: Update with result of gofmt -s. 2016-02-25 13:02:54 -06:00
rpcserverhelp_test.go Relicense to the btcsuite developers. 2015-05-01 12:00:56 -05:00
rpcwebsocket.go multi: Update with result of gofmt -s. 2016-02-25 13:02:54 -06:00
sample-btcd.conf config: New option --blocksonly (#553) 2016-04-07 18:16:46 -05:00
server.go config: New option --blocksonly (#553) 2016-04-07 18:16:46 -05:00
service_windows.go Relicense to the btcsuite developers. 2015-05-01 12:00:56 -05:00
signal.go Relicense to the btcsuite developers. 2015-05-01 12:00:56 -05:00
upgrade.go Relicense to the btcsuite developers. 2015-05-01 12:00:56 -05:00
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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 bugs) for block acceptance as Bitcoin Core. We have taken great care to avoid btcd causing a fork to the block chain. It passes all of the 'official' block acceptance tests (https://github.com/TheBlueMatt/test-scripts) as well as all of the JSON test data in the Bitcoin Core code.

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

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 1.5 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.

  • Run the following command to obtain btcd, all dependencies, and install it:
$ go get -u github.com/btcsuite/btcd/...
  • btcd (and utilities) will now be installed in either $GOROOT/bin or $GOPATH/bin depending on your configuration. 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 command to update btcd, all dependencies, and install it:
$ go get -u -v github.com/btcsuite/btcd/...

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.