A BCH full node based on the ABC reference implementation.
This repository specifically targets the hard drive and micro-server platform described at bchjs.cash.
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It's assumed that you are starting with a fresh installation of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS on a 64-bit machine. It's also assumed that you are installing as a non-root user with sudo privileges.
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Install Docker on the host system. This tutorial shows how to install Docker on a Ubuntu system. It's specifically targeted to Digital Ocean's cloud servers, but should work for any Ubuntnu system.
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Install Docker Compose too. This tutorial shows how to do so on a Ubuntu system.
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Clone this repository in your home directory with the following command:
git clone https://github.com/christroutner/docker-abc
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Create a two directories in the same directory
docker-abc. These will be used to store configuration data and blockchain data. Call them:configblockchain-data
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Copy the run-script.sh and bitcoin.conf file into the
configdirectory you just created. Customize the bitcoin.conf file for your own full node. -
Enter the
docker-abcdirectory and start the container with this command:
docker-compose up -d
- Check on the status of bitcoind as it syncs to the blockchain:
`sudo tail ../blockchain-data
/debug.log`
- Or query the JSON RPC:
curl --data-binary '{"jsonrpc":"1.0","id":"curltext","method":"getnetworkinfo","params":[]}' -H 'content-type:text/plain;' http://bitcoin:password@127.0.0.1:8332/
curl --data-binary '{"jsonrpc":"1.0","id":"curltext","method":"getblockchaininfo","params":[]}' -H 'content-type:text/plain;' http://bitcoin:password@127.0.0.1:8332/
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Customize the
volumessetting in the docker-compose.yml file in order to choose where you want the blockchain data and config files stored. -
Edit the bitcoin.conf file in the
configdirectory and restart the container if you need to change the configuration settings for the full node.
This repository has a hd-testnet branch that customizes the files in this
repository for testnet.