elmeriniemela/fullnode

Build bitcoind

• Tor is for securely accessing the node from outside networks. ZeroMQ is for lnd notifications.
• sudo pacman -S --needed tor zeromq
• sudo pacman -S --needed autoconf automake boost gcc libevent libtool make pkgconf python sqlite
• sudo systemctl enable tor --now
• sudo usermod -a -G tor elmeri
• Add to /etc/tor/torrc

# Allow bitcoind to automatically create a service accessible from tor network.
ControlPort 9051
CookieAuthentication 1
CookieAuthFile /var/lib/tor/control_auth_cookie
CookieAuthFileGroupReadable 1
DataDirectoryGroupReadable 1

# Manually create a ElectrumX service accessible from tor netowrk.
HiddenServiceDir /var/lib/tor/electrumx/
HiddenServicePort 50001 127.0.0.1:50001
HiddenServicePort 50002 127.0.0.1:50002

• git submodule update --init
• cd bitcoin
• ./autogen.sh
• ./configure
• make
• Source: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/build-unix.md

Install electrumx dependencies:

• python3.8 -m venv electrumx-venv
• cd electrumx/
• ../electrumx-venv/bin/python -m pip install .

Lightning Network Daemon (lnd)

• mkdir go
• sudo pacman -S go
• cd lnd
• GOPATH=~/ssd-fullnode/go make install tags="signrpc walletrpc chainrpc invoicesrpc"
• Update git pull && make clean && make and run command above

Lightning Loop

• cd loop/cmd
• GOPATH=~/ssd-fullnode/go go install ./...

Fedimint

• sudo pacman -S nix
• cd fedimint
• nix develop

Cofigure services

• ./config.py
• cat bitcoin-blockchain-datadir/bitcoin.conf
• cat bitcoin-blockchain-datadir/electrumx.env
• cat bitcoin-blockchain-datadir/nbxplorer.config
• cat bitcoin-blockchain-datadir/btcpayserver/Main/settings.config

Run bitcoind before starting electrumx:

• ./bitcoind.sh

Usage:

• ./electrumx_start.sh
• ./electrumx_stop.sh

Service

• sudo cp bitcoind.service /etc/systemd/system/
• sudo cp electrumx.service /etc/systemd/system/
• sudo systemctl enable bitcoind --now && journalctl -u bitcoind.service -f
• sudo systemctl enable electrumx --now && journalctl -u electrumx.service -f

Connect wallet:

• electrum --oneserver --server 127.0.0.1:50001:t

Connect wallet via tor:

• Get tor hostname: sudo ./electrumx-onion-host.py
• Install tor
  • Linux: sudo pacman -S tor
  • Android download Orbot and add electrum to its services
• Electrum -> Network -> Proxy: localhost:9050
• electrum --oneserver --server <tor-host-name>:50002:s

btcpayserver

• yay -S btcpayserver nbxplorer
• sudo cp nbxplorer.service /etc/systemd/system/
• sudo cp btcpayserver.service /etc/systemd/system/
• sudo systemctl enable nbxplorer --now && journalctl -u nbxplorer.service -f
• sudo systemctl enable btcpayserver --now && journalctl -u btcpayserver.service -f