Bitcoind Docker

A Docker image for bitcoind

A Docker image for bitcoind to self-host a Bitcoin node.

⏩ Getting Started

Install Docker and Docker Compose by using the link below https://docs.docker.com/engine/install

Clone project

git clone https://github.com/milkyway-technology/bitcoind-docker.git

Start Bitcoin node

docker compose up -d

Stop bitcoin node

docker compose down

Stop Bitcoin node and delete volume

docker compose down --volumes

The bitcoind container can be configured with the environment variables below.

Variable	Description	Default Value
DB_CACHE	Size of database cache (in MB)	8192
MAX_MEM_POOL	Maximum memory usage (in MB) for the transaction memory pool	300
MAX_ORPHAN_TX	Maximum number of orphan transactions to keep in memory	100
PRUNE	Whether to enable pruning (1 for enabled, 0 for disabled)	0
MAX_CONNECTIONS	Maximum number of inbound/outbound connections	40
MAX_UPLOAD_TARGET	Maximum upload target bandwidth (in MB/s)	0
CHAIN	Blockchain chain (e.g., main, testnet)	main
RPC_ALLOW_IP	IP address or range to allow RPC connections from	0.0.0.0/0
RPC_BIND	IP address to bind RPC server to	0.0.0.0
RPC_PASSWORD	Password for RPC authentication	satoshi
RPC_USER	Username for RPC authentication	bitcoin
RPC_ENABLED	Whether RPC server is enabled (1 for enabled, 0 for disabled)	1

Bitcoind Docker is distributed under the Apache 2.0 License.

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