how to run bitcoind server on a ubuntu 13.04 server

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Quote from: LightedLamp on March 20, 2014, 01:16:01 AM

Quote from: virtuexru on March 19, 2014, 01:11:58 PM

Quote from: LightedLamp on March 16, 2014, 04:36:37 PM

Quote from: hardshot on March 11, 2014, 04:02:08 PM

tried apt-get install bitcoind ?

The apt get repo is version .3.24 from 2011 - I wouldn't recommend it.

Who cares?

Wow this guy is smart - we should put him on the board for some foundation that has 12 billion dollars of peoples money at stake.

Wow this guy is sarcastic. Let's name him, moron of the year!

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Quote from: LightedLamp on March 16, 2014, 10:39:26 PM

You mean for everything someone intends to install using apt-get they should in fact assume that the PPA repo is 3 years old and google for the updated version? Isn't that rather counter-intuitive ?

This isn't the Bitcoin development teams fault. This is canonicals as they manage the repository. OP is installing from the main repository and not the third-party managed PPA which has a newer version.

Different distro's have different processes when it comes to updating packages in repositories but most have extensive an testing process before including it, which is why the Ubuntu version is outdated - they haven't got around to testing the newer versions yet. Most of the packages in the Ubuntu repository are outdated intentionally. New features in newer versions may have bugs so they wait a while for it to mature before including it and normally only update when its necessary (security vulnerability is found etc).

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Quote from: cr1776 on March 20, 2014, 09:35:32 PM

Quote from: LightedLamp on March 16, 2014, 08:16:45 PM

Quote from: cr1776 on March 16, 2014, 07:42:56 PM

Quote from: LightedLamp on March 16, 2014, 04:36:37 PM

Quote from: hardshot on March 11, 2014, 04:02:08 PM

tried apt-get install bitcoind ?

The apt get repo is version .3.24 from 2011 - I wouldn't recommend it.

Use "Git clone http://github.com/...the rest..."

Then make it.

Then run it.

Translation: Move along people no need to point out how ****ing incompetent this is - for a project with a 12 billion dollar market cap.

Translation: no need to be an a$$, or how to be a noob who is ignored.

if you are running it on your server for your web site to handle lots of money, you should be able to compile it yourself. If you can't, the incompetent one isn't the project. Mt Gox and others have half-a$$ed it too.

If you are joe user, there are lots of wallets that are available and no need for this.

Let me start that buggy QT client right up.

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Quote from: LightedLamp on March 16, 2014, 08:16:45 PM

Quote from: cr1776 on March 16, 2014, 07:42:56 PM

Quote from: LightedLamp on March 16, 2014, 04:36:37 PM

Quote from: hardshot on March 11, 2014, 04:02:08 PM

tried apt-get install bitcoind ?

The apt get repo is version .3.24 from 2011 - I wouldn't recommend it.

Use "Git clone http://github.com/...the rest..."

Then make it.

Then run it.

Translation: Move along people no need to point out how ****ing incompetent this is - for a project with a 12 billion dollar market cap.

Translation: no need to be an a$$, or how to be a noob who is ignored.

if you are running it on your server for your web site to handle lots of money, you should be able to compile it yourself. If you can't, the incompetent one isn't the project. Mt Gox and others have half-a$$ed it too.

If you are joe user, there are lots of wallets that are available and no need for this.

LightedLamp

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Quote from: virtuexru on March 19, 2014, 01:11:58 PM

Quote from: LightedLamp on March 16, 2014, 04:36:37 PM

Quote from: hardshot on March 11, 2014, 04:02:08 PM

tried apt-get install bitcoind ?

The apt get repo is version .3.24 from 2011 - I wouldn't recommend it.

Who cares?

Wow this guy is smart - we should put him on the board for some foundation that has 12 billion dollars of peoples money at stake.

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Quote from: LightedLamp on March 16, 2014, 04:36:37 PM

Quote from: hardshot on March 11, 2014, 04:02:08 PM

tried apt-get install bitcoind ?

The apt get repo is version .3.24 from 2011 - I wouldn't recommend it.

Who cares?

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Quote from: LightedLamp on March 16, 2014, 10:53:11 PM

Quote from: cp1 on March 16, 2014, 10:43:29 PM

No, only for the software that they use to store thousands of dollars with.

And of course it's completely normal that the software which people use to store thousands of dollars from day to day should have an official repo dating back to 2011.

Welcome to Bitcoin.... lol

Afew sites are using a custom version of it.

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Quote from: cp1 on March 16, 2014, 10:43:29 PM

No, only for the software that they use to store thousands of dollars with.

And of course it's completely normal that the software which people use to store thousands of dollars from day to day should have an official repo dating back to 2011.

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No, only for the software that they use to store thousands of dollars with.

LightedLamp

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You mean for everything someone intends to install using apt-get they should in fact assume that the PPA repo is 3 years old and google for the updated version? Isn't that rather counter-intuitive ?

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Quote from: LightedLamp on March 16, 2014, 08:16:45 PM

Translation: Move along people no need to point out how ****ing incompetent this is - for a project with a 12 billion dollar market cap.

what? can't you google? https://bitcoin.org/en/download

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Quote from: cr1776 on March 16, 2014, 07:42:56 PM

Quote from: LightedLamp on March 16, 2014, 04:36:37 PM

Quote from: hardshot on March 11, 2014, 04:02:08 PM

tried apt-get install bitcoind ?

The apt get repo is version .3.24 from 2011 - I wouldn't recommend it.

Use "Git clone http://github.com/...the rest..."

Then make it.

Then run it.

Translation: Move along people no need to point out how ****ing incompetent this is - for a project with a 12 billion dollar market cap.

cr1776

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Quote from: LightedLamp on March 16, 2014, 04:36:37 PM

Quote from: hardshot on March 11, 2014, 04:02:08 PM

tried apt-get install bitcoind ?

The apt get repo is version .3.24 from 2011 - I wouldn't recommend it.

Use "Git clone http://github.com/...the rest..."

Then make it.

Then run it.

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Quote from: datguys on March 11, 2014, 04:07:53 PM

done but dont know what to do after it?

Depends on what you want to do with it Wink

The original bitcoind's API and resources for different programing languages are described here:
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/API_reference_%28JSON-RPC%29

Method calls are described here:
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Original_Bitcoin_client/API_Calls_list

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Quote from: hardshot on March 11, 2014, 04:02:08 PM

tried apt-get install bitcoind ?

The apt get repo is version .3.24 from 2011 - I wouldn't recommend it.

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Setup your bitcoin.conf like so: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Running_Bitcoin#Bitcoin.conf_Configuration_File

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Code:

sudo service bitcoind start

then wait...

then

Code:

bitcoind getinfo

You should get something like this (old example):

Code:

{
    "version" : 80600,
    "protocolversion" : 70001,
    "walletversion" : 60000,
    "balance" : 0.00000000,
    "blocks" : 225436,
    "timeoffset" : 0,
    "connections" : 9,
    "proxy" : "",
    "difficulty" : 4367876.00084220,
    "testnet" : false,
    "keypoololdest" : 1389424771,
    "keypoolsize" : 103,
    "paytxfee" : 0.00000000,
    "errors" : ""
}

Connections should be>0.
Blocks should go up with repeated runs until bitcoind is synced up. Then it would go up every ~10mins only.

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Quote from: hardshot on March 11, 2014, 04:02:08 PM

tried apt-get install bitcoind ?

done but dont know what to do after it?

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tried apt-get install bitcoind ?

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i am trying to host a bitcoind on my server so I can connect to it on my website, how do I install it, run it, update the conf file? this is on a server not a desktop... im using ssh

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