Hmm... FeeBSD port (even after portupgrade) contains bitcoin-0.7.1
Will try to build from Linux source for 0.8.3 tomorrow, though I don't have high hopes for success.
Topic: How to setup a full node on a headless *nix machine (Read 4098 times)
Using a script is a good idea. And thanks for the port number info.
The source seems to be already in the ports tree under net-p2p/bitcoin
Any configuration consideration I should be concerned about?
Will try to build and see how it goes from there.
@grue: Though the answer is not very informative, you get points for the avatar and the subtext. My move: I am looking for tinderbox and a torch in my sack.
The source seems to be already in the ports tree under net-p2p/bitcoin
Any configuration consideration I should be concerned about?
Will try to build and see how it goes from there.
@grue: Though the answer is not very informative, you get points for the avatar and the subtext. My move: I am looking for tinderbox and a torch in my sack.
Rather than forking it into the background of your current session, you'd be better off setting up a config file and an init script.
I use slackware, so I wrote my own. You can probably find scripts for more popular distributions if you look. Here is an excerpt from my rc.bitcoind:
If you don't care about incoming connections, you don't need to forward any ports. If you do want incoming connections, open TCP port 8333 (or forward it).
I use slackware, so I wrote my own. You can probably find scripts for more popular distributions if you look. Here is an excerpt from my rc.bitcoind:
Code:
bitcoind_start() {
if [ -x $BINFILE ]; then
echo "Waiting for NTP before starting bitcoin..."
/usr/sbin/ntp-wait
echo "Starting bitcoind: $BINFILE"
sudo -u bitcoind $BINFILE -conf=$CONFFILE -pid=$PIDFILE -daemon -datadir=$DATADIR
fi
}
if [ -x $BINFILE ]; then
echo "Waiting for NTP before starting bitcoin..."
/usr/sbin/ntp-wait
echo "Starting bitcoind: $BINFILE"
sudo -u bitcoind $BINFILE -conf=$CONFFILE -pid=$PIDFILE -daemon -datadir=$DATADIR
fi
}
If you don't care about incoming connections, you don't need to forward any ports. If you do want incoming connections, open TCP port 8333 (or forward it).
1. forward your ports (if you can't find them, you suck)
2. execute "./bitcoind &" in terminal
THAT'S IT
2. execute "./bitcoind &" in terminal
THAT'S IT
As the subject says.
I have a high-speed Internet connection and a machine running FreeBSD 24/7 in headless mode (no X-Window), which nevertheless has CPU power, memory and disk space to spare.
How do I set up a full node on such machine? Which ports do I need to open in my Internet router? Are there any security concerns that I need to be aware of?
Sorry, if the answer exists from before, but searching the board for "full node setup" gave a huge amount of unrelated answers...
I have a high-speed Internet connection and a machine running FreeBSD 24/7 in headless mode (no X-Window), which nevertheless has CPU power, memory and disk space to spare.
How do I set up a full node on such machine? Which ports do I need to open in my Internet router? Are there any security concerns that I need to be aware of?
Sorry, if the answer exists from before, but searching the board for "full node setup" gave a huge amount of unrelated answers...
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