Several weeks to parse the entire blockchain? Really 
Just wanted to start using Abe to transform the blockchain but your statement stopped me :/
Just wanted to start using Abe to transform the blockchain but your statement stopped me :/
If you want to try out abe, be carefull...
The software is real easy to install, but for me, it took several weeks to parse the whole blockchain.
So, the setup (OS, bitcoin daemon, downloading the blockchain, installing abe, loading the blockchain into abe) took almost a month...
The second time, i did find a database dump from 2014-2015 (don't remember). This shortened the loading time by a couple of days.
The software is real easy to install, but for me, it took several weeks to parse the whole blockchain.
So, the setup (OS, bitcoin daemon, downloading the blockchain, installing abe, loading the blockchain into abe) took almost a month...
The second time, i did find a database dump from 2014-2015 (don't remember). This shortened the loading time by a couple of days.
Right, but your mileage will obviously vary. How long it takes will depend on your hardware, your connection speeds, etc. And there's the tip about starting with a db dump...
