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fc25a87 Add note on relative paths, improve formatting (unsystemizer)
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Wladimir J. van der Laan 2015-08-10 17:46:39 +02:00
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@ -33,24 +33,26 @@ If bitcoind is run with "-daemon" flag, and no rpcpassword is set, it will
print a randomly generated suitable password to stderr. You can also
generate one from the shell yourself like this:
bash -c 'tr -dc a-zA-Z0-9 < /dev/urandom | head -c32 && echo'
`bash -c 'tr -dc a-zA-Z0-9 < /dev/urandom | head -c32 && echo'`
Once you have a password in hand, set rpcpassword= in /etc/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf
Once you have a password in hand, set `rpcpassword=` in `/etc/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf`
`conf`, `pid`, and `wallet` accept relative paths which are interpreted as
relative to the data directory. `wallet` *only* supports relative paths.
For an example configuration file that describes the configuration settings,
see contrib/debian/examples/bitcoin.conf.
see `contrib/debian/examples/bitcoin.conf`.
3. Paths
---------------------------------
All three configurations assume several paths that might need to be adjusted.
Binary: /usr/bin/bitcoind
Configuration file: /etc/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf
Data directory: /var/lib/bitcoind
PID file: /var/run/bitcoind/bitcoind.pid (OpenRC and Upstart)
/var/lib/bitcoind/bitcoind.pid (systemd)
Lock file: /var/lock/subsys/bitcoind (CentOS)
Binary: `/usr/bin/bitcoind`
Configuration file: `/etc/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf`
Data directory: `/var/lib/bitcoind`
PID file: `/var/run/bitcoind/bitcoind.pid` (OpenRC and Upstart) or `/var/lib/bitcoind/bitcoind.pid` (systemd)
Lock file: `/var/lock/subsys/bitcoind` (CentOS)
The configuration file, PID directory (if applicable) and data directory
should all be owned by the bitcoin user and group. It is advised for security
@ -65,21 +67,21 @@ can then be controlled by group membership.
Installing this .service file consists of just copying it to
/usr/lib/systemd/system directory, followed by the command
"systemctl daemon-reload" in order to update running systemd configuration.
`systemctl daemon-reload` in order to update running systemd configuration.
To test, run "systemctl start bitcoind" and to enable for system startup run
"systemctl enable bitcoind"
To test, run `systemctl start bitcoind` and to enable for system startup run
`systemctl enable bitcoind`
4b) OpenRC
Rename bitcoind.openrc to bitcoind and drop it in /etc/init.d. Double
check ownership and permissions and make it executable. Test it with
"/etc/init.d/bitcoind start" and configure it to run on startup with
"rc-update add bitcoind"
`/etc/init.d/bitcoind start` and configure it to run on startup with
`rc-update add bitcoind`
4c) Upstart (for Debian/Ubuntu based distributions)
Drop bitcoind.conf in /etc/init. Test by running "service bitcoind start"
Drop bitcoind.conf in /etc/init. Test by running `service bitcoind start`
it will automatically start on reboot.
NOTE: This script is incompatible with CentOS 5 and Amazon Linux 2014 as they
@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ use old versions of Upstart and do not supply the start-stop-daemon utility.
4d) CentOS
Copy bitcoind.init to /etc/init.d/bitcoind. Test by running "service bitcoind start".
Copy bitcoind.init to /etc/init.d/bitcoind. Test by running `service bitcoind start`.
Using this script, you can adjust the path and flags to the bitcoind program by
setting the BITCOIND and FLAGS environment variables in the file
@ -99,4 +101,3 @@ setting the BITCOIND and FLAGS environment variables in the file
Auto respawning is currently only configured for Upstart and systemd.
Reasonable defaults have been chosen but YMMV.