dash/doc/README.md

Dash Core 0.12.1

This is the official reference wallet for Dash digital currency and comprises the backbone of the Dash peer-to-peer network. You can download Dash Core or build it yourself using the guides below.

Running

The following are some helpful notes on how to run Dash on your native platform.

Unix

Unpack the files into a directory and run:

• bin/dash-qt (GUI) or
• bin/dashd (headless)

Windows

Unpack the files into a directory, and then run dash-qt.exe.

OS X

Drag Dash-Qt to your applications folder, and then run Dash-Qt.

Need Help?

• See the Dash documentation for help and more information.
• Ask for help on #dashpay on Freenode. If you don't have an IRC client use webchat here.
• Ask for help on the DashTalk forums.

Building

The following are developer notes on how to build Dash Core on your native platform. They are not complete guides, but include notes on the necessary libraries, compile flags, etc.

• OS X Build Notes
• Unix Build Notes
• Windows Build Notes
• OpenBSD Build Notes
• Gitian Building Guide

Development

The Dash Core repo's root README contains relevant information on the development process and automated testing.

• Developer Notes
• Release Notes
• Release Process
• Source Code Documentation TODO
• Translation Process
• Translation Strings Policy
• Unit Tests
• Travis CI
• Unauthenticated REST Interface
• Shared Libraries
• BIPS
• Dnsseed Policy
• Benchmarking

Resources

• Discuss on the DashTalk forums, in the Development & Technical Discussion board.
• Discuss on #dashpay on Freenode. If you don't have an IRC client use webchat here.

Miscellaneous

• Assets Attribution
• Files
• Reduce Traffic
• Tor Support
• Init Scripts (systemd/upstart/openrc)
• ZMQ

License

Distributed under the MIT software license. This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit. This product includes cryptographic software written by Eric Young (eay@cryptsoft.com), and UPnP software written by Thomas Bernard.