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Dash Core

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 Core 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.

macOS

Drag Dash Core to your applications folder, and then run Dash Core.

Need Help?

• See the Dash documentation for help and more information.
• Ask for help on Dash Discord
• Ask for help on the Dash Forum

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.

• Dependencies
• macOS Build Notes
• Unix Build Notes
• Windows Build Notes
• OpenBSD Build Notes
• NetBSD 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
• Productivity Notes
• Release Notes
• Release Process
• Source Code Documentation TODO
• Translation Process
• Translation Strings Policy
• JSON-RPC Interface
• Unauthenticated REST Interface
• Shared Libraries
• BIPS
• Dnsseed Policy
• Benchmarking

Resources

• See the Dash Developer Documentation for technical specifications and implementation details.
• Discuss on the Dash Forum, in the Development & Technical Discussion board.
• Discuss on Dash Discord
• Discuss on Dash Developers Discord

Miscellaneous

• Assets Attribution
• dash.conf Configuration File
• Files
• Fuzz-testing
• I2P Support
• Init Scripts (systemd/upstart/openrc)
• PSBT support
• Reduce Memory
• Reduce Traffic
• Tor Support
• ZMQ

License

Distributed under the MIT software license.