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BitBlocks Core Documentation

BitBlocks Core is the reference wallet and node software for the BitBlocks network. It stores and validates the blockchain, relays transactions and blocks, and provides the command-line, RPC, and Qt interfaces used by operators and wallets.

Official links

Network defaults

Network P2P port RPC port Data directory suffix
Mainnet 58697 59768 default
Testnet 39795 39799 testnet4
Regtest 39793 39799 regtest

Default data directories:

  • Linux: ~/.bitblocks
  • Windows: %APPDATA%\BitBlocks
  • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/BitBlocks

Running BitBlocks Core

Download a release from https://github.com/BitBlocksProject/BitBlocks/releases or build from source. Common binaries are:

  • bitblocks-qt: graphical wallet
  • bitblocksd: background daemon
  • bitblocks-cli: command-line RPC client
  • bitblocks-tx: transaction utility built from source; it may not be included in every installer package

Typical daemon usage:

bitblocksd -daemon
bitblocks-cli getblockchaininfo
bitblocks-cli stop

Building

Operations

License

BitBlocks Core is distributed under the MIT software license. See COPYING for details.