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14 questions linked to/from What is the database for?
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Are all blocks stored in one file or is every block stored in an individual file? [duplicate]
I couldn't find an answer to that. So, are blocks stored in one or multiple files and in which file format?
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What do the different .dat files contain?
What data do different Bitcoin .dat files contain? How about the other files in the same folder?
The wallet.dat file is somewhat documented and there are some ways to convert it to human-readable ...
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mysql instead of leveldb for bitcoin core
Is it possible to use db other than leveldb for bitcoin core? I'd like to make queries on running node and make views with decoded data
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How to retrieve all transactions from bitcoind?
I am working on a project that need to parse all transactions from bitcoind. I have been using bitcoind which the option txindex=1 and pulling transactions using RPC call getRawTransaction. It work, ...
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Format of a block key's contents in bitcoind's LevelDB?
I am trying to use bitcoind's LevelDB block index files (that are stored in blocks/index) to find the file (e.g. blk00029.dat) and byte position of specfic blocks.
Thanks to questions What is the ...
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How is data in a blockchain stored? Structure of block and blockchain
I'm trying to build a blockchain-based application and I have a problem with understanding some crucial issues.
What exactly is a block? I mean, I've seen application where blocks were just String ...
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Bitcoin blockchain search algorithm and consistency policy
The blockchain looks like a double linked list, and all the transactions are stored into each block. What kind of algorithm does bitcoin use to find a specific transaction efficiently, since the ...
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View backed up wallet.dat using sqlite browser
I backed up my wallet.dat using the command as mentioned in the api ref:
bitcoin-cli -rpcport=18332 -rpcuser=user -rpcpassword=password backupwallet "/bitcoin/backup.dat"
I would like to ...
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Why is mempool deleted when restart bitcoind and how to keep it?
I'm using bitcoin core version 0.12.1 (To say precisely, I'm using addrindex patched bitcoin core by btcdrak)
I expected that mempool was maintained after restart bitcoind but that was deleted.
As ...
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What is current size of various databases in Bitcoin Core as of July 2014?
This question is related to question: What is the database for?
What is size in MB of:
blockchain itsef - blocks/blk*.dat
blocks/index/*
chainstate/*
blocks/rev*.dat
Is the size of chainstate and ...
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File structure of wallet.dat
I have a corrupted wallet.dat that is unreadable by pywallet and db5.3-util.
Having a look in the corrupted wallet in a hex editor, its easy to find the plaintext pubkeys.
Is the structure of the dat ...
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Manually checking for credited bitcoins
If I have the bitcoin address, the private key and a transaction ID from Bitcoin (regtest mode) in shell variables, what Python code do I need to run to claim the Bitcoins are indeed intended for this ...
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What type of database does Bitcore use?
What type of database does Bitcore use to store the blockchain data? I can't find information on it. Does it use leveldb?
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What is the format of the databases that are used in the core bitcoin client? [duplicate]
This question tells what each of the files in the bitcoin directory are, but it doesn't explain the structure of the databases used. What is the table structure (columns, data type, etc) for each of ...
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