Questions tagged [bitcoin-qt-setup]
[Bitcoin-Qt-Setup] collects questions about building, compiling, installing and debugging Bitcoin-Qt.
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Running bitcoin-qt as client
I want to configure bitcoin-qt to work as a 'client' for parallel bitcoind server (the same way as bitcoin-cli), but I don't see any relevant configuration options. In my PC bitcoind has folowing ...
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Can I merge blockchain downloads?
I downloaded the most recent 15GB of the Bitcoin blockchain. But I also have a back up from a year ago when I downloaded some more. Can I merely copy the old blockchain files into ~/.bitcoin and have ...
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Payout address format has changed?
When I run bitcoin-qt, it sets up a default wallet. When I ask it for the recipient address for this wallet, I was expecting something like 1FGasdfasdfasdf123asdfasdf. However what it actually ...
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QT compiling for Debian systems
Bitcoin version : 0.21
System: Ubuntu 18.04
All dependencies installed.
I am using Depends system to compile QT wallet. I compiled all three (Mac, Windows, and Ubuntu) successfully. All run just fine....
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How to compile headless bitcoin-qt for Ubuntu
OS : Ubuntu 18.04
Bitcoin Version : Latest Master Branch
I have installed all required dependencies and compiled bitcoind, and bitcoin-qt successfully. The GUI app runs fine on the system I compiled ...
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I found 10 different wallet.dat files on my computer. How can I tell which has money in it? Bitcoin-core-qt
In cygwin I did "find / -name wallet*.dat" and found 10 wallet*.dat files on my Windows box.
Some have 2005 dates, some are newer.
Q: How can I determine which one has the money in it?
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BTC wallet recovery: I have a 12 word backup, what do I do?
I have the 12 key seed phrase from a 10 year old Bitcoin-qt acct, but don't know what tool to use to turn it into a wallet. Obviously I am terrified to put the seed phrase into any ONLINE tool. I want ...
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Unable to return BlockHashes when I run this generatetoaddress
I have downloaded and fully synced with my Mac last Saturday, my Bitcoin Core version is v0.21.0 and my Bitcoin-Qt version 5.9.8.
I did run other RPC commands such as "getrpcinfo" and it did ...
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Error compile bitcoin mac OS
I have straggle to compile bitcoin core on mac OS machine. it has an error as the following:
/usr/local/include/QtCore/qglobal.h:667:65: error: expected '>'
typename = std::enable_if_t<...
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Can I start a Bitcoin Private Node using bitcoin-qt?
Currently I am starting a private node using:
bitcoind -regtest -port=11111 -datadir=.\data -rpcport=11112
I can't find the -regtest option in qt.
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Why can't I minimize to tray when I launch Bitcoin on startup?
If I set Bitcoin Core to start on system login, the option to "Hide tray icon" and "Minimize to tray" become disabled. On my system (Pop_OS!) This causes bitcoin-qt to be neither ...
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Can I use bitcoind after I set up Core with the GUI?
I’m running macOS. I set up Bitcoin Core by installing the QT GUI from the .dmg available here. Upon initial setup, I set the data directory to an external SSD. I’ve downloaded and verified the whole ...
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PLEASE help me get armoury to online on my mac?
Macos 10.11.6 El Capitan
Armoury 0.93.3
BitcoinQT v0.17.1
I have to use those software versions to get them to open in OS10.11
I cannot get armoury to go online. PLEASE HELP ME.
Both apps open ...
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how to add bitcoin-qt icon to gnome dash
I've installed bitcoin core on a machine running Pop!OS (an ubuntu derivative) using the directions on the bitcoin.org website, which includes verifying the file and then running the following ...
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Can I remove the initial bitcoin folder after installing its binaries to /usr/local/bin?
I know this's kinda a noob question, but I really want to be sure I'm not making a mistake.
I want to install Bitcoin Core GUI on my Linux by the following steps:
Download bitcoin-0.20.1-x86_64-linux-...
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Bitcoin core Recent Transactions seems Empty
I have setup bitcoin core 0.20.1.
Everything is set up correctly, I made a transaction on main net - but it is not showing under recent transactions. Though transaction is confirmed on blockchain.
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Bitcoin QT wallet.dat file location? [duplicate]
It's been since 2013 when i was mining bitcoin that i have used and synchronized this wallet. I've tried a few times several years ago but it literally takes days, if not weeks now to synchronize, AND,...
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Running both bitcoind and bitcoin-qt for use with lightning
I've been toying around with bitcoin & lightning nodes.
I like having the Bitcoin Core Qt GUI around for things, but also like being able to change specific configuration / startup flags (maybe ...
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Can I see transactions in bitcoin-qt without downloading blocks? if I have a server with blocks on the local network?
I have server with bitcoind (synchronized), port 18443 opened. And I tried to connect to rpc server with bitcoin-qt in my mac. With this configuration:
regtest=1
rpcuser=<login>
rpcpassword=<...
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Bitcoin QT Pre-2013(ish) .. Hard drive with possible 6 BTC on it just turned up.. Couple of questions
Big question I want to get out of the way; How have I "forgotten" about this, what with the value being what it is?
Well, fundamentally, the BTC were not worth anything like today. My (still)...
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Should I Encrypt my Wallet for Cold Storage?
I understand that the Bitcoin QT wallet is already encrypted to some extent when I use a password. Is it best-practice to further encrypt the wallet file for long term storage?
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Bitcoin V0.1 Not Connected
My Bitcoin V 0.1 says, "not connected" when I try to generate coins. I have ensured the port is connected through the firewall. Also, I have read that V 0.1.3 corrected this problem. However,...
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Do I really have to place my wallet file in the data directory?
I run bitcoin-core QT and I downloaded the full ledger data to an external HD so I can move between machines. My wallet.dat file is secured someplace else.
I start-up the QT client giving the external ...
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Delete Bitcoin Qt Mac: System folder inflated in size, although “Application Support/Bitcoin/” and app deleted
I downloaded Bitcoin Qt and the entire blockchain, now I'd like to delete it.
I followed instructions from various search results, which all instructed to delete the app and to delete all data (where ...
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Flatpak bitcoin-core not generating .cookie file
I'm using the version of Bitcoin-Qt 0.18.1 that comes with Flatpak. I've looked in the Bitcoin datadir, which is in ~/.var/app/org.bitcoincore.bitcoin-qt/data/ and there isn't any .cookie file there. ...
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Bus error (core dumped)
Running a new install of Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS and downloading blocks in bitcoin-qt up to over 70% when pgm quits with "Bus error (core dumped)".
Anyone else gets this or how to fix it? (-rescan didn't ...
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OCP-QT Wallet (Based on Bitcoin QT) Cannot fnd Locales 'qrc_bitcoin.cpp'
I a trying to Compile an Altcoin wallet that has been Forked off Bitcoin but i am getting this error when i try to compile:
/usr/lib/qt5/bin/rcc -name bitcoin src/qt/bitcoin.qrc -o qrc_bitcoin.cpp
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Validate 3rd party transactions on Bitcoin-qt debug window
Is there a way to validate a random transaction via transaction ID on the debug window? Imagine I want to validate a transaction between 2 wallets I don't control.
I believe its possible to check if ...
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After downloading the entire Bitcoiin blockchain from a torrent, what are my next steps to link it to Bitcoin Core 0.17.1?
I downloaded the entire bitcoiin blockchain into my external mounted drive as seen below and named the directory bcore.
I then did a symlink to that folder like this in my home folder (~) location :
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Does Bitcoin Core v0.17.0 run on native wayland?
I'm trying to run bitcoin core v0.17.0 on Wayland on Fedora 29. When I run bitcoin-qt I receive
Warning: Ignoring XDG_SESSION_TYPE=wayland on Gnome. Use QT_QPA_PLATFORM=wayland to run on Wayland ...
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How to recover Bitcoin sent to example address on Bitcoin.org info page
Please,
I am very new and accidentally loaded funds into a sample wallet on the Bitcoin.org information site instead of my personal wallet.
This happened October 11, 2018.
Would you please help ...
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Failed to build Bitcoin Core from source, Ubuntu 17.10
I'm building from source v0.16.0 on Ubuntu 17.10
I cloned the repo, checked out on v0.16.0, ran ./autogen.sh followed by ./configure CXXFLAGS="--param ggc-min-expand=1 --param ggc-min-heapsize=32768"
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Getting Started With Script
I would like to manually write a few locking and unlocking scripts to get a deeper feel for that part of the network. What is the simplest step-by-step set of instructions to set up everything needed ...
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How to listen to an address or transaction_id continuously?
I am running bitcoin core on my node. I have two questions.
1) I want to get notified whenever there a new transaction in the blockchain.
2) If I give an address, I should get all the details about ...
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Splitting BTC and BCH from cold storage using bitcoin core wallet sending to exodus
I had BTC long before the forks of BCH (bitcoin cash) and any of the others.
I wanted to finally split some BCH off of my BTC and so this is what I attempted to do
Bitcoin Core Wallet Send to Exodus ...
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Compiling bitcoin-qt error: ld.exe: cannot find -lsecp256k1
I have followed the guide "Building headless Bitcoin and Bitcoin-qt on Windows" but with a more recent altcoin source code to test.
The compilation stop on ld.exe: cannot find -lsecp256k1
Is one ...
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txtnindex=1 but balances still zero?
I'm running a full node (v0.16.0). I added txnindex=1 to my configuration file and restarted the Bitcoin-Qt. It took 2+ days to build the index but when I check addresses with known final balances>0 ...
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How to properly terminate a bitcoin-qt process?
I run my bitcoin-qt on headless raspberrypi where it runs pretty smoothly.
The Issue starts when Marco gui crashes via vnc so the Bitcoin-qt GUI is hanging although that deamon is still running as a ...
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How to run Bitcoin Core behind corporate proxy?
I'm want to run Bitcoin Core client on TestNet and I need to config it for using under corporate proxy.
Since I'm using Squid to set proxy for my system I should set "localhost:3128" somewhere... but ...
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Passphrase works in Bitcoin QT, but does not in Bitcoin Core
I found an usb stick with a wallet.dat.
There is also an old notebook with Bitcoin Wallet v.8.6-beta on it.
Unfortunately I can't sync it on my old notebook and therefore I am not able to send BTC to ...
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How to start Bitcoin-qt with Bitcoin Cash?
First of all I do not trust online wallets so I download full blockchain with Bitcoin-ABC. Unfortunaly bitcoin-abc does not contain bitcoin-qt binary. So my question is it possible to start original ...
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How to save the bitcoin core (bitcoin-qt) database for later?
Say I've received some Bitcoin using the Bitcoin Core wallet on some linux machine. Say I'm done playing for now.
So now I want to free some disk space by deleting the huge database from this machine ...
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Does GNOME or KDE desktop enviroment matter, at running a BitcoinCore node?
I have just installed Debian 9 (my first linux OS), and I am now choosing my Desktop enviroment. I have doubts at choosing between GNOME and KDE.
I know that both are conpatible with BitcoinCore, but ...
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Why is Protoc 3.0.0 breaking Make Install of Bitcoin source?
I am trying to build bitcoin from source, and am running into some problems with protoc, when I run sudo make install on the source code I get a version error for protoc:
sudo make install
Making ...
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bitcoin.conf file on mac
I have installed bitcoin core on mac and accessed the config file from the preferences tab on the bitcoin-qt.
Now, I have started testnet on it by the below settings.
testnet=1
server=1
rpcuser=...
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Is there a guide to uninstall bitcoin core ? Installation mess
Hi i'm wanting to do a full uninstall of bitcoin core and to follow a book that i've recently bought on programming on the bitcoin blockchain.
I've tried removing all the data and running:
sudo ...
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Issues connecting a Bitcoin-Qt Wallet to a local node
I have a bitcoin-core node running on a Raspberry Pi on my local network. The node is publically visible and running fine (I can see it on bitnodes.21.co - it has connections and is synced to the ...
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How to compile Bitcoin-Qt as an .exe on Ubuntu?
After struggeling with the dependencies for a while, I finally managed to compile Bitcoin-Qt on my Ubuntu machine. I used the following commandos for compiling:
./autogen.sh
./configure -with-gui
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How to build Bitcoin binaries for Windows on Ubuntu using cross-compile
I am trying to build Bitcoin 0.13 for Windows. I've always used this guide for building previous versions. Now seems that developers have changed their mind regarding Windows, and the new way seems ...
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Addresses appear empty in QT wallet, but not in the blockchain
I tried to move from qt to electrum, so I opened a new electrum wallet and transfer a small amount to it.
This worked fine, so I tried to transfer all the rest.
Now - the qt wallet appears to be ...
