Bitcoin Cookbook

This cookbook downloads, installs and configures Bitcoin Core as a full node.

Requirements

network

In order to actively contribute to the Bitcoin network, you will need to open your TCP port 8333. This cookbook does not make sure your port 8333 is open since this is very much dependant on your networking setup.

Usage

bitcoin::package recipe

Configures repository from http://www.ringingliberty.com/bitcoin/ and installs pre-packaged binary with bitcoin systemd service.

Pros:

• proper packaging
• SELinux support

Cons:

• supports only RHEL, CentOS and Fedora for now
• supports only x86_64 architecture

bitcoin::binary recipe

Downloads the official binary from https://bitcoin.org/ and copies it along with an init.d service script.

Pros:

• official binary from https://bitcoin.org/
• supports most distributions

Cons:

• no SELinux support
• supports only x86_64 architecture

bitcoin::source recipe

Downloads the official release from https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/releases and compiles it along with an init.d service script.

Pros:

• official source code from https://bitcoin.org/
• supports most distributions
• supports ARM and other architectures

Cons:

• no SELinux support

License

MIT