Running a Bitcoin Full Node

Running a Node

• Why Run a Full Node?
• Who Controls Bitcoin Core?
• Why Run a Full Node?
• How to Run a Full Node
• Bitcoin Core Config Generator
• Bitcoin Knots Config Generator
• Bitcoin Config Editor (Core & Knots config files)
• Ministry of Nodes Guides
• BTCsessions Knots Guide
• Node Implementation Comparison Guide

DIY Guides

• Gordian Server (macOS)
• Highly Available Bitcoin Node
• Raspberry Pi Node Guide
• RaspiBolt Guide
• Parmanode (automated node install toolkit)
• Ansible Bitcoin Node Role (deploy/update Core & Knots on Debian)

Full Node Dashboards

• Bitcoin Node Manager
• ElectrumX Dashboard
• Node Monitor
• Pyblock
• WARden

Full Node Software

• Bitcoin Core
• Blockcore
• BTCD
• Floresta
• Libbitcoin Node
• nix-bitcoin (hardened security)

Alpha / Unmaintained Full Node Software

• Bcoin
• BTC Warp
• Gocoin
• mako
• Parity Bitcoin
• Zebra BTC

Dangerous Forking Software

Strongly discouraged: newer versions of this software WILL fork, almost certainly into an extreme minority with no miner support. You risk your node being attacked, finding yourself on a chain with no miners, or tricked into sending transactions which are replayable. User sovereignty means user sovereignty, so you choose. Just remember, Knots lies

• Bitcoin Knots