Description

This configuration has an accompanying video guide: https://youtu.be/xzJHI5AACQk

This repository holds a Docker build file for building a docker container that holds a BitcoinSV Node instance.

The bitcoin node will be started in REGTEST mode, which means that it will NOT connect to the public TEST network. This mode is ideal for local app development and script testing.

Container Ops

Building the container

$ docker build . -t twostack_node

Running the container

$ docker run -d twostack_node

Attaching to a console inside container

Execute docker ps | grep twostack_node to get the CONTAINER_ID.

$docker exec -i -t <INSERT_CONTAINER_ID_HERE> /bin/bash

Working with bitcoin-cli

Once inside the container command prompt, you can use the bitcoin-cli command. The bitcoin-cli command has been aliased so you don't have to specify the data folder where the RPC authentication cookies live.

E.g. you can do :

bitcoin-cli getblockcount

NOTE : A cron job has been scheduled to run every ten minutes inside the container. This cron job will generate a new block automatically. Also note that this job writes to the /usr/var/coinbase.log file inside the docker container. Writing data inside a container filesystem is inefficient, so please take care not to leave this container running when not in use.

Further Reading

• https://www.twostack.org/docs/getting-started/