bitcoind-docker-deploy

deploy a bitcoind

data folder

The folder _bitcoin/ in this repo is linked as ~/.bitcoin/ on your local machine so that both docker and a standard alone bitcoin core client can share the same folder. The local ~/.bitcoin is mounted as /data/.bitcoin in the container.

bitcoin network

Check the bitcoin.conf file in the _bitcoin/ folder.

• testnet=1 (the initial setting of this repo) will connect to the test net. The test net is designed as a safer testing environment for developers.
• regtest=1 connect to the regtest net
• blocksonly=1 only download blockchain data, no mining is involved
• If no network parameter is given, or uncommenting the above two parameters, the bitcoin core client will by default connect to the main net.

how to run

download the repo

git clone https://github.com/fenggeorgeyu/bitcoind-docker-deploy.git
cd bitcoind-docker-deploy

use GNU make to control containers

1. pull image
   • make pull
   • this will pull the bitcoind container image from dockerhub
2. create container
   • make create
   • this will run a bitcoind server in docker
3. login the shell of the container
   • make shell
4. stop the container
   • make stop
5. delete the containter
   • make delete

Examples (interact):

docker exec -it bitcoind bitcoind --help
docker exec -it bitcoind bitcoind --version
docker exec -it bitcoind bitcoin-cli --help
docker exec -it bitcoind bitcoin-cli -getinfo
docker exec -it bitcoind bitcoin-cli getblockcount

Acknowledgement

• image from: lncm/bitcoind in dockerhub