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Nix packages and nixos modules with profiles for easily installing Bitcoin nodes and higher layer protocols. Nix packages and nixos modules with profiles for easily installing Bitcoin nodes and higher layer protocols.
This is a work in progress - don't expect it to be bug free or secure. This is a work in progress - don't expect it to be bug free or secure.
The 'full' profile right now sets up a Bitcoin Core node and c-lightning, accessable with a smartphone using spark-wallet.
A simple webpage shows the lightning nodeid and links to nanopos allowing to receive donations.
It also includes liquid-daemon.
A demo installation is running at http://6tr4dg3f2oa7slotdjp4syvnzzcry2lqqlcvqkfxdavxo6jsuxwqpxad.onion. A demo installation is running at http://6tr4dg3f2oa7slotdjp4syvnzzcry2lqqlcvqkfxdavxo6jsuxwqpxad.onion.
The goal is too make it easy to deploy a reasonably secure Bitcoin node with a usable wallet.
It should allow managing bitcoin (the currency) effectively and providing public infrastructure.
It should be a reproducible and extensible platform applications building on Bitcoin.
Profiles Profiles
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`nix-bitcoin.nix` provides the two profiles "minimal" and "all": The `nix-bitcoin.nix` module provides the two profiles "minimal" and "all":
* minimal * minimal
* bitcoind (pruned) with outbound connections through Tor and inbound connections through a hidden * bitcoind (pruned) with outbound connections through Tor and inbound connections through a hidden
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* Notes: run `nodeinfo` to get its onion address and `systemctl status spark-wallet` to get the access key. * Notes: run `nodeinfo` to get its onion address and `systemctl status spark-wallet` to get the access key.
When entering the onion address on the Android app don't forgot to prepend "http://" When entering the onion address on the Android app don't forgot to prepend "http://"
The data directories can be found in `/var/lib`. The data directories of the services can be found in `/var/lib` on the deployed machines.
Installing profiles Installing profiles
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