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## Examples
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The easiest way to try out nix-bitcoin is to use one of the provided examples.
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### Flakes-based quick start
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If you use a Flakes-enabled version of Nix, run the following command to start a minimal
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nix-bitcoin QEMU VM:
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```bash
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nix run github:fort-nix/nix-bitcoin/release
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```
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The VM (defined in [flake.nix](../flake.nix)) runs in the terminal and has `bitcoind`
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and `clightning` installed.\
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It leaves no traces (outside of `/nix/store`) on the host system.
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### More examples
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Clone this repo and enter the examples shell:
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```bash
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git clone https://github.com/fort-nix/nix-bitcoin
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cd nix-bitcoin/examples/
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nix-shell
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```
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The following example scripts set up a nix-bitcoin node according to [`configuration.nix`](configuration.nix) and then
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shut down immediately. They leave no traces (outside of `/nix/store`) on the host system.\
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By default, [`configuration.nix`](configuration.nix) enables `bitcoind` and `clightning`.
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- [`./deploy-container.sh`](deploy-container.sh) creates a [NixOS container](https://github.com/erikarvstedt/extra-container).\
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This is the fastest way to set up a node.\
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Requires: [Nix](https://nixos.org/), a systemd-based Linux distro and root privileges
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- [`./deploy-qemu-vm.sh`](deploy-qemu-vm.sh) creates a QEMU VM.\
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Requires: [Nix](https://nixos.org/nix/), Linux
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- [`./deploy-krops.sh`](deploy-krops.sh) creates a QEMU VM and deploys a
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nix-bitcoin configuration to it using [krops](https://github.com/krebs/krops).\
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Requires: [Nix](https://nixos.org/nix/), Linux
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- [`./deploy-container-minimal.sh`](deploy-container-minimal.sh) creates a
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container defined by [importable-configuration.nix](importable-configuration.nix).\
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You can copy and import this file to use nix-bitcoin in an existing NixOS configuration.\
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The configuration doesn't use the [secure-node.nix](../modules/presets/secure-node.nix) preset.\
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Requires: [Nix](https://nixos.org/), a systemd-based Linux distro and root privileges
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Run the examples with option `--interactive` or `-i` to start a shell for interacting with
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the node:
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```bash
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./deploy-qemu-vm.sh -i
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```
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### Tests
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The [nix-bitcoin test suite](../test/README.md) is also useful for exploring features.
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### Real-world example
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Check the [server repo](https://github.com/fort-nix/nixbitcoin.org) for https://nixbitcoin.org
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to see the configuration of a Flakes-based nix-bitcoin node that's used in production.
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The commands in `shell.nix` allow you to locally run the node in a VM or container.
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### Flakes
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Flakes make it easy to include `nix-bitcoin` in an existing NixOS config.
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The [flakes example](./flakes/flake.nix) shows how to use `nix-bitcoin` as an input to a system flake.
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