1 Electrum-server for the Electrum client
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4 * Author: thomasv@bitcointalk
10 * The server uses a bitcoind and bitcoin-abe or a leveldb backend.
11 * The server code is open source. Anyone can run a server, removing single
12 points of failure concerns.
13 * The server knows which set of Bitcoin addresses belong to the same wallet,
14 which might raise concerns about anonymity. However, it should be possible
15 to write clients capable of using several servers.
20 1. To install and run a pruning server (easiest setup) see README.leveldb
21 2. Install [bitcoin-abe](https://github.com/jtobey/bitcoin-abe).
22 3. Install [jsonrpclib](https://github.com/joshmarshall/jsonrpclib).
23 4. Launch the server: `nohup python -u server.py > /var/log/electrum.log &`
24 or use the included `start` script.
26 See the included `HOWTO.md` for greater detail on the installation process.
30 Do not run bitcoin-abe and electrum-server simultaneously, because they will
31 both try to update the database.
33 If you want bitcoin-abe to be available on your website, run it with
34 the `--no-update` option.
38 If you upgrade abe, you might need to update the database. In the abe directory, type:
40 python -m Abe.abe --config=abe.conf --upgrade
45 Electrum-server is made available under the terms of the [GNU Affero General
46 Public License](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html), version 3. See the
47 included `LICENSE` for more details.