X-Git-Url: https://git.novaco.in/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=2b113bc5c2fa25c39a7085e3df8394d74d3b72bb;hb=72666f93a5b3ff0c0ac3e123f6d8bd938b466479;hp=e114afd0ce1e6954dd80a1c432bfe67579a3f1df;hpb=1014204c9ba0fd428329d5aeed624039b3f6af6c;p=electrum-server.git diff --git a/README b/README index e114afd..2b113bc 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ Language: Python Features: * The server uses a patched version of the Bitcoin daemon that can -forward transactions, and bitcoin-abe * The server code is open -source. Anyone can run a server, removing single points of failure -concerns. +forward transactions, and bitcoin-abe + +* The server code is open source. Anyone can run a server, removing +single points of failure concerns. * The server knows which set of Bitcoin addresses belong to the same wallet, which might raise concerns about anonymity. However, it should @@ -18,13 +19,16 @@ be possible to write clients capable of using several servers. INSTALL -1. patch and recompile the bitcoin daemon - bitcoinrpc.diff +1. patch and recompile the bitcoin daemon: see bitcoinrpc.cpp.diff and main.cpp.diff 2. install bitcoin-abe : https://github.com/jtobey/bitcoin-abe -3. download bitcoin-python: https://github.com/toomanysecrets0/bitcoin-python - patch it with bitcoinrpc_connection.py.diff +3. install jsonrpclib: code.google.com/p/jsonrpclib/ 4. launch the server: nohup python -u server.py > /var/log/electrum.log & -5. if you have a webserver, you can use electrum.php to forward http requests to the server \ No newline at end of file + +Note: +You do not want to run bitcoin-abe and the server simultaneously, because they will both try to update the database. +If you want bitcoin-abe to be available on your website, run it with the --no-update option +