Merge branch 'master' of github.com:spesmilo/electrum-server

[electrum-server.git] / HOWTO.md

diff --git a/HOWTO.md b/HOWTO.md
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--- a/HOWTO.md
+++ b/HOWTO.md
@@ -101,7 +101,18 @@ our ~/bin directory:
 
 Older versions of Electrum used to require a patched version of bitcoind. 
 This is not the case anymore since bitcoind supports the 'txindex' option.
-We currently recommend bitcoind 0.8.5 stable.
+We currently recommend bitcoind 0.8.6 stable.
+
+If your package manager does not supply a recent bitcoind and prefer to compile
+here are some pointers for Ubuntu:
+
+    $ cd ~/src && wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/bitcoin/files/Bitcoin/bitcoin-0.8.6/bitcoin-0.8.6-linux.tar.gz
+    $ tar xfz bitcoin-0.8.6-linux.tar.gz
+    $ cd bitcoin-0.8.6-linux/src/src
+    $ sudo apt-get install make g++ python-leveldb libboost-all-dev libssl-dev libdb++-dev 
+    $ make USE_UPNP= -f makefile.unix
+    $ strip ~/src/bitcoin-0.8.6-linux/src/src/bitcoind
+    $ ln -s ~/src/bitcoin-0.8.6-linux/src/src/bitcoind ~/bin/bitcoind
 
 ### Step 4. Configure and start bitcoind
 
@@ -308,7 +319,7 @@ addresses and transactions history. You can see the number of blocks and
 response time in the Server selection window. You should send/receive some
 bitcoins to confirm that everything is working properly.
 
-### Step 13. Join us on IRC, subscribe to the server thread
+### Step 14. Join us on IRC, subscribe to the server thread
 
 Say hi to the dev crew, other server operators and fans on 
 irc.freenode.net #electrum and we'll try to congratulate you