Only unspent coins are kept in that database; spent outputs are
pruned.
-
+As of November 2013 all public servers operate this way.
+Please see HOWTO.md for more detailled information. The following is a
+short outline:
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-1. patch and compile bitcoind.
-
-Install version 0.8 or equivalent.
-Patch it with the patch distributed with Electrum.
+1. Run novacoind.
-Note: Even though Electrum's database uses pruning, you cannot use it
-with a ultra-pruning bitcoind (forthcoming in 0.9 or later).
-A full bitcoin node is required in order to know for each address
-if it has been used. Pruning occurs only at the level of the Electrum database.
-txindex=1 however is *not* needed!
+Install version 0.4.4.6u5 or higher. Previous versions won't provide sufficient getblock/getblockbynumber functionality.
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5. enjoy!
Once the server is synchronized, it will listen to ports, and the
-normal way to stop it is to type: ./server.py stop
+normal way to stop it is to use the 'stop' script. This script will
+wait until the database is closed.
Other commands are available:
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Troubleshooting:
-* if your server or bitcoind is killed because is uses too much
-memory, configure bitcoind to limit the number of connections
+* if your server or novacoind is killed because is uses too much
+memory, configure novacoind to limit the number of connections
* if you see "Too many open files" errors, you may need to increase
your user's File Descriptors limit. For this, see