fix bitcoind patch / compilation instructions

[electrum-server.git] / README.leveldb

diff --git a/README.leveldb b/README.leveldb
index a06d5a8..b812013 100644 (file)
--- a/README.leveldb
+++ b/README.leveldb
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ __________________________________________________________
 
 sudo apt-get install python-leveldb
 
+alternatively build yourself, see
+http://code.google.com/p/py-leveldb/ 
+and
+http://peter-hoffmann.com/2011/installation-leveldb-ubuntu-python.html
+make sure you have libtool, automake and pkg-config
+
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 3. edit /etc/electrum.conf : 
@@ -31,6 +37,7 @@ backend = leveldb
 
 [leveldb]
 path = /path/to/your/database
+pruning_limit = 10
 
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@@ -60,4 +67,13 @@ Other commands are available:
 ./server load   : view the size of the queue
 
 
+______________________
+Troubleshooting:
+
+* if your server or bitcoind is killed because is uses too much
+memory, configure bitcoind 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
+http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-increase-the-maximum-number-of-open-files/