X-Git-Url: https://git.novaco.in/?p=electrum-server.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README.md;h=d2bd1906c4d97a05006b4a2d421a46b15ba52dbf;hp=ebee0dba651d215a4d30071032c9cf375c6be614;hb=4ce69b7ea24ead59ebbcc7ed335ea9762ae3724b;hpb=e16e057ad87cb2607b4b3c9cd426a98774b1bc04 diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ebee0db..d2bd190 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,14 +1,13 @@ Electrum-server for the Electrum client ========================================= - * Author: thomasv@gitorious + * Author: thomasv@bitcointalk * Language: Python Features -------- - * The server uses a patched version of the Bitcoin daemon that can forward - transactions, and bitcoin-abe. + * The server uses a bitcoind and a leveldb backend. * 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, @@ -18,28 +17,13 @@ Features Installation ------------ - 1. Patch and recompile bitcoin: see `patches/` for any necessary patches. - 2. Install [bitcoin-abe](https://github.com/jtobey/bitcoin-abe). - 3. Install [jsonrpclib](https://code.google.com/p/jsonrpclib/). - 4. Launch the server: `nohup python -u server.py > /var/log/electrum.log &` + 1. To install and run a pruning server (easiest setup) see README.leveldb + 2. Install [jsonrpclib](https://github.com/joshmarshall/jsonrpclib). + 3. Launch the server: `nohup python -u server.py > /var/log/electrum.log &` or use the included `start` script. See the included `HOWTO.md` for greater detail on the installation process. -### Important Note - -Do not run bitcoin-abe and electrum-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. - -### Upgrading Abe - -If you upgrade abe, you might need to update the database. In the abe directory, type: - - python -m Abe.abe --config=abe.conf --upgrade - License -------