Installing the client
Bitcoin Core is publicly available for free from the official Bitcoin site (www.bitcoin.org). Installations are available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
Figure 5.1 - Downloading the client
You can download the client from https://bitcoin.org/en/download. The site gives detailed instructions on how to install the client on each operating system (Windows, OS/X, and Linux).With the client installed, you'll be able to execute commands on the network using command-line scripts or with other development tools.
Requirements
Due to the heavy use of processing and storage, several requirements must be met for proper performance:
- At least 100GB ...
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