bitcoind-cookbook

This cookbook will install a Bitcoin node. You can also enable or disable the wallet ability. By disabling the wallet you will have a seed node that can be used to connect to.

This is a cookbook that I use to setup seed nodes and other services that require a bitcoin node.

Supported Platforms

• ubuntu 14.04

Attributes

<table> <tr> <th>Key</th> <th>Type</th> <th>Description</th> <th>Default</th> </tr> <tr> <td><tt>['bitcoind']['install_via']</tt></td> <td>enum</td> <td>package or source I recommend you use package.</td> <td><tt>package</tt></td> </tr> <tr> <td><tt>['bitcoind']['bin']</tt></td> <td>string</td> <td>Location of executable</td> <td><tt>/usr/bin/bitcoind</tt></td> </tr> <tr> <td><tt>['bitcoind']['user']</tt></td> <td>string</td> <td></td> <td><tt>bitcoin</tt></td> </tr> <tr> <td><tt>['bitcoind']['group']</tt></td> <td>string</td> <td></td> <td><tt>bitcoin</tt></td> </tr> <tr> <td><tt>['bitcoind']['piddir']</tt></td> <td>string</td> <td></td> <td><tt>/var/run/bitcoind</tt></td> </tr> <tr> <td><tt>['bitcoind']['pidfile']</tt></td> <td>string</td> <td></td> <td><tt>/var/run/bitcoind/bitcoind.pid</tt></td> </tr> <tr> <td><tt>['bitcoind']['datadir']</tt></td> <td>string</td> <td></td> <td><tt>/var/lib/bitcoind</tt></td> </tr> <tr> <td><tt>['bitcoind']['wallet']['enabled']</tt></td> <td>boolean</td> <td></td> <td><tt>true</tt></td> </tr> <tr> <td><tt>['bitcoind']['config']['file']</tt></td> <td>string</td> <td></td> <td><tt>/etc/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf</tt></td> </tr> <tr> <td><tt>['bitcoind']['config']['options']</tt></td> <td>hash</td> <td>Configures the options that are put into the bitcoin.conf file.</td> <td><tt>{}</tt></td> </tr> </table>

Usage

Create a testnet node:

{
    "bitcoind": {
        "config": {
            "options": {
                "testnet": 1,
                "rpcuser": "insecure_username",
                "rpcpassword": "please_rob_me",
                "rpcallowip": ["127.0.0.1", "192.168.1.1"],
                "rpcport": 18332
            }
        }
    }
}

You can see various options that can go into the configuration file at https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Running_Bitcoin#Sample_Bitcoin.conf

bitcoind::default

Include bitcoind in your node's run_list:

{
  "run_list": [
    "recipe[bitcoind]"
  ]
}

License and Authors

Author:: Joshua Estes (Joshua@dSpaceLabs.com)