From c16d6ed62261f98e50ab0eb9e3726fa343365aea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chacham Chanukah Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2019 21:06:10 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] More info for beginners on how to change txindex=1 This is a question someone asked me, so I'm adding this here. Also the implications of changing txindex=1 when user already have blocks fully sync local and the need to wait for it to be verified and indexed before copying the folders to the external HDD. --- background_downloadBlockchain.md | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/background_downloadBlockchain.md b/background_downloadBlockchain.md index fd62749..8a78901 100644 --- a/background_downloadBlockchain.md +++ b/background_downloadBlockchain.md @@ -14,12 +14,13 @@ If you have any link to a more detailed discussion of this topic, please add it ## Blockchain Data -The RaspiBlitz needs the following files from a bitcoind (>=0.17.0) that is fully sync and has indexing switched on (txindex=1) - all files from the directories: +The RaspiBlitz needs the following files from a bitcoind (>=0.17.0) that is fully sync and has indexing switched on (has line txindex=1 in bitcoin.conf file) - all files from the directories: ``` /blocks /chainstate /indexes ``` +Notice: If you had your node fully sync but not indexed, once you switch it on you need to start your client and wait for it to verify the chain and index before copying the folders above to your external HDD. This can take a couple of hours. Make sure not to add other files like wallet data or lock files to a prepared download. @@ -150,4 +151,4 @@ The update torrentfile should always have the following naming schema: `raspiblitz-[CHAINNETWORK][BASEITERATIONNUMBER]-[YEAR]-[MONTH]-[DAY]-update.torrent` -So for exmaple an update torrent created on 2018-12-24 for litecoin that is an update to the second base torrent version would have this name: raspiblitz-litecoin2-2018-12-24-update.torrent \ No newline at end of file +So for exmaple an update torrent created on 2018-12-24 for litecoin that is an update to the second base torrent version would have this name: raspiblitz-litecoin2-2018-12-24-update.torrent