README.md

bchd

bchd is an alternative full node bitcoin cash implementation written in Go (golang).

This project is a port of the btcd codebase to Bitcoin Cash. It provides a high powered and reliable blockchain server which makes it a suitable backend to serve blockchain data to lite clients and block explorers or to power your local wallet.

bchd does not include any wallet functionality by design as it makes the codebase more modular and easy to maintain. The bchwallet is a separate application that provides a secure Bitcoin Cash wallet that communicates with your running bchd instance via the API.

Table of Contents

• Requirements
• Install
  • Install prebuilt packages
  • Build from Source
• Getting Started
• Documentation
• Contributing
• License

Requirements

Go 1.8 or newer.

Install

Install Pre-built Packages

The easiest way to run the server is to download a pre-built binary. You can find binaries of our latest release for each operating system at the releases page.

Build from Source

If you prefer to install from source do the following:

• Install Go according to the installation instructions here: http://golang.org/doc/install

• Run the following commands to obtain btcd, all dependencies, and install it:

$ go get github.com/gcash/bchd

This will download and compile bchd and put it in your path.

Getting Started

To start bchd with default options just run:

$ ./bchd

You'll find a large number of runtime options on the help menu. All of which can also be set in a config file. See the sample config file for an example of how to use it.

Documentation

The documentation is a work-in-progress. It is located in the docs folder.

Contributing

Contributions are definitely welcome! Please read the contributing guidelines before starting.

License

bchd is licensed under the copyfree ISC License.