Chapter Two: Creating a Bitcoin-Core VPS

To get started with Bitcoin, you first need to set up a machine running Bitcoin. The articles in this chapter describe how to do so using a VPS (Virtual Private Server).

Objectives for this Chapter

After working through this chapter, a developer will be able to:

Decide Between the Five Major Types of Bitcoin Nodes
Create a Bitcoin Node for Development
Create a Local Instance of the Bitcoin Blockchain

Supporting objectives include the ability to:

Understand the Basic Network Setup of the VPS
Decide Which Security Priorities to Implement
Understand the Difference between Pruned and Unpruned Nodes
Understand the Difference between Mainnet, Testnet, and Regtest Nodes
Interpret the Basics of the Bitcoin Configuration File

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You can either create your VPS by hand or you can use a simple StackScript at Linode.com to do so.