The tutorial docs on how to run a Blockstack Core Node
Before doing anything, you should configure your Blockstack Core node.
It is safe to accept all defaults. It will generate some configuration state in ~/.blockstack-server/.
Because each Blockstack Core node maintains a full copy of the network state locally, it will need to synchronize its state with the Bitcoin blockchain when it starts for the first time. This can take days. To overcome this, we run some "fast-sync" servers that will serve a new Blockstack Core node a recent snapshot of the network state. Fast-sync only takes a few minutes.
To start up a Blockstack Core node from a snapshot, you should run
By default, it will pull a snapshot from http://fast-sync.blockstack.org/snapshot.bsk and use a built-in public key to verify its authenticity. It will populate your ~/.blockstack-server/ directory with a recent snapshot of the network state (less than 24 hours old).
To start your Blockstack Core node, you should run
This will start a Blockstack Core node in the background. We recommend passing the --debug flag so you will receive verbose output, which will help diagnose any problems you may have.
You can find the node's log in ~/.blockstack-server/blockstack-server.log.
$ blockstack-core configure
It is safe to accept all defaults. It will generate some configuration state in ~/.blockstack-server/.
Because each Blockstack Core node maintains a full copy of the network state locally, it will need to synchronize its state with the Bitcoin blockchain when it starts for the first time. This can take days. To overcome this, we run some "fast-sync" servers that will serve a new Blockstack Core node a recent snapshot of the network state. Fast-sync only takes a few minutes.
To start up a Blockstack Core node from a snapshot, you should run
$ blockstack-core --debug fast_sync
By default, it will pull a snapshot from http://fast-sync.blockstack.org/snapshot.bsk and use a built-in public key to verify its authenticity. It will populate your ~/.blockstack-server/ directory with a recent snapshot of the network state (less than 24 hours old).
To start your Blockstack Core node, you should run
$ blockstack-core --debug start
This will start a Blockstack Core node in the background. We recommend passing the --debug flag so you will receive verbose output, which will help diagnose any problems you may have.
You can find the node's log in ~/.blockstack-server/blockstack-server.log.
