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Is there anybody who could help me install bitcoind on my cloud vps server?

Yes, after you clearly specify what is the problem you are having.

I'm completely new to the whole thing, so I don't even know how to get it on my server.

But you certainly can search for it ? Download the .tar.gz from http://bitcoin.org/en/download, uncompress using tar -xzvf bitcoin-0.8.5-linux.tar.gz and copy the binary to an adequate place. Just run bitcoind and wait as it syncs.

Well, yeah I've downloaded it, but I keep seeing instructions say run this command but do I just upload it or do I use the server to download it directly and if so what prompt or feature do I have to access to do it?

I don't know how you can access your server, it is yours, not mine. Can't you ssh into it ?

I access it thru cpanel, but is ssh what I need to use then?

You're going to need Putty and the root credentials and then some knowledge of basic SSH commands to get the installation started.

K, I'll get on that, thank you.

Putty to access server: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html

Typical SSH access is:

ip: ip/domain of server
port: 22
user: root (or cpanel username if they have you on a jailed/shared server)

Thank you all, this has been very helpful, been lost all day.

Dear... you shouldn't even have ssh root login enabled. Interesting that somehow you got to know he runs windows and has to use putty, I didn't see that being mentioned. I guess that assumption was based on the guy not even knowing how to use ssh, makes sense actually.

How else would you suggest he SSH in to a remote VPS and run commands at a super user level? SSH is a secured protocol and Putty can be used on both Windows and Unix. While I understand your concerns, as long as he keeps a secured password, he should not have any issues. It may also be wise to change the default port to something other than 22.

lol, was that a joke ? Sorry I missed it. You login through ssh with a normal user account, then while there you use sudo to run specific commands at higher privilege. Changing ports adds zero security.

Putty was developed for Windows, there is zero use for it under Unix.

Well that's the thing. Typically you could just remote in as a normal user but if I recall correctly (and correct me if I am wrong), normal users accounts created via WHM are limited to jailed SSH access. And seeing that he has a cPanel server, he'd be using WHM to set up these accounts. Then again, I suppose he could manually create the normal user via the root to bypass the WHM restrictions imposed, but then things get a little more complicated for a novice user.

Edit: Never mind. You are absolutely right and WHM can create both Normal and Jailed users. That being said, he should definitely do just that. Disable root and use a normal account.

Where do I need to put bitcoin.conf so it can be recognized.

Most likely at ~/.bitcoin/bitcoin.conf

Do you still need this installed ?

Well I think for the most part I have it. I just keep getting this error Error: To use bitcoind, you must set a rpcpassword in the configuration file:
/home/spinforb/.bitcoin/bitcoin.conf


which i think ive done.

How can I tell if its running?

Open a second session, type: ./bitcoind getconnectioncount

This will let you know if it's working, let you know if you're connected and to how many people.

If you haven't already restarted bitcoind after adding an rpc password, you may want to do that first.

Wow, so I finally got it running!! Thank you all for helping me out, I really appreciate all the help!

Hope you study a little bit more before building your own online wallet site!
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