File organisation

[ingvar_e]

The "default" configuration when running bitcoin on a computer seems to be to store all data in the same folder and pass the data directory that hold both blockchain and the wallet
when starting bitcoin Core.

I travel between Stockholm and Las Palmas so I would like to store the blockchain part on my file server. I do not want to store my wallet on the file server.

Is it possible to have different directories for the wallet and the blockchain data?

[achow101]

Yes, but storing the blockchain data on a network share will not work. The LevelDB databases require being locally on disk in order to operate properly.

[ingvar_e]

Yes, but storing the blockchain data on a network share will not work. The LevelDB databases require being locally on disk in order to operate properly.

OK, I see. If I want my wallet to be on another location how do I inform the bitcoin program that. As it is now I pass the parameter " -datadir=D:\BitcoinData
and it  contains both the "block" folder and the wallet

[icanscript]

I suppose if you had a CIFS Mount / mapped drive to a file server maybe a local NAS it could work?

It would be extremely slow and most likely break across any network with latency (internet) I imagine.

Someone with more in depth knowledge on this would need to confirm though.

[achow101]

Yes, but storing the blockchain data on a network share will not work. The LevelDB databases require being locally on disk in order to operate properly.

OK, I see. If I want my wallet to be on another location how do I inform the bitcoin program that. As it is now I pass the parameter " -datadir=D:\BitcoinData
and it  contains both the "block" folder and the wallet

You would have to use a symlink to have your wallet.dat file stored elsewhere as currently you cannot specify a path to the wallet file. You can specify a different name for the file though, just not the path to the file.