Is a "bitcoin.conf" file needed for Armory to work correctly?

[matrix01]

Fellow Forum Members,
I would be very grateful if someone in this community can confirm the following. Does the latest release of Armory need the Bitcoin Core Client to be configured with a "bitcoin.conf" file containing this line of code  "txindex=1" inside the file? Or is it okay for the Bitcoin Core Client to just download the blocks without no need for re-indexing the headers which is what the "txindex=1" inside the "bitcoin.conf" file is designed to do?  Any clarification will be greatly appreciated.  Thanks in advance.

[PhoenixFire]

You do not need txindex, Armory maintains its own database.
Make sure you're running Armory 0.96.5.

[Carlton Banks]

Does the latest release of Armory need the Bitcoin Core Client to be configured with a "bitcoin.conf" file containing this line of code  "txindex=1" inside the file?

no, none do

Or is it okay for the Bitcoin Core Client to just download the blocks without no need for re-indexing the headers which is what the "txindex=1" inside the "bitcoin.conf" file is designed to do?

I don't think that's what txindex=1 does, but it doesn't affect Armory if you use that cli argument with your Bitcoin client (Bitcoin uses txindex=1 to allow you to search the bitcoin blockchain for txids, blockchain.info and others basically got the idea for their service from the introduction of the txindex feature)

[HCP]

Does the latest release of Armory need the Bitcoin Core Client to be configured with a "bitcoin.conf" file containing this line of code  "txindex=1" inside the file?

Just to further illustrate the points made above... this is a copy/paste of my current "bitcoin.conf":

Code:

walletrbf=1
dbcache=750
#maxconnections=9
server=1

Armory 0.96.5 + Bitcoin Core v0.18.1 (GUI) on Windows 10 and everything working as it should... I even have my bitcoin "blocks" folder in a non-standard location (E:\Bitcoin). I simply specified that location in the Armory "Settings":

[matrix01]

Thank you to all for your posts regarding this Bitcoin Core matter. I followed the given advice and downloaded the entire blockchain without setting up a "bitcoin.conf" file. Great to know Armory does not require this be done so it can operate correctly.

In closing, I am sharing the link below for those in the community wanting to know more about this subject. Two minutes into the video the "bitcoin.conf" subject matter begins:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_9Sbrvj7qA&list=PLmoQ11MXEmag9I2ibHnubzJdjDqypujCk&index=2

Again, thanks to all for your help.