BTCD is no more

[Bitinvestor]

Thanks. Why do I need to do that but you didn't?

I did that as well. It should finish the compilation now and then you can start the daemon:

Code:

./BitcoinDarkd&

It will start downloading the blockchain and after a while you can talk to the daemon like this:

Code:

./BitcoinDarkd getinfo

[1713607630]

1713607630

[1713607630]

1713607630

[1713607630]

1713607630

[jheaton]

Hello, having a slight wallet issue. I've made successful transaction since the beginning, the last was on 10/4, for some reason today it wont sink and in the "transactions" tab I noticed the last "confirmed" transaction was on 9/26 and every day since says "conflicted"? suggestions? Thanks!

[Cassius]

Thanks. Why do I need to do that but you didn't?

I did that as well. It should finish the compilation now and then you can start the daemon:

Code:

./BitcoinDarkd&

It will start downloading the blockchain and after a while you can talk to the daemon like this:

Code:

./BitcoinDarkd getinfo

Making slow progress. Compiled ok but asking for BitcoinDark.conf
I created the file using pico BitcoinDark.conf and pasted in the text in OP, substituting the rpcuser= and rpcpassword= with the ones it suggested. Also changed permissions to 700 as recommended. Next time around, I got the same message.

Edit: wrong directory first time. Then put it in one back from src. Still no luck.

[Bitinvestor]

Hello, having a slight wallet issue. I've made successful transaction since the beginning, the last was on 10/4, for some reason today it wont sink and in the "transactions" tab I noticed the last "confirmed" transaction was on 9/26 and every day since says "conflicted"? suggestions? Thanks!

You're on a fork. Backup your wallet.dat, delete your blockchain and download it again. Make sure you use the BitcoinDark.conf from the OP.

[Bitinvestor]

Making slow progress. Compiled ok but asking for BitcoinDark.conf
I created the file using pico BitcoinDark.conf and pasted in the text in OP, substituting the rpcuser= and rpcpassword= with the ones it suggested. Also changed permissions to 700 as recommended. Next time around, I got the same message.

Put your BitcoinDark.conf in .BitcoinDark in your home directory.

[Cassius]

Making slow progress. Compiled ok but asking for BitcoinDark.conf
I created the file using pico BitcoinDark.conf and pasted in the text in OP, substituting the rpcuser= and rpcpassword= with the ones it suggested. Also changed permissions to 700 as recommended. Next time around, I got the same message.

Put your BitcoinDark.conf in .BitcoinDark in your home directory.

That directory doesn't seem to exist.
Edit: found hidden file with ls -a
Steep learning curve for me today.

[jl777]

Making slow progress. Compiled ok but asking for BitcoinDark.conf
I created the file using pico BitcoinDark.conf and pasted in the text in OP, substituting the rpcuser= and rpcpassword= with the ones it suggested. Also changed permissions to 700 as recommended. Next time around, I got the same message.

Put your BitcoinDark.conf in .BitcoinDark in your home directory.

That directory doesn't seem to exist.
Edit: found hidden file with ls -a
Steep learning curve for me today.

when your build environment is working, you should go:
cd
git clone https://github.com/jl777/btcd
cd btcd/libjl777
./onetime
<go into nacl directory, build, lib, until you find the randombytes.o and libnacl.a>
cp randombytes.o libnacl.a ~/btcd/libjl777/libs
cd ~/btcd
./m_unix
<make a SuperNET.conf>
./BitcoinDarkd

[cloudboy]

Making slow progress. Compiled ok but asking for BitcoinDark.conf
I created the file using pico BitcoinDark.conf and pasted in the text in OP, substituting the rpcuser= and rpcpassword= with the ones it suggested. Also changed permissions to 700 as recommended. Next time around, I got the same message.

Put your BitcoinDark.conf in .BitcoinDark in your home directory.

That directory doesn't seem to exist.
Edit: found hidden file with ls -a
Steep learning curve for me today.

when your build environment is working, you should go:
cd
git clone https://github.com/jl777/btcd
cd btcd/libjl777
./onetime
<go into nacl directory, build, lib, until you find the randombytes.o and libnacl.a>
cp randombytes.o libnacl.a ~/btcd/libjl777/libs
cd ~/btcd
./m_unix
<make a SuperNET.conf>
./BitcoinDarkd

Do you need to have a NXT wallet running?

Yes

[Cassius]

Making slow progress. Compiled ok but asking for BitcoinDark.conf
I created the file using pico BitcoinDark.conf and pasted in the text in OP, substituting the rpcuser= and rpcpassword= with the ones it suggested. Also changed permissions to 700 as recommended. Next time around, I got the same message.

Put your BitcoinDark.conf in .BitcoinDark in your home directory.

That directory doesn't seem to exist.
Edit: found hidden file with ls -a
Steep learning curve for me today.

when your build environment is working, you should go:
cd
git clone https://github.com/jl777/btcd
cd btcd/libjl777
./onetime
<go into nacl directory, build, lib, until you find the randombytes.o and libnacl.a>
cp randombytes.o libnacl.a ~/btcd/libjl777/libs
cd ~/btcd
./m_unix
<make a SuperNET.conf>
./BitcoinDarkd

Thanks. Why? What goes in the SuperNET.conf file and where?
Also, I didn't realise you needed a NXT wallet running at the same time. Any particular requirements for that?

[Cassius]

I'm loosely following https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CGUgDAhimVhz7aHAnITeZGr2S4RiZPzF2LYZIWGbJ1E/edit?pli=1

 
Enough for me for today.

[Normandoyle]

Anyone think BTCD will surpass BTC in value?? I'm a proud supporter of BTCD so I'd love to see this happen.

[RichardT]

Anyone think BTCD will surpass BTC in value?? I'm a proud supporter of BTCD so I'd love to see this happen.

Short term, absolutely not.  In 5-10 years, maybe.  That's assuming BTC doesn't also significantly go up.  It's rather hard to say though, I don't think there are too many people these days who are willing to hold on to a single coin (other than bitcoin) for that long.  So in other words, I think the chances are slim.

[jl777]

Anyone think BTCD will surpass BTC in value?? I'm a proud supporter of BTCD so I'd love to see this happen.

with the BTC network effect so big, it will take some massive aggregation of smaller user bases to rival BTC

with 10x more BTC than BTCD, it is not inconceivable for the price of 1 BTCD >= 1 BTC, but this is 100x from here so we are talking years. Possible, but will require years of hard work and growing the network size and everything going right.

In any case, do not worry about such things. All we can do is keep working hard to increase the utility of BTCD.

James

[jl777]

We are getting almost 100 BTCD per month from the staking of the SuperNET funds.
I propose that these funds be used to fund ~100 VPS
I simply need to have ~100 servers to be able to properly test things and the lack of this is causing delay.

These servers can be providing HDD for cloud storage, public routing, public access points, etc.

The funding is part of the problem that can be solved. We also need someone that can manage these servers and keep them updated with new releases, etc.

I need your help to complete the SuperNET, which is needed for Teleport.

James

P.S we can certainly start with less than 100 servers, but I cant do any meaningful testing with half a dozen servers

[Zer0Sum]

Anyone think BTCD will surpass BTC in value?? I'm a proud supporter of BTCD so I'd love to see this happen.

with the BTC network effect so big, it will take some massive aggregation of smaller user bases to rival BTC

with 10x more BTC than BTCD, it is not inconceivable for the price of 1 BTCD >= 1 BTC, but this is 100x from here so we are talking years. Possible, but will require years of hard work and growing the network size and everything going right.

In any case, do not worry about such things. All we can do is keep working hard to increase the utility of BTCD.

James

I love the realism in the SuperNET Space. It inspires confidence.
Hard work and realism will take you a lot further than hype.

[pvnamk19]

We are getting almost 100 BTCD per month from the staking of the SuperNET funds.
I propose that these funds be used to fund ~100 VPS
I simply need to have ~100 servers to be able to properly test things and the lack of this is causing delay.

These servers can be providing HDD for cloud storage, public routing, public access points, etc.

The funding is part of the problem that can be solved. We also need someone that can manage these servers and keep them updated with new releases, etc.

I need your help to complete the SuperNET, which is needed for Teleport.

James

P.S we can certainly start with less than 100 servers, but I cant do any meaningful testing with half a dozen servers

+ 1x500 UNITY 
If you need us to vote, we are ready.

[crackfoo]

We are getting almost 100 BTCD per month from the staking of the SuperNET funds.
I propose that these funds be used to fund ~100 VPS
I simply need to have ~100 servers to be able to properly test things and the lack of this is causing delay.

These servers can be providing HDD for cloud storage, public routing, public access points, etc.

The funding is part of the problem that can be solved. We also need someone that can manage these servers and keep them updated with new releases, etc.

I need your help to complete the SuperNET, which is needed for Teleport.

James

P.S we can certainly start with less than 100 servers, but I cant do any meaningful testing with half a dozen servers

for 100 VPS's it would probably be in the neighbourhood of $700-1000 a month, for 100 low end 1 CPU 1GB ram and maybe 10-15gb space?

[jl777]

We are getting almost 100 BTCD per month from the staking of the SuperNET funds.
I propose that these funds be used to fund ~100 VPS
I simply need to have ~100 servers to be able to properly test things and the lack of this is causing delay.

These servers can be providing HDD for cloud storage, public routing, public access points, etc.

The funding is part of the problem that can be solved. We also need someone that can manage these servers and keep them updated with new releases, etc.

I need your help to complete the SuperNET, which is needed for Teleport.

James

P.S we can certainly start with less than 100 servers, but I cant do any meaningful testing with half a dozen servers

for 100 VPS's it would probably be in the neighbourhood of $700-1000 a month, for 100 low end 1 CPU 1GB ram and maybe 10-15gb space?

yes, that should be enough, so we can start with ~50
I am assuming we can change the hardware specs as needed?

[crackfoo]

We are getting almost 100 BTCD per month from the staking of the SuperNET funds.
I propose that these funds be used to fund ~100 VPS
I simply need to have ~100 servers to be able to properly test things and the lack of this is causing delay.

These servers can be providing HDD for cloud storage, public routing, public access points, etc.

The funding is part of the problem that can be solved. We also need someone that can manage these servers and keep them updated with new releases, etc.

I need your help to complete the SuperNET, which is needed for Teleport.

James

P.S we can certainly start with less than 100 servers, but I cant do any meaningful testing with half a dozen servers

for 100 VPS's it would probably be in the neighbourhood of $700-1000 a month, for 100 low end 1 CPU 1GB ram and maybe 10-15gb space?

yes, that should be enough, so we can start with ~50
I am assuming we can change the hardware specs as needed?

yeah I think most offer scalability on the fly.

[jl777]

We are getting almost 100 BTCD per month from the staking of the SuperNET funds.
I propose that these funds be used to fund ~100 VPS
I simply need to have ~100 servers to be able to properly test things and the lack of this is causing delay.

These servers can be providing HDD for cloud storage, public routing, public access points, etc.

The funding is part of the problem that can be solved. We also need someone that can manage these servers and keep them updated with new releases, etc.

I need your help to complete the SuperNET, which is needed for Teleport.

James

P.S we can certainly start with less than 100 servers, but I cant do any meaningful testing with half a dozen servers

for 100 VPS's it would probably be in the neighbourhood of $700-1000 a month, for 100 low end 1 CPU 1GB ram and maybe 10-15gb space?

yes, that should be enough, so we can start with ~50
I am assuming we can change the hardware specs as needed?

yeah I think most offer scalability on the fly.

what would it take to go ahead with this?

@Azeh, maybe a poll to get community approval for this, we can make it for 3 months and then revisit it after that

James