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Setup Bitcoind Service

Setup Bitcoind testnet Service

You can skip this entirely if you already have bitcoin installed as a service.

This procedure presumes you've already performed the One Time Setup Install Bitcoind section.

Configure the bitcoind service on the CLNHOST.

Add bitcoin user and group:

sudo /usr/sbin/groupadd bitcoin
sudo /usr/sbin/useradd -g bitcoin -c "bitcoin" -m bitcoin

Install sample config:

sudo mkdir -p /home/bitcoin/.bitcoin
sudo cp ~/lightning-signer/vls-hsmd/vls/contrib/howto/assets/bitcoin.conf /home/bitcoin/.bitcoin

Edit the config file, change the rpcpassword to something random:

sudo vi /home/bitcoin/.bitcoin/bitcoin.conf

Make sure bitcoin owns everything:

sudo chown -R bitcoin:bitcoin  /home/bitcoin/.bitcoin

Install systemd unit file:

sudo cp ~/lightning-signer/vls-hsmd/vls/contrib/howto/assets/bitcoind-testnet.service /etc/systemd/system/
sudo systemctl daemon-reload

Install log rotation config file (edit to suit preferences):

sudo cp ~/lightning-signer/vls-hsmd/vls/contrib/howto/assets/bitcoind-testnet.logrotate /etc/logrotate.d/bitcoind-testnet

On Fedora we have to enable permissive mode for SELinux, change SELINUX=permissive

sudo vi /etc/selinux/config

Enable the service for automatic start on system boot:

sudo systemctl enable bitcoind-testnet

If you want to start the service now:

sudo systemctl start bitcoind-testnet

View status:

sudo systemctl status bitcoind-testnet