Install DigiByte Core

Title	Install DigiByte Core
Description	A guide on how to install DigiByte Core on Linux, Windows & MacOS
Published	true
Date	2023-10-22T08:40:09.805Z
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DateCreated	2023-10-22T08:40:09.805Z

Linux

Snapcraft

Install using Snapcraft

These commands must be performed with root privileges. {.is-warning}

snap install digibyte-core

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Docker

Run a containerized image using Docker

You must have Docker installed on your system to run a Docker containerized image. {.is-warning}

• 1: Clone 'Dockerfile' from the repository

If you don't have/want Git on your system, download or make a copy of the Dockerfile from the Github repository and put it inside of a folder. {.is-info}

git clone https://github.com/DigiByte-Core/digibyte-docker

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• 2: Edit 'Dockerfile' variables to configure image for your machine and application.

Hint: Make sure you set the correct version in the VERSION variable. ^(Line^ ^7)^ Usually this means the latest stable version. Reference releases. {.is-info}

FROM ubuntu:focal
USER root
WORKDIR /data
ARG ROOTDATADIR=/data
ARG RPCUSERNAME=user
ARG RPCPASSWORD=pass
ARG VERSION=7.17.2
ARG ARCH=x86_64
# Enable below for ARM CPU such as RPi etc or certain Synology NAS systems
#ARG ARCH=aarch64

ARG MAINP2P=12024
ARG MAINRPC=14022
ARG TESTP2P=12026
ARG TESTRPC=14023

# Set to 1 for running it in testnet mode
ARG TESTNET=0

# Do we want any blockchain pruning to take place? Set to 4096 for a 4GB blockchain prune.
# Alternatively set size=1 to prune with RPC call 'pruneblockchainheight <height>'
ARG PRUNESIZE=0

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• 3: Navigate to your folder containing the Dockerfile and build the image.

cd digibyte-docker
docker build -t digibyte-docker:0.1 .

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• 4: Run the container.

docker run digibyte-docker:0.1

View on Github

Standard

Download and extract the latest package.

Reference releases. {.is-info}

Using Wget

wget https://github.com/DigiByte-Core/digibyte/releases/download/v7.17.3/digibyte-7.17.3-x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.gz | tar -xz

Using cURL

curl https://github.com/DigiByte-Core/digibyte/releases/download/v7.17.3/digibyte-7.17.3-x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.gz | tar -xz

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Add DigiByte Core to application browser (optional)

This is a third-party script and could pose a danger to your person's or system's integrity. Always review untrusted code before using it. {.is-danger}

Compatible with all Linux Distributions using freedesktop {.is-info}

Using the DigiByte Desktop Install script, DigiByte Core will be added to your distro's application browser. The script can install DigiByte Core for you using Snapcraft.

For Snapcraft install, or existing install with custom path:

'Current path' won't work using this method. Refer to Github repository for more information. {.is-info}

curl -sSL https://github.com/Sbosvk/digibyte-desktop-install/raw/main/desktop-install.sh | bash

Follow the on-screen instructions.

Congratulations! Now you should be able to launch the DigiByte Core GUI (QT) wallet from your application browser. {.is-success}

View on Github.

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Start DigiByte Core GUI (QT)

If you added DigiByte Core to your application browser in the previous step, you can skip this. {.is-info}

cd digibyte-7.17.3/bin/
./digibyte-qt &

The ampersand (&) in line 2 above is optional and makes the process run in the background. {.is-info}

Windows

INCOMPLETE...

macOS

INCOMPLETE...

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