Quick Start

Get up and running with the guided installer.

One-Line Install

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PoC-Consortium/bitcoin-pocx-docs/main/scripts/install.sh | bash

Or download and review first:

curl -LO https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PoC-Consortium/bitcoin-pocx-docs/main/scripts/install.sh
less install.sh  # review the script
bash install.sh

What the Installer Does

The guided installer will:

1. Detect your OS (Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch)
2. Install dependencies (curl, tar, etc.)
3. Ask your role:
   • Node Operator (network support only)
   • Solo Miner (mine to your own wallet)
   • Pool Miner (mine through a pool)
4. Download latest releases from GitHub
5. Configure based on your choices:
   • Testnet or Mainnet
   • Create dedicated bitcoin user (optional)
   • Install systemd services (optional)
6. Start services and verify

Installer Options

# Interactive mode (default)
bash install.sh

# Specify role directly
bash install.sh --role node-operator
bash install.sh --role solo-miner
bash install.sh --role pool-miner

# Specify network
bash install.sh --testnet
bash install.sh --mainnet

# Non-interactive with defaults
bash install.sh --role solo-miner --testnet --yes

Manual Installation

Prefer to do it yourself? See the manual guides:

• Node Operator
• Solo Miner
• Pool Miner