Getting Started with spruned

Installation

To install spruned, run this command in the terminal:

$ cd ~/src
$ sudo apt-get install libleveldb-dev python3-dev git virtualenv gcc g++
$ git clone https://github.com/gdassori/spruned.git
$ cd spruned
$ virtualenv -p python3.5 venv
$ . venv/bin/activate
$ pip install -r requirements.txt
$ python setup.py install

Then you will have a $USER/src/spruned folder with a dedicated python interpreter. The usage of a virtual environment is warmly advised.

Usage

As with bitcoind, also with spruned you can hit the ‘–help’ argument, to see how to configure it:

$ ~/src/spruned/venv/bin/spruned --help

And, as in bitcoind, you can set up a config file with the parameters listed:

$ nano ~/.spruned/spruned.conf

And you can put into it, for instance, the RPC settings:

rpcuser=your_username
rpcpassword=your_password
rpcport=18332
rpcbind=0.0.0.0
network=bitcoin.testnet