#+title: Bitcoin Core Container

#+begin_quote
The examples in this document use the ~podman~ command. Just swap with the ~docker~ command if you are using Docker.
#+end_quote

* About

This project aims to simplify the process of hosting a Bitcoin node. Use either [[https://podman.io/][Podman]] or [[https://www.docker.com/][Docker]] to deploy a containerized image of [[https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin][Bitcoin Core]]. The following platforms are supported:

- =amd64=
- =arm64=
- =arm32v7=

See the [[https://code.fosterhangdaan.com/foster/-/packages/container/bitcoin-core-container][container registry]] for the latest image and [[https://code.fosterhangdaan.com/foster/-/packages/container/bitcoin-core-container/versions][available versions]].

* Usage

#+begin_quote
*IMPORTANT:* Since the =latest= tag has a high chance of introducing a breaking change, it is recommended that you pin the image using the major version tags (ie. =24=, =25=). This way, a manual change is required to update to the next major version. Use this opportunity to make backups in case something goes wrong.
#+end_quote

To run a container, use either ~podman run~ or define a service in a =compose.yaml= file.

** Run

To run with ~podman run~:

#+begin_src shell
podman run -v ./bitcoin:/home/bitcoin/.bitcoin -p 8333:8333 code.fosterhangdaan.com/foster/bitcoin-core-container:25
#+end_src

** Compose

To define a service in a =compose.yaml= file:

#+begin_src yaml
version: "3.8"

services:
  bitcoin-core:
    image: code.fosterhangdaan.com/foster/bitcoin-core-container:25
    container_name: bitcoin-core
    restart: unless-stopped
    volumes:
      - ./bitcoin:/home/bitcoin/.bitcoin
    ports:
      # RPC
      - 8332:8332
      # P2P
      - 8333:8333
      # ZMQ block notifications
      - 28332:28332
      # ZMQ transaction notifications
      - 28333:28333
#+end_src

* Building

To build the image:

#+begin_src shell
podman build --platform='linux/amd64' .
#+end_src

Set the os/arch of the built image with the ~--platform~ option. It accepts one of the following values:

- =linux/amd64= :: for =amd64=
- =linux/arm64= :: for =arm64=
- =linux/arm/v7= :: for =arm32v7=

* Contributing

Please send patches and bug reports by email to one of the maintainers. See the *Core Maintainers* section for a list of contacts.

Refer to [[https://git-send-email.io][this guide]] if you are not familiar with sending Git patches over email.

* Core Maintainers

- *Foster Hangdaan*
  - Website: [[https://www.fosterhangdaan.com][www.fosterhangdaan.com]]
  - Email: [[mailto:foster@hangdaan.email][foster@hangdaan.email]]
  - GPG Public Key: [[https://minio.fosterhangdaan.com/public/foster-pubkey.asc][DBD3 8E38 4B9E 1F4F 19F9 5BAE E48D 7F49 A852 F112]]
  - OpenAlias: =pay.fosterhangdaan.com=

* License

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See =LICENSE.txt=.

* Copyright

Copyright 2023 Foster Hangdaan