From f7582586ba4b53b04d179740d4eeccd5be524c63 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Manuel Araoz Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2015 05:41:52 -0300 Subject: [PATCH] update README --- README.md | 9 +++++---- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 88e98beb..bf069193 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -9,15 +9,16 @@ * **Bitcoin Core** - Download and Install [Bitcoin Core](http://bitcoin.org/en/download) -`bitcore-node` needs a *trusted* bitcoind node to run. It will connect to the node +`bitcore-node` needs a trusted Bitcoin Core instance to run. It will connect to it through the RPC API and bitcoin peer-to-peer protocol. -Configure bitcoind to listen to RPC calls and set `txindex` to true. -The easiest way to do this is by copying `./etc/bitcoind/bitcoin.conf` to your +Configure Bitcoin Core to listen to RPC calls and set `txindex` to true. +The easiest way to do this is by copying `./config/bitcoin.conf` to your bitcoin data directory (usually `~/.bitcoin` on Linux, `%appdata%\Bitcoin\` on Windows, or `~/Library/Application Support/Bitcoin` on Mac OS X). -bitcoind must be running and must have finished downloading the blockchain **before** running `bitcore-node`. +Bitcoin Core must be running and fully synced before running `bitcore-node`. We're planning +to remove the need of running Bitcoin Core separately. (More info)[https://github.com/bitpay/bitcore-node/issues/57]. * **Node.js v0.10.x** - Download and Install [Node.js](http://www.nodejs.org/download/).