Build Libbitcoin Node from source

Instructions how to run a Libbitcoin node

Warning

Running a Libbitcoin node by using bn.exe should only be used by developers/for testing purposes. A Libbitcoin Server should be run for production, it contains the Bitcoin node and address indexing and a client-server interface._

This guide is for people who want to test Libbitcoin v4

Windows

Using MSBuild

The easiest way to run a libbitcoin node is by cloning the libbitcoin-node repository and then run the install script.

Clone the libbitcoin-node repository:

git clone https://github.com/libbitcoin/libbitcoin-node.git

In the libbitcoin-node root directory, execute the build script:

.\build.cmd .. x64 StaticRelease x64 vs2022

It will show the libbitcoin-node installer configuration and download and install the dependencies.

The resulting bn.exe executable can be found at: C:\Users\UserName\libbitcoin-node/builds/msvc/vs2022/libbitcoin-node/x64/Release/bn.exe

Now run the bn.exe and the node will start and create outbound connections.