diff --git a/03_1_Verifying_Your_Bitcoin_Setup.md b/03_1_Verifying_Your_Bitcoin_Setup.md index 7247cb4..798ecd9 100644 --- a/03_1_Verifying_Your_Bitcoin_Setup.md +++ b/03_1_Verifying_Your_Bitcoin_Setup.md @@ -43,21 +43,22 @@ That tells you what's loaded; you'll then need to check that against an online s You can do this by looking at a blocknet explorer, such as [the Mempool Signet explorer](https://mempool.space/signet). Does its most recent number match your `getblockcount`? If so, you're up to date. -If you'd like an alias to look at everything at once, the following currently works for Testnet, but may disappear at some time in the future: +If you'd like an alias to look at everything at once, the following currently works for Signet, but may disappear at some time in the future: ``` $ echo "alias btcblock='echo \$(bitcoin-cli -signet getblockcount)/\$(curl -s https://blockstream.info/signet/api/blocks/tip/height)'" >> .bash_profile $ source .bash_profile $ btcblock + 288200/288200 ``` -> :link: **SIGNET vs MAINNET:** Remember that this tutorial generally assumes that you are using signet. If you're using the mainnet instead, you can retrieve the current block height with: `curl -s https://blockchain.info/q/getblockcount`. You can replace the latter half of the `btcblock` alias (after `/\$(`) with that. +> :link: **SIGNET vs MAINNET:** Remember that this tutorial generally assumes that you are using signet. If you're using the mainnet instead, you can retrieve the current block height with: `curl -s https://blockchain.info/q/getblockcount`. You can replace the latter half of the `btcblock` alias (between `/\$(` and `)'"`) with that. If you're not up-to-date, but your `getblockcount` is increasing, no problem. Total download time can take from an hour to several hours, depending on your setup. ## Optional: Know Your Server Types -> **SIGNET vs MAINNET:** When you set up your node, you choose to create it as either a Mainnet, Testnet, Signet, or Regtest node. Though this document presumes a signet setup, it's worth understanding how you might access and use the other setup types — even all on the same machine! But, if you're a first-time user, skip on past this, as it's not necessary for a basic setup. +> **SIGNET vs MAINNET:** When you set up your node, you choose to create it as either a Mainnet, Testnet, Signet, or Regtest node. Though this document presumes a Signet setup, it's worth understanding how you might access and use the other setup types — even all on the same machine! But, if you're a first-time user, skip on past this, as it's not necessary for a basic setup. The type of setup is mainly controlled through the ~/.bitcoin/bitcoin.conf file. If you're running signet, it probably contains this line: