diff --git a/A1_0_Understanding_Bitcoin_Standup.md b/A1_0_Understanding_Bitcoin_Standup.md index 4629a4f..722d006 100644 --- a/A1_0_Understanding_Bitcoin_Standup.md +++ b/A1_0_Understanding_Bitcoin_Standup.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Appendix I: Understanding Bitcoin Standup -[§2.1: Setting Up a Bitcoin Core VPS with StackScript](02_1_Setting_Up_a_Bitcoin-Core_VPS_with_StackScript.md) explains the process of creating a Bitcoin node using [Bitcoin-Standup-Scripts](https://github.com/BlockchainCommons/Bitcoin-Standup-Scripts). The following appendix explains what the major sections of the script do. You may wish to following along in [Linode Standup](https://github.com/BlockchainCommons/Bitcoin-Standup-Scripts/blob/master/Scripts/LinodeStandUp.sh) in another window. +[§2.1: Setting Up a Bitcoin Core VPS with StackScript](02_1_Setting_Up_a_Bitcoin-Core_VPS_with_StackScript.md) explains the process of creating a Bitcoin node using [Bitcoin-Standup-Scripts](https://github.com/BlockchainCommons/Bitcoin-Standup-Scripts). The following appendix explains what the major sections of the script do. You may wish to follow along in [Linode Standup](https://github.com/BlockchainCommons/Bitcoin-Standup-Scripts/blob/master/Scripts/LinodeStandUp.sh) in another window. ## Step 1: Hostname @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Your host's timezone is stored in `/etc/timezone`, then an appropriate file from ## Step 3: Updating Debian -The `apt-get` package manager is used to bring your machine up to date and to install `gnupg`, the random-number generator `haveged`, and the uncomplicated firewal `ufw`. +The `apt-get` package manager is used to bring your machine up to date and to install `gnupg`, the random-number generator `haveged`, and the uncomplicated firewall `ufw`. Your machine is setup to automatically stay up to date with `echo "unattended-upgrades unattended-upgrades/enable_auto_updates boolean true" | debconf-set-selections`. @@ -34,18 +34,18 @@ If you supplied an authorized client for the hidden services, access will be lim Bitcoin is installed in `~standup/.bitcoin`. Your configuration is stored in `~standup/.bitcoin/bitcoin.conf`. -Be sure that the checksums verified per [§2.1](02_1_Setting_Up_a_Bitcoin-Core_VPS_with_StackScript.md), otherwise you could be vulnerably to a supply-chain attack. +Be sure that the checksums verified per [§2.1](02_1_Setting_Up_a_Bitcoin-Core_VPS_with_StackScript.md), otherwise you could be exposed to a supply-chain attack. ## Step 7: Installing QR Encoder -To keep everything compliant with [GordianSystem](https://github.com/BlockchainCommons/GordianSystem) a QR code is created at `/qrcode.png`. This can be read from a QuickConnect client such as [GordianWallet](https://github.com/BlockchainCommons/GordianWallet-iOS). +To keep everything compatible with [GordianSystem](https://github.com/BlockchainCommons/GordianSystem) a QR code is created at `/qrcode.png`. This can be read from a QuickConnect client such as [GordianWallet](https://github.com/BlockchainCommons/GordianWallet-iOS). ## Conclusion — Understanding Bitcoin Standup -Bitcoin Standup uses scripts to try and match much of the functionality of a [GordianNode](https://github.com/BlockchainCommons/GordianNode-macOS). It should provide you with a secure Bitcoin environment with a foundation of Bitcoin Core and Tor for RPC communications. +Bitcoin Standup uses scripts to try and match much of the functionality of a [GordianNode](https://github.com/BlockchainCommons/GordianNode-macOS). It should provide you with a secure Bitcoin environment built on a foundation of Bitcoin Core and Tor for RPC communications. ## What's Next? -If you were in the process of creating a Bitcoin node for using in this course, you should return to [§2.1](02_1_Setting_Up_a_Bitcoin-Core_VPS_with_StackScript.md). +If you were in the process of creating a Bitcoin node for use in this course, you should return to [§2.1](02_1_Setting_Up_a_Bitcoin-Core_VPS_with_StackScript.md). If you are reading through the appendices, continue with [Appendix II: Compiling Bitcoin from Source](A2_0_Compiling_Bitcoin_from_Source.md).