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## Starting Bitcoind in Regtest Mode ## Starting Bitcoind in Regtest Mode
To start your Bitcoind (Bitcoin Daemon) in Regtest mode and create a private Blockchain, you have to use the following command: After [setting up your Bitcoin-Core VPS](02_0_Setting_Up_a_Bitcoin-Core_VPS.md), you are now able to use the Regtest mode. To start Bitcoind (Bitcoin Daemon) in Regtest mode and create a private Blockchain, you have to use the following command:
``` ```
$ bitcoind -regtest -daemon $ bitcoind -regtest -daemon
``` ```
## Resetting the Regtest Blockchain ## Resetting the Regtest Blockchain
Regtest wallets and block chain state (chainstate) are saved in the regtest subdirectory of the Bitcoin configuration directory. Regtest wallets and block chain state (chainstate) are saved in the regtest subdirectory of the Bitcoin configuration directory:
If you want to start a brand new Blockchain using the Regtest mode, all you have to do is delete the `regtest` folder and restart the Bitcoind. ```
user@mybtc:~/.bitcoin# ls
bitcoin.conf regtest testnet3
```
If you want to start a brand new Blockchain using the Regtest mode, all you have to do is delete the `regtest` folder and restart the Bitcoind:
```
$ rm -rf regtest
```
## What's Next? ## What's Next?