diff --git a/03_2_Knowing_Your_Bitcoin_Setup.md b/03_2_Knowing_Your_Bitcoin_Setup.md index 6d625f1..8e19ef3 100644 --- a/03_2_Knowing_Your_Bitcoin_Setup.md +++ b/03_2_Knowing_Your_Bitcoin_Setup.md @@ -9,19 +9,20 @@ To start with, you should understand where everything is kept: the `~/.bitcoin` The main directory just contains your config file and the testnet directory: ``` $ ls ~/.bitcoin -bitcoin.conf testnet3 +bitcoin.conf signet ``` The setup guides in [Chapter Two: Creating a Bitcoin-Core VPS](02_0_Setting_Up_a_Bitcoin-Core_VPS.md) laid out a standardized config file. [§3.1: Verifying Your Bitcoin Setup](03_1_Verifying_Your_Bitcoin_Setup.md) suggested how to change it to support more advanced setups. If you're interested in learning even more about the config file, you may wish to consult [Jameson Lopp's Bitcoin Core Config Generator](https://jlopp.github.io/bitcoin-core-config-generator/). -Moving back to your ~/.bitcoin directory, you'll find that the testnet3 directory contains all of the guts: +Moving back to your ~/.bitcoin directory, you'll find that the signet directory contains all of the guts: ``` -$ ls ~/.bitcoin/testnet3 -banlist.json blocks debug.log mempool.dat peers.dat -bitcoind.pid chainstate fee_estimates.dat onion_private_key wallets +$ ls ~/.bitcoin/signet +banlist.json chainstate onion_v3_private_key wallets +bitcoind.pid debug.log peers.dat +blocks fee_estimates.dat settings.json ``` You shouldn't mess with most of these files and directories — particularly not the `blocks` and `chainstate` directories, which contain all of the blockchain data, and the information in your `wallets` directory, which contains your personal wallet. However, do take careful note of the `debug.log` file, which you should refer to if you ever have problems with your setup. -> :link: **TESTNET vs MAINNET:** If you're using mainnet, then _everything_ will instead be placed in the main `~/.bitcoin` directory. These various setups _do_ elegantly stack, so if you are using mainnet, testnet, and regtest, you'll find that `~/.bitcoin` contains your config file and your mainnet data, the `~/.bitcoin/testnet3` directory contains your testnet data, and the `~/.bitcoin/regtest` directory contains your regtest data. +> :link: **SIGNET vs MAINNET:** If you're using mainnet, then _everything_ will instead be placed in the main `~/.bitcoin` directory. These various setups _do_ elegantly stack, so if you are using mainnet, signet, testnet, and regtest, you'll find that `~/.bitcoin` contains your config file and your mainnet data, the `~/.bitcoin/signet` directory contains your signet data, the `~/.bitcoin/testnet3` directory contains your testnet data, and the `~/.bitcoin/regtest` directory contains your regtest data. ## Know Your Bitcoin-cli Commands