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anduck
42072eae70
Fix typos "Bicoin" -> "Bitcoin" 2015-02-23 19:23:12 -05:00
David A. Harding
91bd921d3e Full Node Howto: Mention Screensaver Slowdown
Mention that many OSes enter a low-power mode that's bad for Bitcoin
when their screensavers activate.

Closes #698
2015-02-19 18:29:05 -05:00
David A. Harding
83d02bdbca Full Node Howto: Merge Ubuntu Instructions Together
Suggested by Saivann Carignan (thanks!)
2015-02-19 18:29:05 -05:00
David A. Harding
4488c4dc48 Full Node Howto: Mention More Hours Better
Thanks Jameson Lopp and Saivann Carignan!
2015-02-19 18:29:05 -05:00
David A. Harding
1ba00657ae Full Node Howto: Add Windows 7, Ubuntu Server, and Other Linux
* Added instructions for Windows 7, but only for Bitcoin Core GUI. I
  added a stub for anyone who wants to write instructions for using the
  daemon on Windows.

* Added instructions for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Server, but only for Bitcoin
  core daemon. I assume most server users run headless.

* Added instructions for Other Linux Distributions, for both GUI and
  daemon. Hopefully the instructions are general enough to apply to most
  distributions but specific enough that they actually help readers.

* Added a stub for Windows 8.1 as I don't have access to a copy, and all
  the pay-per-hour Windows VPSes I can find run some version of Windows
  Server. (I have the same problem with OS X.)

* Hid some subsections in the table of contents: I found having
  subsections named "Bitcoin Core GUI" and "...Daemon" within multiple
  sections distracting, so I hid them in the TOC.

* Added basic PGP verification instructions: I didn't try to explain PGP
  to newbies, but I did provide instructions useful to people who have
  used PGP before.  These instructions are currently displayed in the
  Windows 7 and Other Linux Distributions sections (where users download
  from Bitcoin.org).

* Made sure the end of each install section points to the Network
  Configuration section so users open port 8333.

Closes #410
2015-02-19 18:29:05 -05:00
David A. Harding
b29923a533 Full Node Howto: Add Port 8333 Instructions, Plus Corrections
Made numerous corrections suggestion by Saivann Carignan (thanks!),
including:

* Replaced GUI autostart instructions with using Bitcoin Core GUI's own
  autostart option.

* Described minimum upload speed requirements.

* Described metered bandwidth requirements. Also added a warning about
  exceeding periodic bandwidth limits.

* List items that ended with complete sentences (subject+predicate)
  received terminal punctuation. Did not terminally punctuate sentence
  fragments (sentences missing a subject or predicate).

Also suggested by Saivann, I added an extended section describing
setting up port forwarding on home routers and opening firewall ports to
allow inbound connections to port 8333.
2015-02-19 18:29:05 -05:00
David A. Harding
3c673cc338 Add Basic "How To Run A Full Node" Page
Add basic page with some general information plus instructions for
Ubuntu 14.10.

Change a link on the participate page to point to the full node page.

This page is being added as English-only for now.  I figure we can
convert it into a translation template after we have instructions for
Windows and Mac OS X, and after the instrutions have actually been
tested with the released version of Bitcoin Core 0.10.0.  (These Ubuntu
instructions were tested with RC3 and the old Ubuntu packaging.)
2015-02-19 18:29:05 -05:00