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diff --git a/doc/release-notes/release-notes-pr12255.md b/doc/release-notes/release-notes-pr12255.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..5ac8b44283 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/release-notes/release-notes-pr12255.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +systemd init file +========= + +The systemd init file (`contrib/init/bitcoind.service`) has been changed to use +`/var/lib/bitcoind` as the data directory instead of `~bitcoin/.bitcoin`. This +change makes Bitcoin Core more consistent with other services, and makes the +systemd init config more consistent with existing Upstart and OpenRC configs. + +The configuration, PID, and data directories are now completely managed by +systemd, which will take care of their creation, permissions, etc. See +[`systemd.exec (5)`](https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd.exec.html#RuntimeDirectory=) +for more details. + +When using the provided init files under `contrib/init`, overriding the +`datadir` option in `/etc/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf` will have no effect. This is +because the command line arguments specified in the init files take precedence +over the options specified in `/etc/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf`. |