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2018-05-01Revert #12769: Add systemd service to bitcoind in debian packageWladimir J. van der Laan
After discussion with Matt on IRC, this is not ready for prime time until 2019 and shouldn't have been ACKed and merged. - Revert "Add systemd service for bitcoind" This reverts commit 2a87b1b07c5c4f8b9b34747c5f254c2ae1e824bf. - Revert "Sync contrib/debian from Matt Corallo's PPA" This reverts commit 9085532d35207c4a7690812ae82e476cf518d451. Tree-SHA512: 439f4ccc3e196011af448b220adf26b0e653ac589bf4cfbbc276c1500c9d08f209c9d6101e4d232857779d9f25164cfb222ed30e3d63de116f9121e6ebde31c3
2018-04-20Add systemd service for bitcoindctp-tsteenholdt
Adding systemd service for bitcoind, to provide for a simpler out-of-the-box experience. Configuration file is /etc/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf. This file is a copy of the sample configuration file. The service user 'bitcoin' is added during install. Its homedir is in '/var/lib/bitcoin'. bitcoind.service is disabled by default to allow the user to configure it, before starting it the first time. On package purge, the 'bitcoin' user as well as its homedir is left intact, to not accidentally remove a wallet or something of equal importance. Instead the user is presented with information on how to perform the cleanup manually, after making sure all important data has been backed up.