How to build the BitBay QT from Source


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Linux QT wallet install for Debian Jessie

n.b. this does not work for Stretch at the moment and hasn’t been tried in ubuntu.

To start:

Go here to set up your super user

Then here for referrence

Then follow these commands in terminal

sudo apt-get install git

git clone https://github.com/dzimbeck/BitBay.git

cd BitBay

chmod +x linux64BitBay.sh

./linux64BitBay.sh --reset --force --build

cd ..

cd bitbay/bitbay


chmod +x linux-qt-dependencies.sh
./linux-qt-dependencies.sh

chmod +x makeqt-linux.sh
./makeqt-linux.sh

This process takes about 10-30 minutes depending on speed of computer

Once complete in same directory…

./bitbay-qt

Your blockchain and data folder can be found in the home directory as a hidden .bitbay directory

The program doesn’t come with a bitbay.conf file to help you connect to network

Create a file called bitbay.conf
Open gedit and create new file with this text in it:

server=1
rpcuser=bitbayrpc
rpcpassword=4c80db0bfc751aaadba16bb8ed2c9f050d00952b476b83cc96e24909c06625b3
rpcport=19915
addnode=104.238.169.84
addnode=107.218.48.181
addnode=113.59.206.19
addnode=128.235.139.77
addnode=135.23.125.66
addnode=142.255.92.227
addnode=146.255.175.131
addnode=151.80.186.24
addnode=162.72.254.164
addnode=165.91.13.135
addnode=172.116.88.221
addnode=174.24.242.81
addnode=174.50.118.218
addnode=176.150.146.190
addnode=189.5.212.211
addnode=199.189.26.13
addnode=199.189.26.19
addnode=212.3.193.47
addnode=213.87.225.214
addnode=216.6.183.201
addnode=24.162.248.106
addnode=24.166.59.144
addnode=24.225.204.112
addnode=40.112.149.192
addnode=46.59.49.71
addnode=50.41.214.229
addnode=65.128.85.110
addnode=67.173.120.250
addnode=68.100.192.184
addnode=68.147.112.31
addnode=68.46.238.155
addnode=69.250.107.102
addnode=71.234.232.8
addnode=72.227.170.97
addnode=72.239.3.80
addnode=73.222.225.197
addnode=75.83.248.12
addnode=76.23.125.0
addnode=76.69.65.236
addnode=77.172.214.202
addnode=77.86.197.94
addnode=78.132.1.64
addnode=78.132.77.65
addnode=78.144.66.42
addnode=78.20.105.124
addnode=80.89.75.231
addnode=82.101.198.115
addnode=82.129.126.185
addnode=82.20.109.111
addnode=82.217.167.158
addnode=88.130.57.51
addnode=88.130.57.88
addnode=91.192.135.98
addnode=93.48.88.129
addnode=94.192.163.164
addnode=95.104.62.203
addnode=95.21.169.102
addnode=95.211.95.247
addnode=95.211.95.248
addnode=95.211.95.249
addnode=95.90.205.127
addnode=95.91.230.26
addnode=99.103.18.242
addnode=99.20.141.243
addnode=99.237.236.193
addnode=45.28.140.116
addnode=46.208.58.217
addnode=46.233.215.30
addnode=46.235.32.6
addnode=46.4.37.190
addnode=49.50.218.215
addnode=5.189.156.99
addnode=5.198.101.104
addnode=50.41.223.118
addnode=51.254.45.117
addnode=51.7.254.198
addnode=60.242.23.7
addnode=62.178.40.4
addnode=62.238.180.236
addnode=62.57.193.29
addnode=65.128.85.110
addnode=67.165.94.226
addnode=67.173.120.250
addnode=67.183.29.189
addnode=68.197.208.77
addnode=68.46.238.155
addnode=69.197.188.186
addnode=69.203.109.7
addnode=69.250.107.102
addnode=69.61.169.124
addnode=70.119.124.134
addnode=70.122.32.5
addnode=70.127.184.55
addnode=70.71.157.109
addnode=71.197.52.238
addnode=72.199.168.135
addnode=72.22.151.109
addnode=73.162.63.60
addnode=73.172.109.27
addnode=73.222.225.197
addnode=73.241.114.206
addnode=73.241.24.24
addnode=73.54.180.205

Save this bitbay.conf file in your ‘hidden’ /.bitbay directory

You can get a fresh copy of nodes at

https://chainz.cryptoid.info/bay/#!network
or
http://explorer.bitbay.market/network

Then restart the qt wallet and you should get plenty of connections.


Ubuntu Installation?
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