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2011-08-23T00:45:23Z

RobertPollak: added Github link

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[[Image:Bitcoin Original Client.png|thumb|350px|right|The bitcoin original client]]

The '''Original Bitcoin client''' is the first [[bitcoin]] client in the network's history. It is also the official client of the bitcoin project. It's available under the [http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php MIT license] for Windows, 32 and 64-bit GNU/Linux-based OSes and Mac OS X.

The client comes with two executables, a GUI and an command line interface (CLI).

== Executables ==
See [[Running_Bitcoin|running bitcoin]] for more detail and an example of the configuration file.
=== Bitcoin (GUI) ===

The bitcoin GUI provides an easy to use wxWidgets-based interface. It allows to send coins and to monitor:
* transactions from and to the opened wallet
* block creations
* confirmations of transactions
* balance of the wallet

=== Bitcoind (CLI) ===

Bitcoind is both a headless daemon and a client for the same daemon. It also provides a JSON-RPC interface, allowing it to be controlled locally (via bitcoind or another CLI client) or remotely. [[Original Bitcoin client/API Calls list|Various commands]] are made available by the API.

To use locally, first start the program in daemon mode:
:bitcoind -daemon

Then you can use the same program to execute [[Original Bitcoin client/API Calls list|API commands]], e.g.:
:bitcoind listreceivedbyaddress 0 true
:bitcoind getbalance

To stop the bitcoin daemon, execute:
:bitcoind stop

==History==

* Version 0.3.24 was released for all supported platforms on July 8th, 2011 <ref>[http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=27187.0 Bitcoin version 0.3.24 released]</ref>.
* Version 0.3.23 was released for all supported platforms on June 13th, 2011 <ref>[http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=16553.0 Bitcoin version 0.3.23 released]</ref>.
* Version 0.3.22 was released for all supported platforms on May 19th, 2011 <ref>[http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=8894.0 Version 0.3.22]</ref>.
* Version 0.3.20 was released for all supported platforms on February 21st, 2011<ref>[http://www.bitcoin.org/smf/index.php?topic=3704.0 Version 0.3.20]</ref>.

==See Also==

* [[Original Bitcoin client/API calls list]]
* [[Protocol specification|Bitcoin network protocol]]
* [[Development process]]
* [[Changelog]]

==External Links==
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/bitcoin/ Bitcoin Client project on SourceForge]
* [https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/ Bitcoin Client project on Github]

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Nodes]]
[[Category:Wallets]]
[[Category:User Interfaces]]
[[Category:Clients]]
[[Category:Free Software]]
[[Category:License/MIT-X11]]
[[Category:Open Source]]

Bitcoind

2011-08-12T01:20:40Z

RobertPollak: link the changelog

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[[Image:Bitcoin Original Client.png|thumb|350px|right|The bitcoin original client]]

The '''Original Bitcoin client''' is the first [[bitcoin]] client in the network's history. It is also the official client of the bitcoin project. It's available under the [http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php MIT license] for Windows, 32 and 64-bit GNU/Linux-based OSes and Mac OS X.

The client comes with two executables, a GUI and an command line interface (CLI).

== Executables ==
See [[Running_Bitcoin|running bitcoin]] for more detail and an example of the configuration file.
=== Bitcoin (GUI) ===

The bitcoin GUI provides an easy to use wxWidgets-based interface. It allows to send coins and to monitor:
* transactions from and to the opened wallet
* block creations
* confirmations of transactions
* balance of the wallet

=== Bitcoind (CLI) ===

Bitcoind is both a headless daemon and a client for the same daemon. It also provides a JSON-RPC interface, allowing it to be controlled locally (via bitcoind or another CLI client) or remotely. [[Original Bitcoin client/API Calls list|Various commands]] are made available by the API.

To use locally, first start the program in daemon mode:
:bitcoind -daemon

Then you can use the same program to execute [[Original Bitcoin client/API Calls list|API commands]], e.g.:
:bitcoind listreceivedbyaddress 0 true
:bitcoind getbalance

To stop the bitcoin daemon, execute:
:bitcoind stop

==History==

* Version 0.3.24 was released for all supported platforms on July 8th, 2011 <ref>[http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=27187.0 Bitcoin version 0.3.24 released]</ref>.
* Version 0.3.23 was released for all supported platforms on June 13th, 2011 <ref>[http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=16553.0 Bitcoin version 0.3.23 released]</ref>.
* Version 0.3.22 was released for all supported platforms on May 19th, 2011 <ref>[http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=8894.0 Version 0.3.22]</ref>.
* Version 0.3.20 was released for all supported platforms on February 21st, 2011<ref>[http://www.bitcoin.org/smf/index.php?topic=3704.0 Version 0.3.20]</ref>.

==See Also==

* [[Original Bitcoin client/API calls list]]
* [[Protocol specification|Bitcoin network protocol]]
* [[Development process]]
* [[Changelog]]

==External Links==
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/bitcoin/ Bitcoin Client project on SourceForge]

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Nodes]]
[[Category:Wallets]]
[[Category:User Interfaces]]
[[Category:Clients]]
[[Category:Free Software]]
[[Category:License/MIT-X11]]
[[Category:Open Source]]

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