blockstream/satellite repository overview

⁠Blockstream Satellite Host

⁠Overview

The Blockstream Satellite host image contains everything you need to interface with the supported satellite receivers, including the Blockstream Satellite command-line interface (blocksat-cli⁠) and the Bitcoin Satellite⁠ application. All you need to do is launch the blockstream/satellite container while providing the appropriate resources to it.

For example, to interface with a Sat-IP receiver, run the container as follows:

docker run --rm -it \
    --network=host \
    -v blocksat-cfg:/root/.blocksat/ \
    blockstream/satellite

Please refer to the user guide⁠ for more information, including the commands for other supported receiver types.

⁠Versions and Updates

The satellite image receives automatic updates whenever a new version of the Blocks CLI becomes available. Each version is tagged as satellite:x.y.z, where x.y.z indicates the Blocksat CLI version installed on the image.

Furthermore, the image is also updated when a new version of the Bitcoin Satellite application becomes available. Thus, make sure to pull the latest image version if you are running an outdated Bitcoin Satellite version and would like to upgrade.

⁠Issues

If you experience any problem with this image, please get in touch by opening an issue on Github⁠.