ru1p/bitcoin-node repository overview

### Dockerfile ###
## Bitcoin Node - Usable for Bitcoin Core and Knots ##

# Get the latest Debian base image
FROM debian:latest

# Set '/home' as working directory to install the Bitcoin Node
WORKDIR /home

# Copy compressed Bitcoin Node (core/knots) file to working directory
COPY bitcoin*.tar.gz .

# Run commands during build
RUN tar xzf bitcoin*tar.gz \
    # Decompress Bitcoin Node file and cleanup
    && rm *.tar.gz \
    # Name app folder as 'bitcoin-node'
    && mv bitcoin* bitcoin-node \
    # Create blockchain data directory
    && mkdir bitcoin-node-data \
    # Update package sources and upgrade OS
    && apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y

# On container start launch the Bitcoin Node
ENTRYPOINT ["./bitcoin-node/bin/bitcoind","-datadir=/home/bitcoin-node-data"]

### docker-compose.yml ###

services:
  bitcoin-node:
    # Tags: core, core-aarch24, knots, knots-aarch64
    image: ru1p/bitcoin-node:core
    container_name: bitcoin-node
    hostname: bitcoin-node
    restart: unless-stopped
    volumes:
      # Set blockchain data folder on the host (> 1.5 TB recommended)
      - /path/to/bitcoin-node-data:/home/bitcoin-node-data
      # Use host as time source
      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
    # Port forwarding required to be accessed by
    # other nodes or apps
    ports:
      - 8332:8332/tcp
      - 8333:8333/tcp
      - 8433:8433/tcp
    # Apply the command section below to enable block exploration
    # (e.g. mempool), not required for node operation
    command:
      # Enable transaction database indexing
      - "-txindex"
      # Enable rpc server
      - "-server"
      # Set rpc and zmq listening with care
      # Restrict public access!
      - "-rpcbind=0.0.0.0"
      - "-rpcallowip=0.0.0.0/0"
      - "-zmqpubhashblock=tcp://0.0.0.0:8433"
      # Set credentials to access the rpc interface,
      # create them using the python script in share/rpcauth
      - "-rpcauth=<username>:<password-hash>"