Bitcoin Core on Tails

This repository contains a script for installing Bitcoin Core to Tails.

Bitcoin Core connects to the Bitcoin peer-to-peer network to download and fully validate blocks and transactions. It also includes a wallet and graphical user interface.

Tails is a portable operating system that protects against surveillance and censorship. It connects to the Internet exclusively through the anonymity network Tor.

How to use this script

If you know someone you trust who uses Bitcoin Core on Tails already, you can install by cloning their Bitcoin Core on Tails skipping the initial block download.

Open these instructions on another device

In the next step, you will shut down the computer. To be able to follow the rest of the instructions afterwards, you can either:

Scan this QR code on your smartphone or tablet:

Print these instructions on paper.
Take note of the URL of this page:

https://github.com/BenWestgate/bitcoin-core-on-tail/blob/master/README.md#how-to-use-this-script

Install Tails to a USB stick or Memory Card, minimum 16 GB capacity.
- If you know someone you trust who uses Tails already, you can install Tails by cloning their Tails.
Start Tails and set up an Administration Password when the Welcome Screen appears.
- If you installed by cloning Bitcoin Core on Tails, enter your temporary Persistent Storage passphrase.
Connect to a local network.
Connect to Tor.
- If you cloned Bitcoin Core on Tails, skip to step 7.
Open a terminal. Choose Applications ▸ Utilities ▸ Terminal.
Type or Paste the following in Terminal, then press Enter:

git clone https://github.com/benwestgate/bitcoin-core-on-tails; bash */init

Follow the Instructions on Screen.
You're Done! To share this free software with family and friends: Choose Applications ▸ Office ▸ ₿ails ▸ Clone.

Source Code Headers

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MIT header:

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