Bitcoin Node Upgrade Instructions

A Companion to Ketan’s Nodebox Guide – Upgrade your Bitcoin Node

Why Upgrade?

Install Ubuntu Server – Upgrade your Bitcoin Node

Install Ubuntu

Install Bitcoind on Ubuntu Server – Upgrade your Bitcoin Node

Running Bitcoin

Install Fulcrum server on Ubuntu Server – Upgrade your Bitcoin Node

FAST Simple Payment Verifications

Install your own mempool.space instance on Ubuntu Server – Upgrade your Bitcoin Node

Don’t trust, verify with your own Mempool instance

Run your own Samourai Dojo and Whirlpool client on Ubuntu Server – Upgrade your Bitcoin Node

When you need to spend privately

Install your own instance of BTCPay Server on Ubuntu Server – Upgrade your Bitcoin Node

Earn Bitcoin!

Make your BTCPay Server on Ubuntu Server public facing using Cloudflare – Upgrade your Bitcoin Node

Go Public

Install Lightning (LND) on Ubuntu Server – Upgrade your Bitcoin Node

Setup a lightning node

Install Ride the Lightning GUI on Ubuntu server – Upgrade your Bitcoin Node

Interact with your Lightning node