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Copyright (c) 2009-2013 Bitcoin Developers
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License
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Distributed under the [MIT/X11 software license](http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php).
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This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the [OpenSSL Toolkit](http://www.openssl.org/). This product includes
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cryptographic software written by Eric Young ([[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])), and UPnP software written by Thomas Bernard.
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Setup
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[Bitcoin-Qt](http://bitcoin.org/en/download) is the original Bitcoin client and it builds the backbone of the network. However, it downloads and stores the entire history of Bitcoin transactions (which is currently several GBs); depending on the speed of your computer and network connection, the synchronization process can take anywhere from a few hours to a day or more.
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[Bitcoin-Qt](http://bitcoin.org/en/download) is the original Bitcoin client and it builds the backbone of the network. However, it downloads and stores the entire history of Bitcoin transactions (which is currently several GBs); depending on the speed of your computer and network connection, the synchronization process can take anywhere from a few hours to a day or more. Thankfully you only have to do this once. If you would like the process to go faster you can [download the blockchain directly](https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=145386.0).
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Running
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The following are some helpful notes on how to run Bitcoin on your native platform.
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### Unix
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Unpack the files into a directory and run:
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- bin/32/bitcoin-qt (GUI, 32-bit)
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- bin/32/bitcoind (headless, 32-bit)
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- bin/64/bitcoin-qt (GUI, 64-bit)
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- bin/32/bitcoin-qt (GUI, 32-bit) or bin/32/bitcoind (headless, 32-bit)
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- bin/64/bitcoin-qt (GUI, 64-bit) or bin/64/bitcoind (headless, 64-bit)
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Unpack the files into a directory and run bitcoin-qt.exe.
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Unpack the files into a directory, and then run bitcoin-qt.exe.
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### OSX
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Drag Bitcoin-Qt to your applications folder, and then run Bitcoin-Qt.
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### Need Help?
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* See the documentation at the [Bitcoin Wiki](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Main_Page)
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for help and more information.
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* Ask for help on [#bitcoin](http://webchat.freenode.net?channels=bitcoin) on Freenode. If you don't have an IRC client use [webchat here](http://webchat.freenode.net?channels=bitcoin).
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* Ask for help on the [BitcoinTalk](https://bitcointalk.org/) forums, in the [technical support board](https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=4.0).
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* Ask for help on the [BitcoinTalk](https://bitcointalk.org/) forums, in the [Technical Support board](https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=4.0).
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Building
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The following are developer notes on how to build Bitcoin on your native platform. They are not complete guide, but include notes on the necessary libraries, compile flags, etc.
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The following are developer notes on how to build Bitcoin on your native platform. They are not complete guides, but include notes on the necessary libraries, compile flags, etc.
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- [OSX Build Notes](build-osx.md)
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- [Translation Process](translation_process.md)
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Other Pages
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### Resources
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* Discuss on the [BitcoinTalk](https://bitcointalk.org/) forums, in the [Development & Technical Discussion board](https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=6.0).
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* Discuss on [#bitcoin-dev](http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=bitcoin) on Freenode. If you don't have an IRC client use [webchat here](http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=bitcoin-dev).
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### Miscellaneous
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- [Assets Attribution](assets-attribution.md)
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- [Files](files.md)
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- [Tor Support](tor.md)
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License
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Distributed under the [MIT/X11 software license](http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php).
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This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the [OpenSSL Toolkit](http://www.openssl.org/). This product includes
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cryptographic software written by Eric Young ([[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])), and UPnP software written by Thomas Bernard.

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