How to Initialize

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Assuming bitcoin-server (bs) is built properly and your shell path for bs is set properly, change to a directory you want the blockchain to reside within. Execute the following command once to initialize the blockchain directory structure.

% bs --initchain

Be patient and wait for the initialization to complete. Afterwards, perform the following to obtain feedback that provisioning has completed.

% ls blockchain

The following should be visible: 1. blocks_lookup 1. blocks_rows 1. db-lock 1. history_lookup 1. history_rows 1. spends 1. stealth_index 1. stealth_rows 1. txs