diff --git a/backend/README.md b/backend/README.md index be85d25af..256dcaa43 100644 --- a/backend/README.md +++ b/backend/README.md @@ -171,52 +171,58 @@ Helpful link: https://gist.github.com/System-Glitch/cb4e87bf1ae3fec9925725bb3ebe Run bitcoind on regtest: ``` - bitcoind -regtest -rpcport=8332 + bitcoind -regtest ``` Create a new wallet, if needed: ``` - bitcoin-cli -regtest -rpcport=8332 createwallet test + bitcoin-cli -regtest createwallet test ``` Load wallet (this command may take a while if you have lot of UTXOs): ``` - bitcoin-cli -regtest -rpcport=8332 loadwallet test + bitcoin-cli -regtest loadwallet test ``` Get a new address: ``` - address=$(./src/bitcoin-cli -regtest -rpcport=8332 getnewaddress) + address=$(bitcoin-cli -regtest getnewaddress) ``` Mine blocks to the previously generated address. You need at least 101 blocks before you can spend. This will take some time to execute (~1 min): ``` - bitcoin-cli -regtest -rpcport=8332 generatetoaddress 101 $address + bitcoin-cli -regtest generatetoaddress 101 $address ``` Send 0.1 BTC at 5 sat/vB to another address: ``` - ./src/bitcoin-cli -named -regtest -rpcport=8332 sendtoaddress address=$(./src/bitcoin-cli -regtest -rpcport=8332 getnewaddress) amount=0.1 fee_rate=5 + bitcoin-cli -named -regtest sendtoaddress address=$(bitcoin-cli -regtest getnewaddress) amount=0.1 fee_rate=5 ``` See more example of `sendtoaddress`: ``` - ./src/bitcoin-cli sendtoaddress # will print the help + bitcoin-cli sendtoaddress # will print the help ``` -Mini script to generate transactions with random TX fee-rate (between 1 to 100 sat/vB). It's slow so don't expect to use this to test mempool spam, except if you let it run for a long time, or maybe with multiple regtest nodes connected to each other. +Mini script to generate random network activity (random TX count with random tx fee-rate). It's slow so don't expect to use this to test mempool spam, except if you let it run for a long time, or maybe with multiple regtest nodes connected to each other. ``` #!/bin/bash - address=$(./src/bitcoin-cli -regtest -rpcport=8332 getnewaddress) + address=$(bitcoin-cli -regtest getnewaddress) + bitcoin-cli -regtest generatetoaddress 101 $address for i in {1..1000000} do - ./src/bitcoin-cli -regtest -rpcport=8332 -named sendtoaddress address=$address amount=0.01 fee_rate=$(jot -r 1 1 100) + for y in $(seq 1 "$(jot -r 1 1 1000)") + do + bitcoin-cli -regtest -named sendtoaddress address=$address amount=0.01 fee_rate=$(jot -r 1 1 100) + done + bitcoin-cli -regtest generatetoaddress 1 $address + sleep 5 done ``` Generate block at regular interval (every 10 seconds in this example): ``` - watch -n 10 "./src/bitcoin-cli -regtest -rpcport=8332 generatetoaddress 1 $address" + watch -n 10 "bitcoin-cli -regtest generatetoaddress 1 $address" ``` ### Mining pools update