This includes a detailed instructions for compiling. There are two main parts of the build, compiling Bitcoin Core as a static library and the Node.js bindings.
## Ubuntu 14.04 (Unix/Linux)
If git is not already installed, it can be installed by running:
If Node.js v0.12 isn't installed, it can be installed using "nvm", it can be done by following the installation script at [https://github.com/creationix/nvm#install-script](https://github.com/creationix/nvm#install-script) and then install version v0.12
And finally run the build which will take several minutes. A script in the "bin" directory will download Bitcoin Core v0.11, apply a patch (see more info below), and compile the static library and Node.js bindings. You can start this by running:
This will then start the syncing process for Bitcoin Core and the extended capabilities as provided by the built-in Address Module (details below).
## Fedora
Later versions of Fedora (>= 22) should also work with this project. The directions for Ubuntu should generally work except the installation of system utilities and libraries is a bit different. Git is already installed and ready for use without installation.
If Xcode is not already installed, it can be installed via the Mac App Store (will take several minutes). XCode includes "Clang", "git" and other build tools. Once Xcode is installed, you'll then need to install "xcode-select" via running in a terminal and following the prompts:
If "Homebrew" is not yet installed, it's needed to install "autoconf" and others. You can install it using the script at [http://brew.sh](http://brew.sh) and following the directions at [https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/blob/master/share/doc/homebrew/Installation.md](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/blob/master/share/doc/homebrew/Installation.md) And then run in a terminal:
If Node.js v0.12 and associated commands "node", "npm" and "nvm" are not already installed, you can use "nvm" by running the script at [https://github.com/creationix/nvm#install-script](https://github.com/creationix/nvm#install-script) And then run this command to install Node.js v0.12
And finally run the build which will take several minutes. A script in the "bin" directory will download Bitcoin Core v0.11, apply a patch (see more info below), and compile the static library and Node.js bindings. You can start this by running: