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  • Step 1: Clone the repository for Testnet4
  • Step 2: Build Bitcoin Core
  • Step 3: Run Testnet4 Node

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Build Testnet4 from Source

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Step 1: Clone the repository for Testnet4

Clone the repository from the official Bitcoin Core repository:

git clone https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.git
cd bitcoin
git checkout v28.0rc1

Step 2: Build Bitcoin Core

Follow the instructions to build the repository for , , or . You don't need to reclone the repo if you're asked to, since we've already done that.

Step 3: Run Testnet4 Node

After building, you can run the following:

bitcoind -testnet4 -daemon -txindex=1 -rpcbind=0.0.0.0 -rpcport=18443 -rpcuser=citrea -rpcpassword=citrea

The arguments you provide here are important - if you modify any of these, you may also need to modify some fields before running a Citrea client in the next steps. Please check everything carefully before proceeding.

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