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A Bitcoin-without-Blockchain client w/ RPC that can fetch any block or transaction

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#### spruned

#### A Bitcoin-without-Blockchain client w/ RPC that can fetch any block or transaction
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#### What's this?

spruned is a bitcoin client for lightweight systems. 
it doesn't need to store the blockchain on the disk, just the headers. 
__128mb ram & 500mb hdd__ should be fairly enough to keep it up & running.

Supports both Bitcoin Mainnet and Testnet

__The RPC API is able to support__:
 
 - c-lightning
 - LND (zeromq must be enabled)
 - btc-rpc-explorer
 - ...many more, open an issue if you need other API calls.

Dive into spruned by reading the __[documentation](http://spruned.readthedocs.io/en/latest/#)__

#### How it works?

spruned downloads and store the bitcoin blocks on demand, when you need them, directly from the __peer to peer bitcoin network__. 
 there's a "bootstrap" functionality, to keep the last ~50 (default settings) blocks on the local storage, because 
fetch blocks may require also up to 10 seconds with slow connections, and this "bootstrap mode" reduces latencies on usage.

You can use bitcoin-cli, or any other RPC client, as if you had bitcoind up & running.

For the transactions related APIs and utxo tracking, spruned uses the __electrum network__.

#### Dependencies

spruned works with Python >= 3.5.2. Right now it should work only on Linux systems. 
 
It make intensive usage of connectrum, pybitcointools and pycoinnet libraries. Thanks to mantainers & contributors! 
Especially at this stage of development (but it would be better always), it is recommended to use virtualenv to run spruned.

#### Installation from pypi
```console
$ cd ~/src
$ sudo apt-get install libleveldb-dev python3-dev virtualenv gcc g++
$ virtualenv -p python3.5 venv
$ . venv/bin/activate
$ pip install spruned
```

#### Installation from github

```console
$ cd ~/src
$ sudo apt-get install libleveldb-dev python3-dev git virtualenv gcc g++
$ git clone https://github.com/gdassori/spruned.git
$ cd spruned
$ virtualenv -p python3.6 venv
$ . venv/bin/activate
$ pip install -r requirements.txt
$ python setup.py install
```

#### Usage

spruned options:
```console

$ ~/src/spruned/venv/bin/spruned

usage: spruned    [-h] [--rpcuser RPCUSER] [--rpcpassword RPCPASSWORD]
                  [--rpcport RPCPORT] [--rpcbind RPCBIND] [--datadir DATADIR]
                  [--daemon] [--keep-blocks KEEP_BLOCKS]
                  [--network {bitcoin.mainnet,bitcoin.testnet}] [--debug]
                  [--cache-size CACHE_SIZE] [--proxy PROXY] [--tor]
                  [--no-dns-seeds] [--add-p2p-peer ADD_P2P_PEER]
                  [--max-p2p-connections MAX_P2P_CONNECTIONS]
                  [--add-electrum-server ELECTRUM_SERVER]
                  [--max-electrum-connections MAX_ELECTRUM_CONNECTIONS]
                  [--disable-p2p-peer-discovery]
                  [--disable-electrum-peer-discovery]
                  [--zmqpubhashblock ZMQPUBHASHBLOCK]
                  [--zmqpubrawtx ZMQPUBRAWTX] [--zmqpubhashtx ZMQPUBHASHTX]
                  [--zmqpubrawblock ZMQPUBRAWBLOCK]
                  [--mempool-size MEMPOOL_SIZE]

A Bitcoin Lightweight Client

optional arguments:
 -h, --help show this help message and exit
 --rpcuser RPCUSER Username for JSON-RPC connections (default: rpcuser)
 --rpcpassword RPCPASSWORD
 Password for JSON-RPC connections (default: passw0rd)
 --rpcport RPCPORT Listen for JSON-RPC connections on <port> (default:
 8332 or testnet: 18332) (default: None)
 --rpcbind RPCBIND Bind to given address to listen for JSON-RPC
 connections. (default: 127.0.0.1)
 --datadir DATADIR Specify data directory (default: /home/guido/.spruned)
 --daemon Run in the background as a daemon and accept commands
 (default: False)
 --keep-blocks KEEP_BLOCKS
 --network {bitcoin.mainnet,bitcoin.testnet}
 --debug Enable debug mode (default: False)
 --cache-size CACHE_SIZE
 Cache size (in megabytes) (default: 50)
 --proxy PROXY Proxy server (hostname:port) (default: None)
 --tor Connect only to hidden services. Use proxy on
 localhost:9050, if nothing else is provided with
 --proxy (default: False)
 --no-dns-seeds Disable DNS seeds for P2P peers discovery (default:
 False)
 --add-p2p-peer ADD_P2P_PEER
 Add a P2P peer (default: None)
 --max-p2p-connections MAX_P2P_CONNECTIONS
 How many P2P peers to connect (default: None)
 --add-electrum-server ELECTRUM_SERVER
 Add an Electrum server (default: None)
 --max-electrum-connections MAX_ELECTRUM_CONNECTIONS
 How many Electrum servers to connect (default: None)
 --disable-p2p-peer-discovery
 Control P2P peers discovery (getaddr) (default: False)
 --disable-electrum-peer-discovery
 Control electrum peers discovery (peer subscribe)
 (default: False)
 --zmqpubhashblock ZMQPUBHASHBLOCK
 Enable publish hash block in <address> (default: )
 --zmqpubrawtx ZMQPUBRAWTX
 Enable publish raw transaction in <address> (default:
 )
 --zmqpubhashtx ZMQPUBHASHTX
 Enable publish hash transaction in <address> (default:
 )
 --zmqpubrawblock ZMQPUBRAWBLOCK
 Enable publish raw block in <address> (default: )
 --mempool-size MEMPOOL_SIZE
 Set the mempool size in megabytes (0 = mempool
 disabled, default) - VERY experimental (default: 0)

```

And, once you run spruned:

```console
$ tail -f ~/.spruned/spruned.log # to see what's going on!
```

You'll see it will took about 15 minutes to sync block headers (up to 2 hours on a raspberry pi zero, I'm working on this.)

In sync ? Ok, see the list of available commands:

```console

bitcoin-cli help

== Blockchain ==
getbestblockhash
getblock "blockhash" ( verbosity )
getblockchaininfo
getblockcount
getblockhash height
getblockheader "hash" ( verbose )
gettxout "txid" n ( include_mempool )
getmempoolinfo
getrawmempool

== Rawtransactions ==
getrawtransaction "txid" ( verbose )
sendrawtransaction "hexstring" ( allowhighfees )

== Util ==
estimatefee nblocks
estimatesmartfee conf_target ("estimate_mode")
uptime

== Network ==
getpeerinfo
getnetworkinfo

== Wallet ==
validateaddress

== Partially emulated for compatibility ==
getchaintxstats
getmininginfo
getnettotals

```

or check the status*:

```console
$ bitcoin-cli getblockchaininfo
{
  "mediantime": 1523387051,
  "blocks": 517579,
  "headers": 517579,
  "verificationprogress": 100,
  "chain": "main",
  "chainwork": null,
  "difficulty": null,
  "bestblockhash": "00000000000000000018e502dec1f93d32521674019a45d7d095cbd390279dff",
  "warning": "spruned 0.0.1a7, emulating bitcoind v0.16",
  "pruned": false
}
```

Download a block:
```console
$ bitcoin-cli getblock `bitcoin-cli getblockhash 1`
{
  "bits": 486604799,
  "mediantime": 1231469665,
  "nextblockhash": "000000006a625f06636b8bb6ac7b960a8d03705d1ace08b1a19da3fdcc99ddbd",
  "tx": [
    "0e3e2357e806b6cdb1f70b54c3a3a17b6714ee1f0e68bebb44a74b1efd512098"
  ],
  "previousblockhash": "000000000019d6689c085ae165831e934ff763ae46a2a6c172b3f1b60a8ce26f",
  "version": 1,
  "chainwork": "Not Implemented Yet",
  "nonce": 2573394689,
  "time": 1231469665,
  "height": 1,
  "hash": "00000000839a8e6886ab5951d76f411475428afc90947ee320161bbf18eb6048",
  "versionHex": "Not Implemented Yet",
  "merkleroot": "0e3e2357e806b6cdb1f70b54c3a3a17b6714ee1f0e68bebb44a74b1efd512098",
  "difficulty": "Not Implemented Yet"
}
```

Or a transaction:
```console
$ bitcoin-cli getrawtransaction 0e3e2357e806b6cdb1f70b54c3a3a17b6714ee1f0e68bebb44a74b1efd512098
01000000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000ffffffff0704ffff
001d0104ffffffff0100f2052a0100000043410496b538e853519c726a2c91e61ec11600ae1390813a627c66fb
8be7947be63c52da7589379515d4e0a604f8141781e62294721166bf621e73a82cbf2342c858eeac00000000

```

Or in verbose mode:

```console
$ bitcoin-cli getrawtransaction 0e3e2357e806b6cdb1f70b54c3a3a17b6714ee1f0e68bebb44a74b1efd512098 1
{
  "txid": "0e3e2357e806b6cdb1f70b54c3a3a17b6714ee1f0e68bebb44a74b1efd512098",
  "hash": "0e3e2357e806b6cdb1f70b54c3a3a17b6714ee1f0e68bebb44a74b1efd512098",
  "version": 1,
  "size": 134,
  "vsize": 134,
  "locktime": 0,
  "vin": [
    {
      "coinbase": "04ffff001d0104",
      "sequence": 4294967295
    }
  ],
  "vout": [
    {
      "value": 50.0,
      "n": 0,
      "scriptPubKey": {
        "asm": "0496b538e853519c726a2c91e61ec11600ae1390813a627c66fb8be7947be63c52da7589379515d4e0a604f8141781e62294721166bf621e73a82cbf2342c858ee OP_CHECKSIG",
        "hex": "410496b538e853519c726a2c91e61ec11600ae1390813a627c66fb8be7947be63c52da7589379515d4e0a604f8141781e62294721166bf621e73a82cbf2342c858eeac",
        "reqSigs": 1,
        "type": "pubkey",
        "addresses": [
          "12c6DSiU4Rq3P4ZxziKxzrL5LmMBrzjrJX"
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "hex": "01000000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000ffffffff0704ffff001d0104ffffffff0100f2052a0100000043410496b538e853519c726a2c91e61ec11600ae1390813a627c66fb8be7947be63c52da7589379515d4e0a604f8141781e62294721166bf621e73a82cbf2342c858eeac00000000",
  "blockhash": "00000000839a8e6886ab5951d76f411475428afc90947ee320161bbf18eb6048",
  "confirmations": 522493,
  "time": 1231469665,
  "blocktime": 1231469665
}

```

And, eventually, broadcast one:
```console
$ bitcoin-cli sendrawtransaction 01000000011cee4c0dd7f1a90ae80311c414d48f3a16596e9ea08fa3edfb793734e2b2a100010000006a47304402205a665616085b4f425cccfde5be2113258f3c104c2c53ef918866ada8f02f7caf0220458bdbc220a3f1017b65d9138e5121a9c63decc89550a2e64e914013d26cb93b0121029643906e277eae677134d40356dfb575a2dfbe09a18a1fd7fadfd853715a7242ffffffff0234e3e600000000001976a91410a71790c6bbc2694c74b6fee9a449a11f74123388ac444c5501000000001976a9148c9e0a9029bbce075e2b5aae90010905aa4c64b188ac00000000
489feae0e317b9255031710eadc238bb1ba3009fff0e86b303b0963e34a332b0

```
_* bitcoin-cli is not included_

#### Emulated APIs as in bitcoind 0.16:
```
== Blockchain ==
- getbestblockhash
- getblock "blockhash" ( verbosity )
- getblockchaininfo
- getblockcount
- getblockhash height
- getblockheader "hash" ( verbose )

- getmempoolinfo [ may be disabled, see help, --mempoolsize ]
- getrawmempool [ may be disabled, see help, --mempoolsize ]

- gettxout "txid" n ( include_mempool )
- getrawtransaction "txid" ( verbose )
- sendrawtransaction "hexstring" ( allowhighfees )

- estimatefee nblocks
- estimatesmartfee conf_target ("estimate_mode")

- uptime
- getpeerinfo
- getnetworkinfo
- validateaddress
- getchaintxstats
- getmininginfo
- getnettotals
```

#### Requirements
- An internet connection
- **less than 500mb of disk space :-)**
- Python >= 3.5.2

#### Limitations

- Not fast as a full node: internet download is slower than a read from disk.
- Doesn't help to keep the network healthy (I care about that, and this is really going to be addressed).
- Privacy leaky if not behind Tor

#### Roadmap
 
- Maintenance web ui
- Wallet APIs (electrum-servers based utxo management)
- sPRUNED P2P network layer with cached blocks to offload the P2P network
- Distribution
- Network bandwidth reduction

#### Support sPRUNED!

- **Donate BTC to 3FVGopUDc6tyAP6t4P8f3GkYTJ5JD5tPwV** 
- Show your love. FOSS development is free, but time is scarce.

#### Partecipate

- spruned is a unique client, and could be adapted to any cryptocurrency. Contact me on Twitter for requests.
- Run Electrum servers and full nodes.
- Write extensive spruned documentation and guides.
- Help improving spruned support to third-party applications. (ask missing APIs).
- Report about your usage!

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