Get Started with Bitcoin Using Docker
Posted on Thu 30 November 2017 in bitcoin • Tagged with docker, bitcoin, secuity, tutorial
Like me, you're probably more comfortable on a CLI. Here's a quick way to use docker to set up a Bitcoin Wallet and trade Bitcoin for free on Testnet with Electrum. You can use the same tools to manage your real Bitcoin wallet too.
Setup
Make sure you have Docker for your OS ( Mac, Windows, Linux)
Run the electrum-cli
docker image
Electrum is a python-based Docker wallet with a both a gui and good cli. I've put together electrum-cli, a lightweight Alpine-linux Docker image with Electrum signed and installed with jq.
docker run -it tonymet/electrum-cli
Create a wallet
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