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How I can install Bitcoin Core Light Node (not Full Node) on a CentOs server? That I can use it with bitcoind and bitcoind-cli and RPC (https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Original_Bitcoin_client/API_calls_list / https://developer.bitcoin.org/reference/).

Thanks.

Valentin Borisenko
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    Bitcoin Core is solely a fully-validating node, it has no light mode. – Pieter Wuille Jan 23 '24 at 00:36
  • Okay, maybe I have the terminology wrong. How can I use bitcoind locally without deploying a full node for RPC?

    For example:

    curl --data-binary '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"listaccounts","params":[]}' -H 'content-type:text/plain;' http://user:[email protected]:8332/
    – Valentin Borisenko Jan 23 '24 at 01:07
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    You cannot. Bitcoin Core is a full node. You can use other software perhaps that does what you want, like lightweight wallet software, but it won't be called bitcoind and you won't interact with it through the same JSON-RPC interface. – Pieter Wuille Jan 23 '24 at 01:14

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How I can install Bitcoin Core Light Node (not Full Node) ...

You can't, because that product does not exist in a "light[weight] node" version.

Perhaps running it in pruning mode would meet your needs?

... on a CentOs server?

I'm pretty sure CentOS was absorbed by RedHat and has been replaced by RedHat's "CentOS Stream". At least, it may be worth checking whether CentOS and its surviving package repositories still meet your longer term needs.

See RedHat: What is CentOS

CentOS is an open source project that releases 2 distinct Linux® distributions, CentOS Stream and CentOS Linux. CentOS Stream is the upstream development platform for upcoming Red Hat® Enterprise Linux product releases.

The CentOS Project will discontinue updates and releases of CentOS Linux® between 2021 and 2024. This means current CentOS Linux users will need to choose a migration path.

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