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20 changes: 8 additions & 12 deletions share/examples/GUIDE.md
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Expand Up @@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ If you have used Bitcoin Core “bitcoin-qt” in the past, you will be familiar

To set up and run Liquid Core on your machine you need to download the Liquid Core binary for your platform.

All binaries variants are available at https://github.com/Blockstream/liquid/releases/tag/liquid.3.14.1.23
All binaries variants are available at https://github.com/ElementsProject/elements/releases

#### Windows installation

#### Windows installation

For windows you can download the installer available [here](https://github.com/Blockstream/liquid/releases/download/liquid.3.14.1.23/liquid-3.14.1.23-win64-setup-unsigned.exe).
For windows you can download the installer available [here](https://github.com/ElementsProject/elements/releases/download/elements-0.17.0/elements-0.17.0-win64-setup-unsigned.exe).

If you prefer a 32bit variant or a variant without installer please see [here](https://github.com/Blockstream/liquid/releases/tag/liquid.3.14.1.23).
If you prefer a 32bit variant or a variant without installer please see [here](https://github.com/ElementsProject/elements/releases).

Note: If you want to use a different data directory, for example an external hard drive, you can follow [this guide](https://bitzuma.com/posts/moving-the-bitcoin-core-data-directory/).

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#### MacOs X Installation



For MacOs X you can download the dmg file available [here](https://github.com/Blockstream/liquid/releases/download/liquid.3.14.1.23/liquid-3.14.1.23-osx-unsigned.dmg)

For MacOs X you can download the dmg file available [here](https://github.com/ElementsProject/elements/releases/download/elements-0.17.0/liquid-0.17.0-osx-unsigned.dmg)

Note: If you want to use a different data directory, for example an external hard drive, you can follow [this guide](https://bitzuma.com/posts/moving-the-bitcoin-core-data-directory/).

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#### Linux Installation


Download and untar the Liquid binaries available [here](https://github.com/Blockstream/liquid/releases/download/liquid.3.14.1.23/liquid-3.14.1.23-x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.gz)
Download and untar the Liquid binaries available [here](https://github.com/ElementsProject/elements/releases/download/elements-0.17.0/liquid-0.17.0-x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.gz)

Note: If you want to use a different data directory, for example an external hard drive, you can follow [this guide](https://bitzuma.com/posts/moving-the-bitcoin-core-data-directory/).

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To allow Liquid Core to communicate with your Bitcoin node, certain parameters must be included in your Bitcoin configuration file and potentially to the Liquid configuration file.

#### bitcoin.conf

#### bitcoin.conf

Note: Using a cookie file is now the prefered way of authenticating against bitcoind. Alternatively, you can also use the RPC parameters (‘rpcuser’, ‘rpcport’, and ‘rpcpassword’) as the authentication method.

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**We advise against disabling peg-in validation unless you are aware of the implications**, running in a testing environment, or are not dealing with large amounts of funds.

The template Liquid configuration file can be used as a reference when configuring your own Liquid node.
The [Liquid configuration file template](https://github.com/Blockstream/liquid/blob/liquid.3.14.1/share/examples/liquid.conf) can be used as a reference when configuring your own Liquid node.
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The [Liquid configuration file template](https://github.com/Blockstream/liquid/blob/liquid.3.14.1/share/examples/liquid.conf) can be used as a reference when configuring your own Liquid node.
The [Liquid configuration file template](https://github.com/ElementsProject/elements/blob/master/share/examples/liquid.conf) can be used as a reference when configuring your own Liquid node.