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Choose your installation guide
Select the platform you will actually use. Every guide links to the current official release rather than hardcoding a version.
Windows
Complete Bitcoin Core installer, verification, data-directory and sync guidance.
Open guidemacOS
Bitcoin Core disk image, checksum/signature verification and first-launch guidance.
Open guideLinux
Official binary archive, terminal verification, paths and service-ready guidance.
Open guideUmbrel
Pre-built and officially documented DIY umbrelOS routes with the Bitcoin Node app.
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