Compile and install bitcoind like a boss

install-bitcoind.sh

# installing bitcoind like a boss on Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS \n \l 

# Update & Upgrade the System
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

# Install dependencies there might be more based on your system
# However below instructions are for the fresh Ubuntu install/server
# Please carefully watch the logs because if something could not be install
# You have to make sure it is installed properly by trying the command or that particular
# dependency again

sudo apt-get install build-essential libtool autotools-dev autoconf pkg-config libssl-dev
sudo apt-get install libboost-all-dev
sudo apt-get install libqt5gui5 libqt5core5a libqt5dbus5 qttools5-dev qttools5-dev-tools libprotobuf-dev protobuf-compiler
sudo apt-get install libqrencode-dev autoconf openssl libssl-dev libevent-dev
sudo apt-get install libminiupnpc-dev

# Download Bitcoin Source code
# ----------------------------
cd ~
git clone https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.git

# install berkeley db 4.8 
cd ~/bitcoin/
./contrib/install_db4.sh `pwd`
export BDB_PREFIX='~/bitcoin/db4'


# Compile Bitcoin with Berkley DB 4.8
# -----------------------------------
./autogen.sh
# below command ./configure may return with error for dependencies
# you need to make sure that it returns with no error
# If it does please install the dependencies and rerun the /autogen.sh command again and then below command again
./configure BDB_LIBS="-L${BDB_PREFIX}/lib -ldb_cxx-4.8" BDB_CFLAGS="-I${BDB_PREFIX}/include" LDFLAGS="-L/home/theusername/bitcoin/db4/lib/" BDB_LIBS="-L`pwd`/db4/lib -ldb_cxx-4.8"

# below command may take 5-10 minutes based on your system
make -s -j5

echo “If all went well you will be able to access the binary at below location \
cd ~/bitcoin/ \
./src/bitcoind \
./src/bitcoin-cli”

echo "if that works then you can run:"
echo "user=`whoami` && sudo ln -s /home/$user/bitcoin/src/bitcoind /usr/local/bin && sudo ln -s /home/$user/bitcoin/src/bitcoin-cli /usr/local/bin"