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Bitcoin Core has several required and optional dependencies that you’ll need to install before building. You can either install these dependencies using your system’s package manager or self-compile them using the depends system in the source repository.

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Compiler Requirements

Bitcoin Core requires one of the following compilers:
CompilerMinimum Version
Clang17.0
GCC12.1

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Required Dependencies

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Build Dependencies

These dependencies are required for all builds:
DependencyMinimum VersionPurpose
Boost1.74.0C++ libraries
CMake3.22Build system
libevent2.1.8Event notification

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Runtime Dependencies

DependencyMinimum VersionPurpose
glibc2.31GNU C Library (Linux)

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Optional Dependencies

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Build Dependencies

DependencyMinimum VersionPurpose
Cap’n Proto0.7.1IPC functionality
Python3.10Scripts and tests
Qt6.2GUI
qrencodeN/AQR code generation (GUI)
SQLite3.7.17Wallet functionality
systemtapN/AUSDT tracing
ZeroMQ4.0.0Notifications

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Runtime Dependencies

DependencyMinimum VersionPurpose
Fontconfig2.6Font configuration (GUI)
FreeType2.3.0Font rendering (GUI)

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Dependency Installation

Linux/Unix

Install dependencies on Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Alpine, and other Linux distributions

macOS

Install dependencies using Homebrew on macOS

Windows

Cross-compile on Linux/WSL using MinGW-w64

BSD

Install dependencies on FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and NetBSD

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Using the Depends System

If you prefer to self-compile dependencies instead of using system packages, Bitcoin Core includes a depends system that can build all required dependencies from source. See the README.md in the depends/ directory of the source code for more information.

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