=========== ChangeLog =========== .. note:: you **must** add the following line to your bitcoin.conf file:: rest=1 I strongly recommend also adding:: rpcservertimeout=120 If you see messages in your logs about truncated messages whilst syncing, you may need to increase the timeout (in seconds) further. Version 1.20.0 (21 Oct 2021) ============================ * get blocks via the REST API from bitcoind, and process them incrementally and in a separate thread * support for TSC merkle proofs (AustEcon) * sockets tweak (rt1212121) Version 1.19.0 (11 Jun 2021) ============================ * disconnect excessive resource usage sessions faster (SomberNight) * better handling of task groups to reduce memory usage and report errors properly * add MAX_RECV environment variable defaulting to 5 million bytes Version 1.18.1 (26 Apr 2021) ============================ * Fix unclean and stalled shutdowns * Cleanup lock handling * Process blocks one at a time * Remove dead code Version 1.17.0 (04 Feb 2021) ============================ * Fix a couple of issues raised by pylint Version 1.16.0 (03 Feb 2021) ============================ * Require Python 3.8. * Bitcoin only (BSV). * Disable resource limits for private sessions (ghost43). * Various bug fixes (jtarthur, ghost43) particularly in peer discovery. * other: AustEcon, Roger Taylor, Franco Benner Version 1.15.0 (27 May 2020) ============================ * switch to 5-byte txnums to handle larger blockchains. Upgrade DBs during restart. * accurate clearing of stale caches * coin additions / updates: NavCoin + Hush + VersusCoin + Zero (cipig), DashRegtest (colmenero), Quebecoin (morinpa), Primecoin (Sunny King), multiple (Panagiotis David), RVN (standard-error), Sumcoin * other: Jeremy Rand, Jin Eguchi, ddude, Jonathan Cross, Carsen Klock, cipig Version 1.14.0 (19 Jan 2020) ============================ * require Python 3.7 * support for Bitcoin SV Genesis activation * DB upgrade to allow for larger transactions. Your DB will automatically upgrade when starting, the upgrade should take approximately 15 mintues. * fix server shutdown process * fix cache race condition (issue `#909`_) * faster initial sync * coin additions / updates: Emercoin (yakimka), Feathercoin (wellenreiter01), Peercoin (peerchemist), Namecoin (JeremyRand), Zcoin (a-bezrukov), Simplicity, Mice (ComputerCraftr), Sibcoin testnet (TriKriSta), Odin (Manbearpixel), * other: h2o10, osagga, Sombernight, breign, pedr0-fr, wingsuit Version 1.13.0 (26 Sep 2019) ============================ * daemon: use a single connection for all requests rather than a connection per request. Distinguish handling of JSON and HTTP errors * recognise OP_FALSE OP_RETURN scripts as unspendable * peers - attempt to bind to correct local IP address * improve name support (domob1812) * coin additions / updates: BitZeny (y-chan), ZCoin (a-bezrukov), Emercoin (yakimka), BSV (Roger Taylor), Bellcoin (streetcrypto7), Ritocoin (traysi), BTC (Sombernight), PIVX (mrcarlanthony), Monacoin (wakiyamap)), NamecoinRegtest (JeremyRand), Axe (ddude1), Xaya (domob1812), GZRO (MrNaif2018), Ravencoin (standard-error) * other: gits7r Version 1.12.0 (13 May 2019) ============================ * require aiorpcX 0.18.1. This introduces websocket support. The environment variables changed accordingly; see :envvar:`SERVICES` and :envvar:`REPORT_SERVICES`. * work around bug in recent versions of uvloop * aiorpcX upgrade fixes from Shane M * coin additions / updates: BitcoinSV, Bolivarcoin (Jose Luis Estevez), BTC Testnet (ghost43), Odin (Pixxl) Version 1.11.0 (18 Apr 2019) ============================ * require aiorpcX 0.15.x * require aiohttp 3.3 or higher; earlier versions had a problematic bug * add :envvar:`REQUEST_TIMEOUT` and :envvar:`LOG_LEVEL` environment variables * mark 4 old environment variables obsolete. ElectrumX won't start until they are removed * getinfo local RPC cleaned up and shows more stats * miscellaneous fixes and improvements * more efficient handling of some RPC methods, particularly :func:`blockchain.transaction.get_merkle` * coin additions / updates: BitcoinSV scaling testnet (Roger Taylor), Dash (zebra lucky), * issues resolved: `#566`_, `#731`_, `#795`_ Version 1.10.1 (13 Apr 2019) ============================ * introduce per-request costing. See environment variables documentation for new variables :envvar:`COST_SOFT_LIMIT`, :envvar:`COST_HARD_LIMIT`, :envvar:`REQUEST_SLEEP`, :envvar:`INITIAL_CONCURRENT`, :envvar:`BANDWIDTH_UNIT_COST`. Sessions are placed in groups with which they share some of their costs. Prior cost is remembered across reconnects. * require aiorpcX 0.13.5 for better concurrency handling * require clients use protocol 1.4 or higher * handle transaction.get_merkle requests more efficiently (ghost43) * Windows support (sancoder) * peers improvements (ghost43) * report mempool and block sizes in logs * electrumx_rpc: timeout raised to 30s, fix session request counts * other tweaks and improvements by Bjorge Dijkstra, ghost43, peleion, * coin additions / updates: ECA (Jenova7), ECCoin (smogm), GXX (DEVCØN), BZX (2INFINITY), DeepOnion (Liam Alford), CivX / EXOS (turcol) Version 1.10.0 (15 Mar 2019) ============================ * extra countermeasures to limit BTC phishing effectiveness (ghost43) * peers: mark blacklisted peers bad; force retry blacklisted peers (ghost43) * coin additions / updates: Monacoin (wakiyamap), Sparks (Mircea Rila), ColossusXT, Polis, MNPCoin, Zcoin, GINCoin (cronos), Grosetlcoin (gruve-p), Dash (konez2k), Bitsend (David), Ravencoin (standard-error), Onixcoin (Jose Estevez), SnowGem * coin removals: Gobyte, Moneci (cronos) * minor tweaks by d42 * issues fixed `#660`_ - unclean shutdowns during initial sync Version 1.9.5 (08 Feb 2019) =========================== * server blacklist logic (ecdsa) * require aiorpcX 0.10.4 * remove dead wallet code * fix `#727`_ - not listing same peer twice Version 1.9.4 (07 Feb 2019) =========================== * require aiorpcX 0.10.3 * fix `#713`_ Version 1.9.3 (05 Feb 2019) =========================== * ignore potential sybil peers * coin additions / updates: BitcoinCashABC (cculianu), Monacoin (wakiyamap) Version 1.9.2 (03 Feb 2019) =========================== * restore protocol version 1.2 and send a warning for old BTC Electrum clients that they need to upgrade. This is an attempt to protect users of old versions of Electrum from the ongoing phishing attacks * increase default MAX_SEND for AuxPow Chains. Truncate AuxPow for block heights covered by a checkpoint. (jeremyrand) * coin additions / updates: NMC (jeremyrand), Dash (zebra-lucky), PeerCoin (peerchemist), BCH testnet (Mark Lundeberg), Unitus (ChekaZ) * tighter RPC param checking (ghost43) Version 1.9.1 (11 Jan 2019) =========================== * fix `#684`_ Version 1.9.0 (10 Jan 2019) =========================== * minimum protocol version is now 1.4 * coin additions / updates: BitcoinSV, SmartCash (rc125), NIX (phamels), Minexcoin (joesixpack), BitcoinABC (mblunderburg), Dash (zebra-lucky), BitcoinABCRegtest (ezegom), AXE (slowdive), NOR (flo071), BitcoinPlus (bushsolo), Myriadcoin (cryptapus), Trezarcoin (ChekaZ), Bitcoin Diamond (John Shine), * close `#554`_, `#653`_, `#655`_ * other minor tweaks (Michael Schmoock, Michael Taborsky) **Neil Booth** kyuupichan@gmail.com https://github.com/kyuupichan .. _#554: https://github.com/kyuupichan/electrumx/issues/554 .. _#566: https://github.com/kyuupichan/electrumx/issues/566 .. _#653: https://github.com/kyuupichan/electrumx/issues/653 .. _#655: https://github.com/kyuupichan/electrumx/issues/655 .. _#660: https://github.com/kyuupichan/electrumx/issues/660 .. _#684: https://github.com/kyuupichan/electrumx/issues/684 .. _#713: https://github.com/kyuupichan/electrumx/issues/713 .. _#727: https://github.com/kyuupichan/electrumx/issues/727 .. _#731: https://github.com/kyuupichan/electrumx/issues/731 .. _#795: https://github.com/kyuupichan/electrumx/issues/795 .. _#909: https://github.com/kyuupichan/electrumx/issues/909