Dependencies
These are the dependencies used by Bitcoin Core.
You can find installation instructions in the build-*.md file for your platform.
"Runtime" and "Version Used" are both in reference to the release binaries.
| Dependency | Minimum required |
|---|---|
| Clang | 16.0 |
| CMake | 3.22 |
| GCC | 11.1 |
| Python (scripts, tests) | 3.10 |
| systemtap (tracing) | N/A |
Required
| Dependency | Releases | Version used | Minimum required | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boost | link | 1.81.0 | 1.73.0 | No |
| libevent | link | 2.1.12-stable | 2.1.8 | No |
| glibc | link | N/A | 2.31 | Yes |
| Linux Kernel | link | N/A | 3.17.0 | Yes |
Optional
GUI
| Dependency | Releases | Version used | Minimum required | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontconfig | link | 2.12.6 | 2.6 | Yes |
| FreeType | link | 2.11.0 | 2.3.0 | Yes |
| qrencode | link | 4.1.1 | No | |
| Qt | link | 5.15.14 | 5.11.3 | No |