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The process for compiling the '''[[Litecoin]]''' daemon, '''[[litecoind]]''', from the source code is pretty simple. This guide is using [[Debian Linux]], though it should not need many modifications for any distros which are forked from Debian, such as [[Ubuntu]] and [[Xubuntu]].

=== Update and install dependencies ===
<pre>apt-get update && apt-get upgrade
apt-get install ntp git build-essential libssl-dev libdb-dev libdb++-dev libboost-all-dev libqrencode-dev

wget http://miniupnp.free.fr/files/download.php?file=miniupnpc-1.8.tar.gz
tar -zxf download.php\?file\=miniupnpc-1.8.tar.gz
cd miniupnpc-1.8/
make
make install
cd ..
rm -rf miniupnpc-1.8 download.php\?file\=miniupnpc-1.8.tar.gz</pre>

== Compile the daemon ==
=== Add a new user ===
<pre>adduser litecoin
su litecoin</pre>

=== Download the source code ===
<pre>cd ~
git clone https://github.com/litecoin-project/litecoin</pre>

=== Compile litecoind ===
<pre>cd litecoin/src
make -f makefile.unix USE_UPNP=1 USE_QRCODE=1 USE_IPV6=1
strip litecoind
exit</pre>

== Clean up and run the daemon ==
=== Copy litecoind to the system directory ===
<pre>cp /home/litecoin/litecoin/src/litecoind /usr/bin/litecoind</pre>

=== Clean up source code and run litecoind ===
<pre>su litecoin
cd ~
rm -rf litecoin
litecoind</pre>

On the first run, litecoind will return an error and tell you to make a configuration file, named '''[[litecoin.conf]]''', in order to add a username and password to the file.

<pre>nano ~/.litecoin/litecoin.conf</pre>

Add the following to your config file, changing the username and password to something secure:

<pre>daemon=1
rpcuser=<username>
rpcpassword=<secure password></pre>

=== Using litecoind ===
<pre>litecoind help</pre>

The above command will list all available functions of the Litecoin daemon. To safely stop the daemon, execute <code>litecoind stop</code>.

== Related articles ==
* [[Debian Linux cryptocoin mining rig setup guide]]

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