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I have recently finished installing the Bitcoin client. One site i was using to help guide me is called http://www.weusecoins.com/en/. On the mining guide section of that site it says, If you're mining on your own you need to start by setting up your Bitcoin client and set it up for JSON-RPC. I was trying to figure out what it is and how to set it up if i need it but i could not figure it out. My questions then are what is JSON-RPC and do i need it ? Is it set up by default in the original Bitcoin client ?
1To answer your questions in order: Only to mine or automate payments; no. – Nick ODell – 2013-06-04T20:24:38.067
Are you saying no its not needed or no its not set up by default ? If i need it to mine how do i enable it ? – NewBitcoiner – 2013-06-04T21:43:33.300
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You need to set up the bitcoin.conf file for it to work. You also need to make sure you allow Json-rpc commands in the .conf file. You can find a sample configuration file here:https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Running_Bitcoin#Sample_Bitcoin.conf. YOu dont need it to mine. Only if you are trying to use bitcoin data on your own site or for your custom fpga miner or something along those lines
– Enthusiast – 2013-06-05T01:53:57.007You mentioned it could be needed for custom FPGA. What about for an ASIC from butterfly labs when it ships ? – NewBitcoiner – 2013-06-05T17:17:51.343