From f030e09a450556074594cd18fe17751e45c06923 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: kn0wmad Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2021 12:41:06 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Added IBD vid link --- source/support/faq.rst | 10 +++++----- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/source/support/faq.rst b/source/support/faq.rst index 9ac2162..1c96c3e 100644 --- a/source/support/faq.rst +++ b/source/support/faq.rst @@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ Please make sure the service is started by viewing it in the Services tab in the Why does the Bitcoin service take so long to be ready? ------------------------------------------------------ On first install, the Bitcoin service must verify the entire history of transactions in order to verify transactions going forward. This can take approximately a week depending on your internet connection. You can continue to use the Embassy normally in the meantime. +You can learn more about the Initial Block Download in `this video `_. Can the IBD (Initial Block Download) be made faster? Or can wait times be improved? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @@ -228,7 +229,7 @@ It may be helpful to start `here `_ for Bitcoin and `here `. -By reading the descriptions in the link above, as well as doing some extra searching on your favorite search engine, you can begin to discover all the crazy ways in which someone can customize their Bitcoin node. Here is another list of `possible options `. +By reading the descriptions in the link above, as well as doing some extra searching on your favorite search engine, you can begin to discover all the crazy ways in which someone can customize their Bitcoin node. Here is another list of `possible options `_. We translated much of (but not all of) the tons of options into a clean and easy-to-use GUI with toggles, dropdowns, inputs, etc, which is what you're seeing in your config screen. If you notice the little "?" icons on the left of each option, clicking them will provide a brief description as to what the option does. Also, our config GUI restricts the possible values you can enter such that you don't accidentally crash Bitcoin. That said, be very careful about just randomly changing things, lest your node starts to behave strangely.