error: make sure server is running and you are connecting to the correct RPC port #10402

issue zottirik opened this issue on May 15, 2017

zottirik commented at 7:47 AM on May 15, 2017: none
Describe the issue

I installed bitcoin-cli but i can't run it. I got an error : "make sure server is running and you are connecting to the correct RPC port"

What version of bitcoin-core are you using?

0.14

Machine specs:
- OS: Ubuntu Server 14
- CPU: Intel® Xeon® E3-1270
- RAM: 16 GB
- Disk size: 600 GB
- Disk Type (HD/SDD): SSD
sipa commented at 8:07 AM on May 15, 2017: member

Is bitcoind running?
zottirik commented at 8:11 AM on May 15, 2017: none

When I try to start bitcoind, I get this;

root@server:~# bitcoind -daemon start Error: There is no RPC client functionality in bitcoind anymore. Use the bitcoin-cli utility instead.
MarcoFalke commented at 8:54 AM on May 15, 2017: member

Try without the trailing "start".

You can use bitcoind -h or look at the manpages for futher information about the usage and command line options.
fanquake added the label Questions and Help on May 17, 2017
fanquake commented at 6:48 AM on May 24, 2017: member

@zottirik is this still an issue? If not can you please close this.
laanwj commented at 7:16 AM on May 24, 2017: member

Error: There is no RPC client functionality in bitcoind anymore. Use the bitcoin-cli utility instead.

Eeh we should probably change that message at some point to something like Error: Command line contains unexpected token *thing*, see bitcoind -h for a list of options. Hardly anyone even remembers that bitcoind used to be a cli utility, let alone new users.

See #10447
zottirik closed this on May 28, 2017
vinyyoo commented at 9:43 AM on October 4, 2017: none

i face same problem, can anyone suggest me how to solved it.
MarcoFalke commented at 10:13 AM on October 4, 2017: member

It might be more comfortable for you to use the GUI. Make sure to start with bitcoin-qt -server -testnet, so that you can connect with the bitcoin-cli -testnet getblockchaininfo.

Otherwise, you'd have to start the daemon first: bitcoind -testnet. (Should work without -server specified)
songtaoM commented at 6:37 AM on August 21, 2018: none

just run bitcoind --daemon. It works for me
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