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# Sparrow Bitcoin Wallet
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Sparrow is a modern desktop Bitcoin wallet application supporting most hardware wallets and built on common standards such as PSBT, with an emphasis on transparency and usability.
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More information (and release binaries) can be found at https://sparrowwallet.com. Release binaries are also available directly from [Github](https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases).
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## Building
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To clone this project, use
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`git clone --recursive git@github.com:sparrowwallet/sparrow.git`
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In order to build, Sparrow requires Java 14 to be installed. The release packages can be built using
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`./gradlew jpackage`
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When updating to the latest HEAD
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`git pull --recurse-submodules`
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All jar files created are reproducible builds.
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## Running
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If you prefer to run Sparrow directly from source, it can be launched with
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`./sparrow`
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Java 14 or higher must be installed.
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## Configuration
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Sparrow has a number of command line options, for example to change its home folder or use testnet:
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```
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./sparrow -h
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Usage: sparrow [options]
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Options:
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--dir, -d
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Path to Sparrow home folder
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--help, -h
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Show usage
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--network, -n
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Network to use
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Possible Values: [mainnet, testnet, regtest, signet]
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```
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As a fallback, the network (mainnet, testnet, regtest or signet) can also be set using an environment variable `SPARROW_NETWORK`. For example:
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`export SPARROW_NETWORK=testnet`
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A final fallback which can be useful when running the Sparrow binary is to create a file called ``network-testnet`` in the Sparrow home folder (see below) to configure the testnet network.
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Note that if you are connecting to an Electrum server when using testnet, that server will need to running on testnet configuration as well.
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When not explicitly configured using the command line argument above, Sparrow stores its mainnet config file, log file and wallets in a home folder location appropriate to the operating system:
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Platform | Location
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OSX | ~/.sparrow
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Linux | ~/.sparrow
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Windows | %APPDATA%/Sparrow
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Testnet, regtest and signet configurations (along with their wallets) are stored in subfolders to allow easy switching between networks.
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## Reporting Issues
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Please use the [Issues](https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/issues) tab above to report an issue. If possible, look in the sparrow.log file in the configuration directory for information helpful in debugging.
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## License
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Sparrow is licensed under the Apache 2 software licence.
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## Credit
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Sparrow Wallet uses the [Yourkit Java Profiler](https://www.yourkit.com/java/profiler/) to profile and improve performance.
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YourKit supports open source projects with useful tools for monitoring and profiling Java and .NET applications.
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