Installation

How to run BIP-110

BIP-110 / RDTS ships in Bitcoin Knots 29.3.knots20260508 and newer. Confirm the upgrade (GUI prompt or consensusrules=rdts), verify binaries, and read the code walkthrough before you depend on enforcement.

BIP Status: Complete Enforcement ≠ Core default

Running an enforcing node can put you on a different tip than non-enforcing peers if hashrate splits. Prefer official download/verify pages. This guide is educational, not operational advice.

Bitcoin Knots

Official releases from bitcoinknots.org include BIP-110/RDTS from 29.3.knots20260508 onward.

  1. Download the latest release for your platform from bitcoinknots.org.
  2. Verify fingerprints and signatures.
  3. Replace or upgrade your existing Core/Knots install carefully (backup bitcoin.conf and wallets).
  4. Confirm RDTS in the GUI prompt, or add consensusrules=rdts to bitcoin.conf before starting bitcoind.
  5. Start the node to signal/enforce according to the deployment schedule.

If you are not ready for RDTS, use a pre-RDTS Knots flavor/build (e.g. packages that ship 29.3.knots20260507) instead of ignoring consent in an RDTS binary.

Start9

Install or update Bitcoin Knots from the Start9 marketplace. Current StartOS packages include BIP-110/RDTS.

  1. Open the marketplace and install or update Bitcoin Knots.
  2. Start the service and open the Dashboard.
  3. Resolve the Activate RDTS critical task to acknowledge BIP-110/RDTS consensus rules.
  4. If you do not want RDTS, install the Bitcoin Knots (pre-RDTS) flavor instead.

Start9Labs/bitcoin-knots-startos

Umbrel

  1. Open your Umbrel dashboard.
  2. Update the Bitcoin Knots app if prompted in the App Store.
  3. Open the Bitcoin Knots app.
  4. Accept the BIP-110/RDTS upgrade in the UI, or switch versions if you are not ready.
  5. Save settings and restart if prompted.

myNode

  1. Open myNode settings for Bitcoin version / custom node software.
  2. Select Bitcoin Knots with BIP-110 (or the pinned 29.3.knots20260508 option when offered).
  3. Confirm the RDTS/BIP-110 prompt.
  4. Apply and let the node restart/resync as required by your device.

Parmanode

  1. Use Parmanode’s Bitcoin Knots install/update path.
  2. Choose a release that includes RDTS when offered.
  3. Confirm RDTS/BIP-110 when prompted, or set consensusrules=rdts if you manage conf manually.

Exact menu labels vary by Parmanode version — prefer upstream Knots verify steps.

Docker

For self-managed containers, use a current Knots image that includes RDTS, for example:

bitcoinknots/bitcoin:29.3.knots20260508

  1. Pull/verify the image tag you intend to run.
  2. Add consensusrules=rdts to bitcoin.conf (or equivalent env/mount) before starting.
  3. Persist data dirs and review logs for RDTS consent/deployment messages.

Optional / external

Verify every binary yourself. Bitcoin Pages does not distribute Knots builds. ← Hub