<p>The database format is supposed to be compatible across architectures.</p>

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Pieter Wuille
<p>I want to run Bitcoin core on a raspberry PI (arm32v7), but the initial sync takes way too long.</p>

<p>I am thinking importing the UTXO set from another of my node which run on x64.</p>

<p>Would it work? Is it safe to assume it will always work?</p>

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It does not reply whether it should works across different architecture
Nicolas Dorier
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Is Bitcoin Core storage compatible across different machine architecture?
Nicolas Dorier
# Is Bitcoin Core storage compatible across different machine architecture?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-11-27)

I want to run Bitcoin core on a raspberry PI (arm32v7), but the initial sync takes way too long.

I am thinking importing the UTXO set from another of my node which run on x64.

Would it work? Is it safe to assume it will always work?

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, synchronization, raspberry-pi

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Related: https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/62890/is-it-possible-to-transfer-blockchain-data-from-one-machine-to-another#comment72369_62890  
> **username_0**: It does not reply whether it should works across different architecture  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2018-11-27. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

The database format is supposed to be compatible across architectures.


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