<p>Yes. If you compile the <a href="https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin" rel="nofollow">bitcoin client</a> using the following commands, it will not build the GUI components:</p>

<pre><code>./autogen.sh
./configure --without-gui
make
</code></pre>

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2014-10-03T21:46:07.880Z
2014-10-03T21:46:07.880Z
Nick ODell
<p>I would like to try to download and compile a barebones variation of the Bitcoin daemon.  Specifically, I'd would prefer to not have a copy of the code with any GUI implementation.</p>

<p>Does such a reliable, and maintained, forked project exist on Github or any where else?</p>

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2013-08-23T17:07:16.760Z
Any reason why you don't want the GUI code at all? You can just compile bitcoind, which doesn't include the GUI or or any dependency on GUI libraries.
Pieter Wuille
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@PieterWuille: I'm looking for a clean codebase because I want to implement my own GUI interface.  In short, I want to start with "nothing".  Is bitcoind in a separate project, or will I need to weed out all of the unnecessary code from the github project?
RLH
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2013-08-23T19:48:05.643Z
The simple solution is go get the Github linux version meant to be compiled with QT and go over the dot pro file.  Consider it the ' build the program in to a GUI ' form of file with the added benifit of all the rest of the needed files in source directories.  I have had to do something similar for another currency just to get it to compile in Ubuntu.
nybbler905
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2013-08-23T21:22:29.480Z
Bitcoind is Bitcoin-Qt without the GUI code. It is in the same repository, but all GUI code is in the qt directory. Just ignore it if you want to.
Pieter Wuille
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2013-09-02T22:49:17.550Z
@PieterWuille shouldn't you post your reply as an answer?
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Is there a bitcoin source, fork available that does not include a GUI?
RLH
# Is there a bitcoin source, fork available that does not include a GUI?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-08-23)

I would like to try to download and compile a barebones variation of the Bitcoin daemon. Specifically, I'd would prefer to not have a copy of the code with any GUI implementation.

Does such a reliable, and maintained, forked project exist on Github or any where else?

**Tags:** bitcoind, bitcoin-core-development

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Any reason why you don't want the GUI code at all? You can just compile bitcoind, which doesn't include the GUI or or any dependency on GUI libraries.  
> **username_0**: @PieterWuille: I'm looking for a clean codebase because I want to implement my own GUI interface.  In short, I want to start with "nothing".  Is bitcoind in a separate project, or will I need to weed out all of the unnecessary code from the github project?  
> **username_2**: The simple solution is go get the Github linux version meant to be compiled with QT and go over the dot pro file.  Consider it the ' build the program in to a GUI ' form of file with the added benifit of all the rest of the needed files in source directories.  I have had to do something similar for another currency just to get it to compile in Ubuntu.  
> **username_1**: Bitcoind is Bitcoin-Qt without the GUI code. It is in the same repository, but all GUI code is in the qt directory. Just ignore it if you want to.  
> **username_3**: @PieterWuille shouldn't you post your reply as an answer?  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2014-10-03. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

Yes. If you compile the bitcoin client using the following commands, it will not build the GUI components:
./autogen.sh
./configure --without-gui
make


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