<p>if you want to use bitcoin core, you have to install blockchain. maybe you can use prune mode after its totally synced. </p>

<p>If you want to use JSON-RPC without installing the blockchain, I suggest you use electrum servers. You can send JSON-RPC commands without installing anything. You just connect to someone's server. </p>

<p>the commands not the same as bitcoin-core, for instance, you can't <code>createrawtransaction</code> but you can get any address balance or transaction details.</p>

<p>if you want to work with bitcoin-cash, You can connect to electrum bitcoin-cash servers.</p>

<p>check electrum protocol methods <a href="https://electrumx.readthedocs.io/en/latest/protocol-methods.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>.</p>

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Pruning mode can be used while syncing, so that you still download the whole blockchain but you never have to store more than a few gigabytes at once.
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<p>So i want trying to use both bitcoin and bitcoin-abc json-rpc on raspberry pi but they will overload the whole pi when downloading and sync @ same time.</p>

<p>So is there anyway to use json-rpc without downloading and sync the whole blockchain or overload the raspberry pi?</p>

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Use json-rpc without full blockchain
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# Use json-rpc without full blockchain

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-04-19)

So i want trying to use both bitcoin and bitcoin-abc json-rpc on raspberry pi but they will overload the whole pi when downloading and sync @ same time.

So is there anyway to use json-rpc without downloading and sync the whole blockchain or overload the raspberry pi?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-04-19. Score: 1

if you want to use bitcoin core, you have to install blockchain. maybe you can use prune mode after its totally synced.

If you want to use JSON-RPC without installing the blockchain, I suggest you use electrum servers. You can send JSON-RPC commands without installing anything. You just connect to someone's server.

the commands not the same as bitcoin-core, for instance, you can't `createrawtransaction` but you can get any address balance or transaction details.

if you want to work with bitcoin-cash, You can connect to electrum bitcoin-cash servers.

check electrum protocol methods [here](https://electrumx.readthedocs.io/en/latest/protocol-methods.html).

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Pruning mode can be used while syncing, so that you still download the whole blockchain but you never have to store more than a few gigabytes at once.  

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