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<p>You need to add the <code>-datadir={dir}</code> parameter to your command line.</p>

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2018-03-08T08:50:33.627Z
2018-03-08T08:50:33.627Z
Willtech
<p>How would I go about installing bitcoind to a specific directory in ubuntu?
<a href="https://gist.github.com/rjmacarthy/b56497a81a6497bfabb1" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://gist.github.com/rjmacarthy/b56497a81a6497bfabb1</a>
I'm following that instruction but it downloads to .bitcoin by default and I want to change to somewhere else</p>

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Bitcoind installation on ubuntu
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# Bitcoind installation on ubuntu

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-03-08)

How would I go about installing bitcoind to a specific directory in ubuntu?
<https://gist.github.com/rjmacarthy/b56497a81a6497bfabb1>
I'm following that instruction but it downloads to .bitcoin by default and I want to change to somewhere else

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-03-08. Score: 2

Welcome to Bitcoin.SE!

You need to add the `-datadir={dir}` parameter to your command line.

A full list of command line options is available if you key `bitcoind --help`


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