<p>It provides no such feature.</p>
<p>Bitcoin Core is designed to interact with the Bitcoin blockchain and network, including some of its test chains/network (regtest, testnet, signet).</p>

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2022-10-15T16:38:07.230Z
and how was the bitcoin network launched then?
Slim Thugs
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2022-10-15T18:54:14.293Z
@SlimThugs The Bitcoin network was launched by defining its rules in code and by people running that code. If you wanted to launch a different network, you would have to change the code, otherwise you'd just be joining the existing network.
Vojtěch Strnad
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2022-10-16T06:51:46.353Z
and if you launch your bitcoin network , will it be possible to connect via bitcoin core by changing the sources ?
Slim Thugs
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2022-10-16T13:20:03.140Z
You can modify the source code, and distribute the source code, and if you do that right, all others that use the program may end up participating in a network that defines an alternative currency. But it won't be Bitcoin.
Pieter Wuille
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2022-10-15T12:50:08.410Z
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Pieter Wuille
<p>You are free to fork the code, with the only limitations described in <a href="https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/tree/master/COPYING" rel="nofollow noreferrer">COPYING</a>.</p>
<p>After you do so, if that creates an alternative chain, then any troubles you have onwards are off topic in this site.</p>

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2022-10-15T17:52:30.063Z
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Mercedes
<p>How can you run your blockchain, not through regtest, but a real one</p>

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how can I launch my blockchain through bitcoin-core?
Slim Thugs
# how can I launch my blockchain through bitcoin-core?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-10-15)

How can you run your blockchain, not through regtest, but a real one

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, blockchain


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-10-15. Score: 1

It provides no such feature.

Bitcoin Core is designed to interact with the Bitcoin blockchain and network, including some of its test chains/network (regtest, testnet, signet).

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: and how was the bitcoin network launched then?  
> **username_2**: @SlimThugs The Bitcoin network was launched by defining its rules in code and by people running that code. If you wanted to launch a different network, you would have to change the code, otherwise you'd just be joining the existing network.  
> **username_0**: and if you launch your bitcoin network , will it be possible to connect via bitcoin core by changing the sources ?  
> **username_1**: You can modify the source code, and distribute the source code, and if you do that right, all others that use the program may end up participating in a network that defines an alternative currency. But it won't be Bitcoin.  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2022-10-15. Score: 0

You are free to fork the code, with the only limitations described in [COPYING](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/tree/master/COPYING).

After you do so, if that creates an alternative chain, then any troubles you have onwards are off topic in this site.


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