<p>The init scripts can be found here: <a href="https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/tree/master/contrib/init" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/tree/master/contrib/init</a>.</p>

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Can you please explain the working  of this command to start bitcoin daemon
Lalit Mohan
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<p>In the official document of <a href="https://bitcoin.org/en/full-node#other-linux-distributions" rel="nofollow noreferrer">bitcoin.org</a>, they ask to use an init script instead of cron job, see the init scripts directory in Bitcoin Core’s source tree.</p>

<p>But the link is not working
<a href="https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/tree/0.13/contrib/init" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Bitcoin Core’s source tree</a></p>

<p>Cron Job option</p>

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  <p>@reboot bitcoind -daemon</p>
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<p>I wanted to know the init script to restart a daemon</p>

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How to Bitcoin Core daemon start automatically each time your reboot your computer.?
Lalit Mohan
# How to Bitcoin Core daemon start automatically each time your reboot your computer.?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-02-15)

In the official document of [bitcoin.org](https://bitcoin.org/en/full-node#other-linux-distributions), they ask to use an init script instead of cron job, see the init scripts directory in Bitcoin Core’s source tree.

But the link is not working
[Bitcoin Core’s source tree](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/tree/0.13/contrib/init)

Cron Job option

> @reboot bitcoind -daemon

I wanted to know the init script to restart a daemon

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-02-15. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

The init scripts can be found here: <https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/tree/master/contrib/init>.

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> **username_0**: Can you please explain the working  of this command to start bitcoin daemon  

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