These are the dependencies used by Bitcoin Core.
You can find installation instructions in the build-*.md file for your platform.
"Runtime" and "Version Used" are both in reference to the release binaries.
| Dependency | Minimum required |
|---|---|
| Autoconf | 2.69 |
| Automake | 1.13 |
| Clang | 8.0 |
| GCC | 8.1 |
| Python (tests) | 3.6 |
| systemtap (tracing) | N/A |
| Dependency | Version used | Minimum required | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boost | 1.77.0 | 1.64.0 | No |
| libevent | 2.1.12-stable | 2.0.21 | No |
| glibc | N/A | 2.18 | Yes |
| Dependency | Version used | Minimum required | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fontconfig | 2.12.6 | 2.6 | Yes |
| FreeType | 2.11.0 | 2.3.0 | Yes |
| qrencode | 3.4.4 | No | |
| Qt | 5.15.2 | 5.11.3 | No |
| Dependency | Version used | Minimum required | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|
| libnatpmp | commit 4536032... | No | |
| MiniUPnPc | 2.2.2 | 1.9 | No |
| Dependency | Version used | Minimum required | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZeroMQ | 4.3.4 | 4.0.0 | No |
| Dependency | Version used | Minimum required | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley DB (legacy wallet) | 4.8.30 | 4.8.x | No |
| SQLite | 3.32.1 | 3.7.17 | No |