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	# Seeds			# Seeds

	Utility to generate the seeds.txt list that is compiled into the client			Utility to generate the seeds.txt list that is compiled into the client
	(see [src/chainparamsseeds.h](/src/chainparamsseeds.h) and other utilities in [contrib/seeds](/contrib/seeds)).			(see [src/chainparamsseeds.h](/src/chainparamsseeds.h) and other utilities in [contrib/seeds](/contrib/seeds)).

	Be sure to update `PATTERN_AGENT` in `makeseeds.py` to include the current version,			Be sure to update `PATTERN_AGENT` in `makeseeds.py` to include the current version,
	and remove old versions as necessary (at a minimum when GetDesireableServiceFlags			and remove old versions as necessary (at a minimum when GetDesireableServiceFlags
	changes its default return value, as those are the services which seeds are added			changes its default return value, as those are the services which seeds are added
	to addrman with).			to addrman with).

	The seeds compiled into the release are created from the `dnsseed.dump` output file of a			The seeds compiled into the release are created from the `dnsseed.dump` output file of a
	[Bitcoin ABC Seeder](/src/seeder) that has been running for at least 30 days. The scripts			[Bitcoin ABC Seeder](/src/seeder) that has been running for at least 30 days. The scripts
	below assume that the `dnsseed.dump` file from the mainnet seeder has been copied to			below assume that the `dnsseed.dump` file from the mainnet seeder has been copied to
	`seeds_main.txt` and the `dnsseed.dump` file from the testnet seeder has been copied to			`seeds_main.txt` and the `dnsseed.dump` file from the testnet seeder has been copied to
	`seeds_test.txt`.			`seeds_test.txt`.

	python3 makeseeds.py < seeds_main.txt > nodes_main.txt			python3 makeseeds.py < seeds_main.txt > abc/nodes_main.txt
	python3 makeseeds.py < seeds_test.txt > nodes_test.txt			python3 makeseeds.py < seeds_test.txt > abc/nodes_test.txt
	python3 generate-seeds.py . > ../../src/chainparamsseeds.h			python3 generate-seeds.py abc > ../../src/networks/abc/chainparamsseeds.cpp

	## Dependencies			## Dependencies

	Ubuntu:			Ubuntu:

	sudo apt-get install python3-dnspython			sudo apt-get install python3-dnspython