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A lightweight and embeddable Bitcoin client, built for sovereignty!

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Floresta is a lightweight and embeddable Bitcoin client designed for users and applications that want strong validation guarantees without the operational overhead of traditional full nodes.

It can be run as a standalone fully validating node or embedded as a library, allowing developers to reuse the same client components across different applications and deployments.

Name

Floresta is the Portuguese word for forest. It is a reference to the Utreexo accumulator, which is a forest of Merkle trees. It's pronounced /floˈɾɛstɐ/.

Architecture

Floresta is written in Rust and implements modern Bitcoin validation techniques such as Utreexo, PoW Fraud Proofs, and pruning, to significantly reduce resource requirements while preserving trust and security.

Floresta is composed of two main components: libfloresta and florestad.

libfloresta is a collection of reusable components that can be integrated into Bitcoin applications. florestad builds on top of libfloresta to provide a full node daemon, including a watch-only wallet and an Electrum server.

If you only want to run a node, you can use florestad by building it from source, following the instructions for Unix or MacOS.

Consensus Implementation

One of the most challenging parts of working with Bitcoin is keeping up with the consensus rules. Given its nature as a consensus protocol, it's very important to make sure that the implementation is correct and on par with Bitcoin Core. Instead of reimplementing a Bitcoin Script interpreter, we use rust-bitcoinkernel, which is a wrapper around libbitcoinkernel, a C++ library that exposes Bitcoin Core's validation engine. It allows validating blocks, transaction outputs and reading block data with the same API as Bitcoin Core.

Security Policy

To report a security issue, please refer to the security policy.

Developing

Detailed documentation for libfloresta is available here. Additionally, the floresta-docsmdBook provides an in-depth look at the libraries' architecture and internals.

Further information can be found in the documentation folder.

Contributions are welcome. Feel free to open an issue or a pull request. Check out our Contribution Guidelines for more information on best practices.

If you want to contribute but don't know where to start, take a look at the Good First Issues.

Roadmap

Floresta's technical direction is guided by six strategic themes:

  • Reliability & Security
  • Sync & Transaction Relay
  • Bitcoin Ecosystem Support
  • Modular Architecture
  • Testing & Validation
  • Community Adoption & User Experience

For the full 2026 roadmap and ongoing priorities, see doc/roadmap-2026.md. Active workstreams are tracked on the Project Board.

Community

If you want to discuss this project, you can join the Discord Server.

License

Licensed under either of

at your option.

Acknowledgments

About

A lightweight and embeddable Bitcoin client, built for sovereignty.

getfloresta.org

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A lightweight and embeddable Bitcoin client, built for sovereignty!
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Floresta is a lightweight and embeddable Bitcoin client designed for users and applications that
want strong validation guarantees without the operational overhead of traditional full nodes.
It can be run as a standalone fully validating node or embedded as a library, allowing developers
to reuse the same client components across different applications and deployments.
Name
Floresta is the Portuguese word for forest. It is a reference to the Utreexo accumulator,
which is a forest of Merkle trees. It's pronounced /floˈɾɛstɐ/.
Architecture
Floresta is written in Rust and implements modern Bitcoin validation techniques such as
Utreexo,
PoW Fraud Proofs, and pruning,
to significantly reduce resource requirements while preserving trust and security.
Floresta is composed of two main components: libfloresta and florestad.
libfloresta is a collection of
reusable components that can be integrated into Bitcoin applications.
florestad builds on top of
libfloresta to provide a full node
daemon, including a watch-only wallet and an Electrum server.
If you only want to run a node, you can use
florestad by building it from
source, following the instructions for Unix or MacOS.
Consensus Implementation
One of the most challenging parts of working with Bitcoin is keeping up with the consensus rules.
Given its nature as a consensus protocol, it's very important to make sure that the implementation
is correct and on par with Bitcoin Core. Instead of reimplementing a Bitcoin Script interpreter,
we use rust-bitcoinkernel, which is a
wrapper around libbitcoinkernel,
a C++ library that exposes Bitcoin Core's validation engine. It allows validating blocks,
transaction outputs and reading block data with the same API as Bitcoin Core.
Security Policy
To report a security issue, please refer to the security policy.
Developing
Detailed documentation for libfloresta
is available here. Additionally, the
floresta-docsmdBook provides an
in-depth look at the libraries' architecture and internals.
Further information can be found in the documentation folder.
Contributions are welcome. Feel free to open an issue or a pull request. Check out our
Contribution Guidelines for more information on best practices.
If you want to contribute but don't know where to start, take a look at the
Good First Issues.
Roadmap
Floresta's technical direction is guided by six strategic themes:
  • Reliability & Security
  • Sync & Transaction Relay
  • Bitcoin Ecosystem Support
  • Modular Architecture
  • Testing & Validation
  • Community Adoption & User Experience
For the full 2026 roadmap and ongoing priorities, see doc/roadmap-2026.md.
Active workstreams are tracked on the Project Board.
Community
If you want to discuss this project, you can join the Discord Server.
License
Licensed under either of
at your option.
Acknowledgments
About
A lightweight and embeddable Bitcoin client, built for sovereignty.
getfloresta.org
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Floresta is a lightweight and embeddable Bitcoin client designed for users and applications that
want strong validation guarantees without the operational overhead of traditional full nodes.
It can be run as a standalone fully validating node or embedded as a library, allowing developers
to reuse the same client components across different applications and deployments.
Name
Floresta is the Portuguese word for forest. It is a reference to the Utreexo accumulator,
which is a forest of Merkle trees. It's pronounced /floˈɾɛstɐ/.
Architecture
Floresta is written in Rust and implements modern Bitcoin validation techniques such as
Utreexo,
PoW Fraud Proofs, and pruning,
to significantly reduce resource requirements while preserving trust and security.
Floresta is composed of two main components: libfloresta and florestad.
libfloresta is a collection of
reusable components that can be integrated into Bitcoin applications.
florestad builds on top of
libfloresta to provide a full node
daemon, including a watch-only wallet and an Electrum server.
If you only want to run a node, you can use
florestad by building it from
source, following the instructions for Unix or MacOS.
Consensus Implementation
One of the most challenging parts of working with Bitcoin is keeping up with the consensus rules.
Given its nature as a consensus protocol, it's very important to make sure that the implementation
is correct and on par with Bitcoin Core. Instead of reimplementing a Bitcoin Script interpreter,
we use rust-bitcoinkernel, which is a
wrapper around libbitcoinkernel,
a C++ library that exposes Bitcoin Core's validation engine. It allows validating blocks,
transaction outputs and reading block data with the same API as Bitcoin Core.
Security Policy
To report a security issue, please refer to the security policy.
Developing
Detailed documentation for libfloresta
is available here. Additionally, the
floresta-docsmdBook provides an
in-depth look at the libraries' architecture and internals.
Further information can be found in the documentation folder.
Contributions are welcome. Feel free to open an issue or a pull request. Check out our
Contribution Guidelines for more information on best practices.
If you want to contribute but don't know where to start, take a look at the
Good First Issues.
Roadmap
Floresta's technical direction is guided by six strategic themes:
  • Reliability & Security
  • Sync & Transaction Relay
  • Bitcoin Ecosystem Support
  • Modular Architecture
  • Testing & Validation
  • Community Adoption & User Experience
For the full 2026 roadmap and ongoing priorities, see doc/roadmap-2026.md.
Active workstreams are tracked on the Project Board.
Community
If you want to discuss this project, you can join the Discord Server.
License
Licensed under either of
at your option.
Acknowledgments
About
A lightweight and embeddable Bitcoin client, built for sovereignty.
getfloresta.org
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A lightweight and embeddable Bitcoin client, built for sovereignty!
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Floresta is a lightweight and embeddable Bitcoin client designed for users and applications that
want strong validation guarantees without the operational overhead of traditional full nodes.
It can be run as a standalone fully validating node or embedded as a library, allowing developers
to reuse the same client components across different applications and deployments.
Name
Floresta is the Portuguese word for forest. It is a reference to the Utreexo accumulator,
which is a forest of Merkle trees. It's pronounced /floˈɾɛstɐ/.
Architecture
Floresta is written in Rust and implements modern Bitcoin validation techniques such as
Utreexo,
PoW Fraud Proofs, and pruning,
to significantly reduce resource requirements while preserving trust and security.
Floresta is composed of two main components: libfloresta and florestad.
libfloresta is a collection of
reusable components that can be integrated into Bitcoin applications.
florestad builds on top of
libfloresta to provide a full node
daemon, including a watch-only wallet and an Electrum server.
If you only want to run a node, you can use
florestad by building it from
source, following the instructions for Unix or MacOS.
Consensus Implementation
One of the most challenging parts of working with Bitcoin is keeping up with the consensus rules.
Given its nature as a consensus protocol, it's very important to make sure that the implementation
is correct and on par with Bitcoin Core. Instead of reimplementing a Bitcoin Script interpreter,
we use rust-bitcoinkernel, which is a
wrapper around libbitcoinkernel,
a C++ library that exposes Bitcoin Core's validation engine. It allows validating blocks,
transaction outputs and reading block data with the same API as Bitcoin Core.
Security Policy
To report a security issue, please refer to the security policy.
Developing
Detailed documentation for libfloresta
is available here. Additionally, the
floresta-docsmdBook provides an
in-depth look at the libraries' architecture and internals.
Further information can be found in the documentation folder.
Contributions are welcome. Feel free to open an issue or a pull request. Check out our
Contribution Guidelines for more information on best practices.
If you want to contribute but don't know where to start, take a look at the
Good First Issues.
Roadmap
Floresta's technical direction is guided by six strategic themes:
  • Reliability & Security
  • Sync & Transaction Relay
  • Bitcoin Ecosystem Support
  • Modular Architecture
  • Testing & Validation
  • Community Adoption & User Experience
For the full 2026 roadmap and ongoing priorities, see doc/roadmap-2026.md.
Active workstreams are tracked on the Project Board.
Community
If you want to discuss this project, you can join the Discord Server.
License
Licensed under either of
at your option.
Acknowledgments
About
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getfloresta.org
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Floresta is a lightweight and embeddable Bitcoin client designed for users and applications that
want strong validation guarantees without the operational overhead of traditional full nodes.
It can be run as a standalone fully validating node or embedded as a library, allowing developers
to reuse the same client components across different applications and deployments.
Name
Floresta is the Portuguese word for forest. It is a reference to the Utreexo accumulator,
which is a forest of Merkle trees. It's pronounced /floˈɾɛstɐ/.
Architecture
Floresta is written in Rust and implements modern Bitcoin validation techniques such as
Utreexo,
PoW Fraud Proofs, and pruning,
to significantly reduce resource requirements while preserving trust and security.
Floresta is composed of two main components: libfloresta and florestad.
libfloresta is a collection of
reusable components that can be integrated into Bitcoin applications.
florestad builds on top of
libfloresta to provide a full node
daemon, including a watch-only wallet and an Electrum server.
If you only want to run a node, you can use
florestad by building it from
source, following the instructions for Unix or MacOS.
Consensus Implementation
One of the most challenging parts of working with Bitcoin is keeping up with the consensus rules.
Given its nature as a consensus protocol, it's very important to make sure that the implementation
is correct and on par with Bitcoin Core. Instead of reimplementing a Bitcoin Script interpreter,
we use rust-bitcoinkernel, which is a
wrapper around libbitcoinkernel,
a C++ library that exposes Bitcoin Core's validation engine. It allows validating blocks,
transaction outputs and reading block data with the same API as Bitcoin Core.
Security Policy
To report a security issue, please refer to the security policy.
Developing
Detailed documentation for libfloresta
is available here. Additionally, the
floresta-docsmdBook provides an
in-depth look at the libraries' architecture and internals.
Further information can be found in the documentation folder.
Contributions are welcome. Feel free to open an issue or a pull request. Check out our
Contribution Guidelines for more information on best practices.
If you want to contribute but don't know where to start, take a look at the
Good First Issues.
Roadmap
Floresta's technical direction is guided by six strategic themes:
  • Reliability & Security
  • Sync & Transaction Relay
  • Bitcoin Ecosystem Support
  • Modular Architecture
  • Testing & Validation
  • Community Adoption & User Experience
For the full 2026 roadmap and ongoing priorities, see doc/roadmap-2026.md.
Active workstreams are tracked on the Project Board.
Community
If you want to discuss this project, you can join the Discord Server.
License
Licensed under either of
at your option.
Acknowledgments
About
A lightweight and embeddable Bitcoin client, built for sovereignty.
getfloresta.org
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Floresta is a lightweight and embeddable Bitcoin client designed for users and applications that
want strong validation guarantees without the operational overhead of traditional full nodes.
It can be run as a standalone fully validating node or embedded as a library, allowing developers
to reuse the same client components across different applications and deployments.
Name
Floresta is the Portuguese word for forest. It is a reference to the Utreexo accumulator,
which is a forest of Merkle trees. It's pronounced /floˈɾɛstɐ/.
Architecture
Floresta is written in Rust and implements modern Bitcoin validation techniques such as
Utreexo,
PoW Fraud Proofs, and pruning,
to significantly reduce resource requirements while preserving trust and security.
Floresta is composed of two main components: libfloresta and florestad.
libfloresta is a collection of
reusable components that can be integrated into Bitcoin applications.
florestad builds on top of
libfloresta to provide a full node
daemon, including a watch-only wallet and an Electrum server.
If you only want to run a node, you can use
florestad by building it from
source, following the instructions for Unix or MacOS.
Consensus Implementation
One of the most challenging parts of working with Bitcoin is keeping up with the consensus rules.
Given its nature as a consensus protocol, it's very important to make sure that the implementation
is correct and on par with Bitcoin Core. Instead of reimplementing a Bitcoin Script interpreter,
we use rust-bitcoinkernel, which is a
wrapper around libbitcoinkernel,
a C++ library that exposes Bitcoin Core's validation engine. It allows validating blocks,
transaction outputs and reading block data with the same API as Bitcoin Core.
Security Policy
To report a security issue, please refer to the security policy.
Developing
Detailed documentation for libfloresta
is available here. Additionally, the
floresta-docsmdBook provides an
in-depth look at the libraries' architecture and internals.
Further information can be found in the documentation folder.
Contributions are welcome. Feel free to open an issue or a pull request. Check out our
Contribution Guidelines for more information on best practices.
If you want to contribute but don't know where to start, take a look at the
Good First Issues.
Roadmap
Floresta's technical direction is guided by six strategic themes:
  • Reliability & Security
  • Sync & Transaction Relay
  • Bitcoin Ecosystem Support
  • Modular Architecture
  • Testing & Validation
  • Community Adoption & User Experience
For the full 2026 roadmap and ongoing priorities, see doc/roadmap-2026.md.
Active workstreams are tracked on the Project Board.
Community
If you want to discuss this project, you can join the Discord Server.
License
Licensed under either of
at your option.
Acknowledgments
About
A lightweight and embeddable Bitcoin client, built for sovereignty.
getfloresta.org
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It can be run as a standalone fully validating node or embedded as a library, allowing developers
to reuse the same client components across different applications and deployments.
Name
Floresta is the Portuguese word for forest. It is a reference to the Utreexo accumulator,
which is a forest of Merkle trees. It's pronounced /floˈɾɛstɐ/.
Architecture
Floresta is written in Rust and implements modern Bitcoin validation techniques such as
Utreexo,
PoW Fraud Proofs, and pruning,
to significantly reduce resource requirements while preserving trust and security.
Floresta is composed of two main components: libfloresta and florestad.
libfloresta is a collection of
reusable components that can be integrated into Bitcoin applications.
florestad builds on top of
libfloresta to provide a full node
daemon, including a watch-only wallet and an Electrum server.
If you only want to run a node, you can use
florestad by building it from
source, following the instructions for Unix or MacOS.
Consensus Implementation
One of the most challenging parts of working with Bitcoin is keeping up with the consensus rules.
Given its nature as a consensus protocol, it's very important to make sure that the implementation
is correct and on par with Bitcoin Core. Instead of reimplementing a Bitcoin Script interpreter,
we use rust-bitcoinkernel, which is a
wrapper around libbitcoinkernel,
a C++ library that exposes Bitcoin Core's validation engine. It allows validating blocks,
transaction outputs and reading block data with the same API as Bitcoin Core.
Security Policy
To report a security issue, please refer to the security policy.
Developing
Detailed documentation for libfloresta
is available here. Additionally, the
floresta-docsmdBook provides an
in-depth look at the libraries' architecture and internals.
Further information can be found in the documentation folder.
Contributions are welcome. Feel free to open an issue or a pull request. Check out our
Contribution Guidelines for more information on best practices.
If you want to contribute but don't know where to start, take a look at the
Good First Issues.
Roadmap
Floresta's technical direction is guided by six strategic themes:
  • Reliability & Security
  • Sync & Transaction Relay
  • Bitcoin Ecosystem Support
  • Modular Architecture
  • Testing & Validation
  • Community Adoption & User Experience
For the full 2026 roadmap and ongoing priorities, see doc/roadmap-2026.md.
Active workstreams are tracked on the Project Board.
Community
If you want to discuss this project, you can join the Discord Server.
License
Licensed under either of
at your option.
Acknowledgments
About
A lightweight and embeddable Bitcoin client, built for sovereignty.
getfloresta.org
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Floresta is a lightweight and embeddable Bitcoin client designed for users and applications that
want strong validation guarantees without the operational overhead of traditional full nodes.
It can be run as a standalone fully validating node or embedded as a library, allowing developers
to reuse the same client components across different applications and deployments.
Name
Floresta is the Portuguese word for forest. It is a reference to the Utreexo accumulator,
which is a forest of Merkle trees. It's pronounced /floˈɾɛstɐ/.
Architecture
Floresta is written in Rust and implements modern Bitcoin validation techniques such as
Utreexo,
PoW Fraud Proofs, and pruning,
to significantly reduce resource requirements while preserving trust and security.
Floresta is composed of two main components: libfloresta and florestad.
libfloresta is a collection of
reusable components that can be integrated into Bitcoin applications.
florestad builds on top of
libfloresta to provide a full node
daemon, including a watch-only wallet and an Electrum server.
If you only want to run a node, you can use
florestad by building it from
source, following the instructions for Unix or MacOS.
Consensus Implementation
One of the most challenging parts of working with Bitcoin is keeping up with the consensus rules.
Given its nature as a consensus protocol, it's very important to make sure that the implementation
is correct and on par with Bitcoin Core. Instead of reimplementing a Bitcoin Script interpreter,
we use rust-bitcoinkernel, which is a
wrapper around libbitcoinkernel,
a C++ library that exposes Bitcoin Core's validation engine. It allows validating blocks,
transaction outputs and reading block data with the same API as Bitcoin Core.
Security Policy
To report a security issue, please refer to the security policy.
Developing
Detailed documentation for libfloresta
is available here. Additionally, the
floresta-docsmdBook provides an
in-depth look at the libraries' architecture and internals.
Further information can be found in the documentation folder.
Contributions are welcome. Feel free to open an issue or a pull request. Check out our
Contribution Guidelines for more information on best practices.
If you want to contribute but don't know where to start, take a look at the
Good First Issues.
Roadmap
Floresta's technical direction is guided by six strategic themes:
  • Reliability & Security
  • Sync & Transaction Relay
  • Bitcoin Ecosystem Support
  • Modular Architecture
  • Testing & Validation
  • Community Adoption & User Experience
For the full 2026 roadmap and ongoing priorities, see doc/roadmap-2026.md.
Active workstreams are tracked on the Project Board.
Community
If you want to discuss this project, you can join the Discord Server.
License
Licensed under either of
at your option.
Acknowledgments
About
A lightweight and embeddable Bitcoin client, built for sovereignty.
getfloresta.org
Resources
Readme
License
Contributing
Contributing
Security policy
Security policy
Activity
Stars
0 stars
Watchers
0 watching
Forks
0 forks
Report repository
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Packages
Contributors
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