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title: Scaffolding
description: Description of functions for Bitcore Node configuration
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# Scaffold

A collection of functions for creating, managing, starting, stopping and interacting with a Bitcore Node. 

## Create

This function will create a new directory and the initial configuration files/directories, including 'bitcore-node.json', 'package.json', 'bitcoin.conf', install the necessary Node.js modules, and create a data directory.

## Add

This function will add a service to a node by installing the necessary dependencies and modifying the `bitcore-node.json` configuration.

## Start

This function will load a configuration file `bitcore-node.json` and instantiate and start a node based on the configuration.

## Find Config

This function will recursively find a configuration `bitcore-node.json` file in parent directories and return the result.

## Default Config

This function will return a default configuration with the default services based on environment variables, and will default to using the standard `~/.bitcoin` data directory.

## Remove

This function will remove a service from a node by uninstalling the necessary dependencies and modifying the `bitcore-node.json` configuration.

## Call Method

This function will call an API method on a node via the JSON-RPC interface.
