I am trying to follow the instructions in the following post: Check status of daemon
When I try to run bitcoin-cli getblockchaininfo I get the following error:
When I look for the configuration file. It looks like it is not even there.
I am on Windows.
You're getting this error because bitcoind isn't running. Once it is, it will create an authentication cookie, and bitcoin-cli will be able to connect.
To start bitcoind from cmd prompt, type:
cd C:/Program\ Files/Bitcoin/daemon/
Press enter, then type:
bitcoind
And press enter.
