Questions tagged [bitcoin.conf]
Bitcoin's configuration file.
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Failed to start Bitcoin daemon
I set up Tor with bitcoind. After that, when I started the daemon, I got the following error.
Error: Cannot set -bind or -whitebind together with -listen=0
My bitcoin.conf is:
server=1
txindex=1
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The "open configuration file" for Bitcoin Core does not open
Why doesn't the "open configuration file" in Bitcoin Core open when I click on it?
Settings -> Options -> Main, open configuration file at bottom left -> Configuration options.
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What does enabling coinstatsindex in my bitcoin.conf file do for my node?
Using bitcoind --help tells me this:
"Maintain coinstats index used by the gettxoutsetinfo RPC (default: 0)"
Is it just storing the information in gettxoutsetinfo for each block in the chain?...
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Where does Bitcoin Core save the custom directory setting?
When installing Bitcoin Core on Windows 10 and starting it for the first time, the Welcome message prompts to specify a custom data directory. When specifying that custom directory, where does Bitcoin ...
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How would I set a more permissive mempool policy?
The mempool will reject some transactions that are valid per the consensus rules.
I would like to configure my mempool to be liberal in what it will accept, provided fees are paid. Are there any ...
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Bitcoin.conf "blocksdir" parameter not taking effect?
I am running Bitcoin core on a raspberry pi with an external ssd. I am using this line in the bitcoin.conf to move block storage onto the ssd: blocksdir=/media/bitcoinstorage/.bitcoin/blocks
However, ...
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What's the difference between 'rpcallowip' and 'rpcbind'?
What's the difference between these two settings in the bitcoin conf file?
'rpcallowip' and 'rpcbind'
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Where can I find the parser for `bitcoin.conf` files?
I have read bitcoin.conf Configuration File which mentions: The configuration file is a plain text file and consists of option=value entries, one per line. Leading and trailing whitespaces are removed....
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My bitcoin node is down again, not binding to my home ip:8333
I am getting the following error;
[net:error] Unable to bind to xxx.xx.147.xxx:8333 on this computer (bind returned error Cannot assign requested address (99)). I did a restart after trying to get ...
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I am trying to get past Binding RPC on address 1 port 8332 failed
My debug file shows:
2022-12-17T09:28:00Z Bitcoin Core version v24.0.1 (release build)
2022-12-17T09:28:00Z InitParameterInteraction: parameter interaction: -externalip set -> setting -discover=0
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Really strange issue when trying to connect Sparrow Wallet to Bitcoin Core
I am really loosing my mind on this. I am actually not a technical noob but also not the very best technican. But things like this should actually be very easy for me.
What I want to do: I just want ...
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Allow RPC connections from the internet to make RPC calls from Lambda?
I am trying to make RPC calls to my node from an AWS lambda function. Lambdas do not have a fixed set of ip address ranges. I know I can use a NAT gateway on AWS to give my lambdas a static ip, but ...
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Does an empty bitcoin.conf file cause my Bitcoin-core wallet to have a balance of 0?
I need help with THE bitcoin -qt logiciel (V23.0) ! two questions : what is normally in bitcoin-conf please!!
and why, this file has no script and does not see the transactions, why? please ?! why ??
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How does disablewallet parameter in bitcoin.conf affect bitcoin-cli auth with cookie and non-standard datadir?
I have two seperate bitcoin nodes running v23. Both have identical datadir paths. Only difference is that disablewallet=0 in one bitcoin.conf, disablewallet=1 is in the other.
When I start both ...
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How to configure a testnet node to be pruned?
I have a testnet VM node running. As I have only limited resources, I did set pruned=1000 in the bitcoin.conf file, so the blockchain is pruned down to 1GB. But when I run bitcoind and it downloads ...
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What is maxsigcachesize?
-maxsigcachesize= Limit sum of signature cache and script execution cache sizes to
What is this?
What is a sigcache?
What happens if it is set low and Can it have a bad effect?
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blocknotify ignores > /dev/null 2>&1 and fills up my debug log
I have this code in my bitcoin.conf
blocknotify=/root/.nvm/versions/node/v11.15.0/bin/node /home/BTC/block.js %s > /dev/null 2>&1
I see the error
runCommand error: system(/root/.nvm/versions/...
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What is -vbparams argument and what its the difference with -testactivationheight on Bitcoin functional tests?
Taproot test use the argument -vbparams , but other test like SegwWit use -testactivationheight, what is the use of each one and the difference for using one or the other?
class WalletTaprootTest(...
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bitcoin.conf priority on merging and conflicting keys?
My main bitcoin.conf is located in the AppData. Setting the datadir in it or via argument allows me to let the daemon/qt load another bitcoin.conf that is located in the DataDir. I can also change the ...
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Rescan starts not from first block
I have a complete blockchain but when I set rescan = 1 in .conf file my bitcoind starts rescaning from 435000 block. How to start it from the first block? What's wrong with my blockchain?
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bitcoin.conf missing
According to https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Running_Bitcoin , for default bitcoin datadir %APPDATA%\Bitcoin\, the typical path to configuration file is %APPDATA%\Bitcoin\bitcoin.conf
But bitcoin is ...
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github bitcoin/doc/tor.md - Automatically versus Manually creating a Bitcoin Core tor onion service
The doc I'm asking about: TOR SUPPORT IN BITCOIN. Section 1 describes how to "Run Bitcoin Core behind a Tor proxy." Then...
Automatically create a Bitcoin Core onion service
[I]f Tor is ...
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Are near-current man pages or similar doc for bitcoin* available anywhere?
I've been unable to find current documentation on command options / bitcoin.conf parameters. I infer that the process of automatic generation of man pages from source is currently in flux (Manual page ...
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How to secure bitcoin node (bitcoind) that is used only to broadcast transaction?
I always wanted to run a bitcoin node at home. But I always worry because it is related with bitcoin (BTC has value).
I have been broadcasting my transaction using Bluewallet by scanning qr code, or ...
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How to merge the datadir with .bitcoin directory?
I changed the path of datadir in bitcoin.conf from .bitcoin directory to somewhere else.
Now that I need to backup my blockchain data, I want to have both .bitcoin and blockchain data together.
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how do you specify Blockchain Data location with bitcoin.conf file? [duplicate]
I am using an external hard drive I would like to specify
that mount point for all my block chain data.
Can this be done using bitcoin.conf?
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`reindex-chainstate` configuration in bitcoin.conf?
Is there a specific flag I can place in bitcoin.conf to reindex the chainstate (not command line)?
Ie:
reindex=1 does a full reindex is there a flag like
reindex-chainstate=1 or similar?
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bitcoind restarting on its own
I'm experiencing periodical node restart, happening every minute or two. Happens on Ubuntu 20.04LTS, bitcoind version is v0.21.0. I'm running it as a systemd service using the following file:
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bitcoin.conf file is missing
Just installed bitcoin core v0.21.0 on my ubuntu server.
When I run
bitcoind -printtoconsole
It says bitcoin.conf file is missing.
2021-01-30T15:36:58Z Bitcoin Core version v0.21.0 (release build)
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What bitcoin core options can be changed without a restart?
I often experiment with new bitcoin core options (like zmq, debug and fee options) and I would like to avoid restarting my node for them to take effect.
If I am not mistaken, changing the RPC password,...
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Importaddress and conf
I'm wondering if its possible to add imported addresses into the bitcoin conf file.
So, rather than calling the cli with importaddress, I would add the address to the conf file, with say, ...
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Should a user be notified about "last modified" time of bitcoin.conf while the bitcoin core wallet is loading?
I have mentioned details here: https://github.com/bitcoin-core/gui/issues/76
Also what would be the best approach to solve this problem using c++ which works on linux, windows and mac without any ...
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What's the diffrence between these two bitcoin.conf format?
server=1
listen=1
daemon=1
rpcuser=X
rpcpassword=Q
rpcallowip=localhost
rpcport=Y
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server=1
rpcuser=X
rpcpassword=Q
rpcallowip=localhost
rpcport=Y
I am a litlle confused, can these two conf file ...
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Is it safe to skip the initial block verification at startup?
The longest step in bitcoin core initialization is "Verifying last 6 blocks at level 3". The number of blocks checked at startup went down from 288 in 2014 to 6 now. Therefore, in order to speedup ...
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Types of onion address
I'm running a bitcoin core full node with Tor and I've configured a hidden service for that.
The point is: bitcoin core log shows me an onion address which is very smaller than the one I found in /var/...
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Can't connect to Bitcoin RPC on DigitalOcean server
I am running bitcoind on a DigitalOcean droplet with public IP address e.g. 1.1.1.1.
I would like to connect to it via RPC from another DigitalOcean droplet with public IP address e.g. 2.2.2.2.
Both ...
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Running bitcoin node with already verified blockchain
I'm following this guide https://stadicus.github.io/RaspiBolt/ to setup a bitcoin full node on my new raspberry pi.
I already downloaded and verified the blockchain on my host machine. I also pruned ...
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Can't reach remote bitcoin rpc server
I got vps with ubuntu 18.04 with ssh access and bitoind set up on it. This is my bitcoin.conf file:
testnet=1
prune=35840
maxconnections=12
muxuploadtarget=20
daemon=1
server=1
rpcclienttimeout=5000
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Where should I get rpcuser.py from?
I am following the instructions in my bitcoin.conf file, it writes:
It is set at intialization time
# using the output from the script in share/rpcuser/rpcuser.py after providing a username:
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# ./...
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How to set up Lightning Network conf file. RPC user / password? and zmqpubraw?
In my lnd.conf file I have the following settings:
debuglevel=info
listen=192.168.100.134
externalip=186.4.235.84
alias=MyNodeAlias
color=#000000
maxpendingchannels=5
bitcoin.mainnet=1
bitcoin....
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When I specify wallet in bitcoin.conf for testnet3, it gets ignored
I have a question about specifying wallet for testnet3. My bitcoin.conf file is located in the root of the Bitcoin folder with the line 'wallet = receiving.dat as well as testnet=1. Whenever I run '...
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Unable to bind any endpoint for RPC server
I recently updated my bitcoin docker image to bitcoing v0.18.0 version and can't allow external rpc connections to it now. It binds to localhost if I set rpcallowip=X.X.X.X, then I tried to used ...
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.indexes & .tesnet3 not located on my Bitcoin dir
started fresh a new lightning node using the raspiblitz guide but while synching the client from my desktop pc (MAC) i wasnt able to locate these files ( “.indexes .testnet3” ) required by the guide ...
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How to change RPC port for bitcoind? (rpcport=xxx in bitcoin.conf doesn't work)
I'm running a testnet bitcoind node and I have been doing RPC calls on the default port 18332.
I have added this line to ~/.bitcoin/bitcoin.conf:
rpcport=19832
And restarted the bitcoind service. I ...
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Where is bitcoin.conf and why doesn't bitcoind find existing datadir v0.17.1
Just built no gui, no wallet bitcoin on WSL Ubuntu Bionic, Bitcoin v0.17.1.
I want to experiment with bitcoin-cli.
I followed recommendation to run bitcoind -princonsole and it says:
Using config ...
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addnode vs seednode
Could someone please elaborate on the difference between the addnode and seednode settings in the bitcoind configuration file.
-addnode=<ip> Add a node to connect to and attempt to keep the ...
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Setting keypool size in the conf file
I used keypool=10000 in the conf file but bitcoin-cli -getinfo shows "keypoolsize":1000. Why?
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Please help - Bitcoin Conf file in the wrong directory
I am running a full node using Bitcoin Core GUI on Windows 10. The conf file is in my bitcoin data directory, instead of being in the appdata/roaming folder. But Bitcoin-qt points to it by default and ...
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How does one confirm if my dbcache setting has taken effect via the gui for bitcoin core 0.17?
I set dbcache=4000 in my bitcoin.conf file, but where can one confirm if this took affect or not in the gui? I'm on ubuntu 18.
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addnode in bitcoin.conf doesn't work (Regtest mode)
I'm trying to make to nodes on the same computer communicate.
I set up two bitcoin folder with two bitcoin.conf files.
bitcoin.conf in the second node is the following:
rpcuser=bitcoinrpc
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