pull down to refresh
0 sats \ 4 replies \ @DarthCoin OP 3h \ parent \ on: Some important aspects for node runners bitcoin
Each node behind Tor or 12p it falls under default rule of max 8 - 10 peers.
That means only max 8-10 other new nodes can IBD from you or others to sync latest blocks. Due to the latency of Tor and i2p half of those will get kicked from connection several times.
To have more inbound you must define that in bitcoin.con file and open the port 8333. But this imply to have a really good connection, good hardware, public IP, good networking knowledge etc. things that many Umbrel or Start9 users do not have.
Let's say you create in the end a network only with a bunch of 100 nodes over Tor, ok you sync from each others just fine. But in fact you are isolating yourself from the rest of the network. Think about that.
You can much more than 8-10 peers over tor and i2p, I have 18 right now. But I could also use ipv4 and ipv6 over tor to connect to clearnet nodes without opening port 8333. Or am I missing something?
reply
If you are NOT "listening" on port 8333 (or can be any other you want) for inbound connections, your node will randomly kick out peers from those max 8-10 connections.
That doesn't mean your node is not working properly. No, is OK to not open the port 8333, only that your node is not a full public node, but just a personal node.
reply
you say max 8-10 connections, why I have 18 connections right now?
reply
how many of those 18 are really active, downloading from you? Just because are connected it doesn't mean that you are really seeding to them.
reply