Questions concerned with (full) nodes, i.e. relay points in the Bitcoin network.
Questions tagged [nodes]
322 questions
12
votes
4 answers
Are people incentivized with BTC to run nodes?
Bitnodes shows everyone running nodes.
Are these people incentivized to run nodes? If not, why not? If so, do node operators make some BTC from transaction fees, etc.?
Geremia
- 4,626
- 5
- 38
- 75
9
votes
1 answer
Historical Bitcoin full node counts
Is there an online record of historical Bitcoin node counts? If so:
When did the record keeping begin?
Are IP addresses available?
Did Satoshi and most early adopters run Bitcoin nodes over Tor or were their real IP addresses revealed to other…
K Chan
- 291
- 1
- 4
9
votes
3 answers
Historical number of full nodes in Bitcoin
Is there anybody keeping historical data regarding the number of full nodes on the Bitcoin network?
There is :
https://getaddr.bitnodes.io/dashboard/?days=90
but it only shows data up to 90 days.
Additional sources also here…
k kurokawa
- 2,072
- 15
- 28
5
votes
2 answers
How can I get my node listed on Blockchain.info's connected nodes list?
We are running bitcoind on our server and its blockchain is synchronized with the network. Do we automatically become a node and get listed on http://blockchain.info/connected-nodes, or is there something we have to do to be seen by the network?
BitWarrior
- 151
- 1
- 4
5
votes
1 answer
ip:port node list for testnet?
https://blockchain.info/ip-log
shows the ip:port for bitcoin nodes
where can I find nodes for testnet?
Google is coming up dry!
After many hours spent; I tried what seemed the logical approach: use a main-net nodes ip but change the port from 8333…
Ben Muircroft
- 466
- 3
- 16
5
votes
1 answer
Does getaddr.bitnodes.io find all Bitcoin nodes or only one node per mining pool?
Any ideas for finding the number of Bitcoin nodes vs the number of Bitcoin pools?
Thank you!
mczarnek
- 289
- 1
- 5
5
votes
2 answers
What is a Bitcoin node?
There’s a lot of reference of "bitcoin node" in official FAQ or elsewhere.
But, what is exactly a bitcoin node ?
Is it a client like Bitcoin-qt or is it only a miner ? Or both ?
paulgreg
- 213
- 2
- 8
4
votes
1 answer
How does a new node know where to connect to initially?
Is there a default (centralized) set of IPs that a node connects to when it's just starting up for the first time, in order to get the list of other nodes' Ips? What happens if these initial IPs are down, blocked or banned?
sigmaxf
- 145
- 4
3
votes
1 answer
Public bitcoin node accessible to web code?
I want to connect to the bitcoin network and broadcast a transaction.
I can't run my own bitcoin node on localhost because I'm in php on a web server (shared host), is there an internet-accessible open-to-the-public trusted reliable well-known node…
toddmo
- 774
- 2
- 7
- 23
3
votes
1 answer
What prevents a node from receiving a solved solution and claiming it as its own work?
During the relay process a node finds the solution and forwards that solved block to all other nodes in the network to validate that it has indeed solved the problem. But then what if another node decides to rebroadcast it again and claim that he…
1
vote
1 answer
Lightning Node hardware
Will I, or anybody have more capabilities with a Lightning Node, that is CPU or GPU Powered?
For instances a more powerful computer vs Raspberry Pi’s
sledillac
- 11
- 2
1
vote
1 answer
How do you download blockchain data (transactions etc.) using a node? Best ways to get a node?
I am just curious how one can download bitcoin data and blockchain using a node. Where should I start?
SantiClaus
- 153
- 5
0
votes
0 answers
Running two nodes on the same network
Running multiple Bitcoin nodes on same network
That post discussed it, but I need a little more help than that. I am not totally sure what to do with the config file and the add node.
Where can I get more detailed instructions. Thanks for the help.…
0
votes
1 answer
can someone help me start my node please
Using raspberry pi model 3 which is running raspbian, a flavor of debian.
I had the full wallet installed and syncing the blockchain.
Now i can't remember how to get the gui up and running again.
0
votes
1 answer
Bitcoin node sync
I want to install a Pruned Bitcoin node with limited connections. I will be connecting to it with JSON-RPC to interface with my web application. What happens when I want to fetch information about an address that is not in my pruned blockchain on my…
Nelson101
- 5
- 2