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# server=1 tells Bitcoin to accept JSON-RPC commands.
server=1

# You must set rpcuser and rpcpassword to secure the JSON-RPC api
rpcuser=user1
rpcpassword=pass1

# How many seconds bitcoin will wait for a complete RPC HTTP request.
# after the HTTP connection is established.
rpctimeout=30

# Listen for RPC connections on this TCP port:
rpcport=8332

# You can use Bitcoin or bitcoind to send commands to Bitcoin/bitcoind
# running on another host using this option:
# rpcconnect=127.0.0.1

> bitcoind -daemon
bitcoin server starting

> bitcoind getblockcount
error: server returned HTTP error 403

error: couldn't connect to server

{"result":null,"error":{"code":-32700,"message":"Parse error"},"id":null}