when trying to send http requests to bitcoin core I'm being actively refused

[Stacks1959]

Im trying to get my rpc working but when trying to send the requests im getting an error of "No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it". I am wanting to be able to send requests from multiple locations so i read to use the allowip as 0.0.0.0
this is my .conf file:

server=1
rpcuser=-----
rpcpassword=-----
rpcallowip=0.0.0.0
rpcport=8332

Could somebody help me resolve this im new to running a node so some help would be great.

[BitMaxz]

What do you mean by multiple locations is it in the same network? Or you are using a different server(e.g. DigitalOcean)?

You might need to add to rpcbind= on Bitcoin.conf like this sample below

Code:

server=1
rpcbind=0.0.0.0
rpcuser=-----
rpcpassword=-----
rpcallowip=192.168.1.10
rpcport=8332

The rpcallowip should be the IP where you perform RPC commands and take note after changing the bitcoin.conf file make sure to restart the daemon to apply the changes.

[Stacks1959]

yes i have tried i entered my ip where my node is running under rpcallowip but it still refuses the requests. I am trying to set up so i can send http requests.

[Stacks1959]

What would the format be for: http://login:password@ip:port
Maybe i am going wrong there? i have http://user:pass@rpcallowip:8332

i have re tried the .conf like you said and i still get the same error

[achow101]

yes i have tried i entered my ip where my node is running under rpcallowip but it still refuses the requests. I am trying to set up so i can send http requests.

You need to set rpcbind as well. rpcbind=0.0.0.0 will expose the rpc server on all interfaces, you may want to restrict that to just the interfaces that your other machines can see.

[nc50lc]

i have re tried the .conf like you said and i still get the same error

Bitcoin Core has to be restarted in order for the new config to apply.

Also, are you using Bitcoind or Bitcoin-qt, have you set the data directory via the GUI?
Because depending on the setup, Bitcoin core may not be loading your bitcoin.conf file in the default data directory.