Help the bitcoin network by being a node.

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Bitcoin NFC POS XBTerminal contains a full bitcoin node http://xbterminal.com

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[justworks]

Hello, I started running a node on my macmini and I am having some problems. The Bitcoin-qt client connects to more than 8 peers, I forwarded the port and everything.

But then after 24 hours when my IP changes (I have a dynamic IP) the connections drop to 8 and they do not go back to +8 until I restart the client.

I searched around and found pretty old posts on this subject and no clear solutions.

Is this a bug in 0.9.1? Anyone else having this problem on a dynamic IP connection?

[ArnoldChippy]

Is there any way nodes could be incorporated or 'housed' into future models of broadband routers? I leave mine on all the time, so it seems like it could be the natural way forward.

[justworks]

I was asking this, check out this topic: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=595648.0

But currently even the "better" routers are not strong enough. CPU and even more the RAM are the issue...

[niothor]

Bitcoin NFC POS XBTerminal contains a full bitcoin node http://xbterminal.com

Did they start producing and delivering those things?
I can't believe i haven't read about them till now.

[bitpop]

Vultr.com has great vps at $8
320 gb storage, I have to switch from digital ocean very very soon after hitting 30gb

[squashpile]

That's funny. I just got VPS with them today to try this.

Having issues with bitcoin package.. anyone else? I have tried and searched everything. Guess can try from source.

Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/stretch/bitcoin/ubuntu/dists/trusty/main/binary-i386/Packages  404  Not Found
root@108:~/.bitcoin# sudo apt-get install bitcoind
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package bitcoind

Vultr.com has great vps at $8
320 gb storage, I have to switch from digital ocean very very soon after hitting 30gb

[PeterReid]

Hi guys, as a bitcoiner (for at least 2 years now) I have really never contributed to bitcoin, besides buying some and holding.

So last week I rented a cheap cloud server and installed bitcoind, to help bitcoin network stay stable and strong, and it feels really good.

It costs only 5$ a month and has 20gb SSD (faster than HDD) so the blockchain fits pretty well. Been running for a week and hasn't crashed. (running on ubuntu 12.04 x32)

https://i.imgur.com/JuKBVEd.jpg
(located in amsterdam)

https://i.imgur.com/14VEqua.jpg
(bandwidth going out peaks)

https://i.imgur.com/ounPKug.jpg
(cpu in the last 24h)

Tutorial on how to install bitcoind ubuntu 12.04:

Code:

//installing bitcoind on ubuntu 12.04, run this commands on putty

sudo aptitude install python-software-properties

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bitcoin/bitcoin

sudo aptitude update

sudo aptitude install bitcoind

mkdir ~/.bitcoin/

Next STEP: Configure Bitcoind

Edit an empty ~/.bitcoin/bitcoin.conf file in the .bitcoin folder:
nano ~/.bitcoin/bitcoin.conf

Insert the following code in it:
server=1
daemon=1
rpcuser=INVENT_A_UNIQUE_USERNAME
rpcpassword=INVENT_A_UNIQUE_PASSWORD

press Ctrl+O to save and Ctrl+X (to exit I think)

Then, to start bitcoind write:

bitcoind

It will output “Bitcoin server starting”

The blockchain now will begin to download, to view the status of the download write:

bitcoind getinfo

For ubuntu 13.10

Code:

//installing bitcoind on Ubuntu 13.10, run this commands on putty

mkdir ~/.bitcoin/
sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude upgrade
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bitcoin/bitcoin
sudo aptitude install bitcoind


Next STEP: Configure Bitcoind

Edit an empty ~/.bitcoin/bitcoin.conf file in the .bitcoin folder:
nano ~/.bitcoin/bitcoin.conf

Insert the following code in it:
server=1
daemon=1
rpcuser=INVENT_A_UNIQUE_USERNAME
rpcpassword=INVENT_A_UNIQUE_PASSWORD

press Ctrl+O to save and Ctrl+E (to exit I think)

Then, to start bitcoind write:

bitcoind

It will output "Bitcoin server starting"

The blockchain now will begin to download, to view the status of the download write:

bitcoind getinfo

More commands here

+++++++++++++++++++

It costs only 5 bucks and you are helping the network grow stronger.

website: https://www.digitalocean.com

Verifying transactions absolutely DOES help the network even if you are not mining. Here's a recap of why we need nodes:

To operate, P2P wallets need to connect to P2P nodes.

Then they need to download the block chain, possibly a filtered version of it. And they need to hear about any transactions that didn't confirm yet, but which are valid and sitting in the memory pool. This is vital so someone can send you money, and you can open your wallet and see it immediately.

Storing the block chain, serving/filtering the chain, verifying and relaying transactions, all this takes resources.

When you run a node, you take some of that load onto your own shoulders. The work gets spread out, so as the number of users goes up, we need to keep adding nodes to ensure it stays relatively cheap and easy to do so.

The most important things when running a node are

1) ensuring that you are allowing inbound connections. If you run a node at home or behind a firewall, it's vital you ensure it's set up right so other nodes and wallets can connect to yours.

2) staying up to date with the latest software

Thanks to everyone who is running a node, upgrading it and accepting inbound connections! You are contributing to Bitcoin in a very direct and helpful manner.

Already done, A+ for contribution

[bitpop]

That's funny. I just got VPS with them today to try this.

Having issues with bitcoin package.. anyone else? I have tried and searched everything. Guess can try from source.

Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/stretch/bitcoin/ubuntu/dists/trusty/main/binary-i386/Packages  404  Not Found
root@108:~/.bitcoin# sudo apt-get install bitcoind
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package bitcoind

Vultr.com has great vps at $8
320 gb storage, I have to switch from digital ocean very very soon after hitting 30gb

Perfect for me, you probably didn't apt-get update after adding the ppa

Great host, sata syncing takes several days though. I'm just playing around right now until they add imaging so I can backup and clone

[bitpop]

Code:

#!/bin/bash
echo "########### The server will reboot when the script is complete"
echo "########### Changing to home dir"
cd ~
echo "########### Change your root password!"
passwd
echo "########### Firewall rules; allow 22,8333"
ufw allow 22/tcp
ufw allow 8333/tcp
ufw --force enable
echo "########### Updating Ubuntu"
apt-get update -y
apt-get upgrade -y
apt-get dist-upgrade -y
apt-get install software-properties-common python-software-properties -y
echo "########### Creating Swap"
dd if=/dev/zero of=/swapfile bs=1M count=1024 ; mkswap /swapfile ; swapon /swapfile
echo "/swapfile swap swap defaults 0 0" >> /etc/fstab
echo "########### Adding ppa:bitcoin/bitcoin and installing bitcoind"
add-apt-repository -y ppa:bitcoin/bitcoin
apt-get update -y
mkdir ~/.bitcoin/
apt-get install bitcoind -y
echo "########### Creating config"
config=".bitcoin/bitcoin.conf"
touch $config
echo "server=1" > $config
echo "daemon=1" >> $config
echo "maxconnections=256" >> $config
randUser=`< /dev/urandom tr -dc A-Za-z0-9 | head -c30`
randPass=`< /dev/urandom tr -dc A-Za-z0-9 | head -c30`
echo "rpcuser=$randUser" >> $config
echo "rpcpassword=$randPass" >> $config
echo "########### Setting up autostart (cron)"
crontab -l > tempcron
echo "@reboot bitcoind -daemon" >> tempcron
crontab tempcron
rm tempcron
reboot

[Abdussamad]

^^ Your running bitcoind as root?

[bitpop]

^^ Your running bitcoind as root?

Sure why not

[gweedo]

^^ Your running bitcoind as root?

Sure why not

Should really be under it's own user account.

[bitpop]

^^ Your running bitcoind as root?

Sure why not

Should really be under it's own user account.

ehh ill just wipe it

[ShakyhandsBTCer]

I am doing this currently. At least part time on my macbook.

It does take up a lot of bandwidth and I turn it off when my laptop gets too hot.

IMO if nodes were compensated in some way it would provide a better incentive for people to invest in high quality machines (with high quality internet) to serve as nodes.

[menace_one]

Hey Guys,
I dont know if it was said already but IMHO it should be noticed in OP.
If you dont forward TCP port 8333 to your server you can't accept incoming connections (e.g. for downloading the blockchain from your node).
You are also limited to 8 connections.

So it's important to open TCP port 8333 if you want to be a real FULL node.

greetings

[Kergekoin]

Perhaps slightly off topic but since i already run a node on my server i would appriciate a little help on following question.

How to run python generate-seeds.py ?

https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/share/seeds/generate-seeds.py

When i run cmd command: "python generate-seeds.py" I get nothing but  "Usage: generate-seeds.py <path_to_nodes_txt>" printed on my screen. What am i missing?

Thanks!

[fitbobcat]

Any help to install in a Raspberry Pi with Arch Linux?

Remember the blockchain is ~30GB

[randy8777]

i am contributing to the network with my node that has been running for 1.5 months already. people should do so if they have a vps or dedicated server that they barely use.

[manselr]

I can run a Bitcoin QT node for now with my current computer, but what will happen once the blocksize gets increased from 1 mb to 20 mb in the up and coming 0.11? i will not have enough space then.