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April 04, 2014, 02:29:38 PM |
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Bitcoin NFC POS XBTerminal contains a full bitcoin node http://xbterminal.com
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justworks
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May 10, 2014, 07:59:32 AM |
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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?
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ArnoldChippy
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May 10, 2014, 09:16:22 AM Last edit: May 10, 2014, 10:43:07 AM by ArnoldChippy |
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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.
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niothor
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May 10, 2014, 02:22:25 PM |
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Did they start producing and delivering those things? I can't believe i haven't read about them till now.
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bitpop
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May 10, 2014, 02:28:28 PM |
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Vultr.com has great vps at $8 320 gb storage, I have to switch from digital ocean very very soon after hitting 30gb
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squashpile
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May 10, 2014, 11:03:25 PM |
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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 $8 320 gb storage, I have to switch from digital ocean very very soon after hitting 30gb
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PeterReid
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May 11, 2014, 01:22:43 AM |
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Hi guys, as a bitcoiner (for at least 2 years now) I have really never contributed to bitcoin, besides buying some and holding. So last week I rented a cheap cloud server and installed bitcoind, to help bitcoin network stay stable and strong, and it feels really good. It costs only 5$ 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://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 //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.comVerifying 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
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bitpop
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May 11, 2014, 08:36:19 AM |
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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
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bitpop
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May 11, 2014, 08:50:14 AM |
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#!/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
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Abdussamad
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June 02, 2014, 01:35:59 AM |
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^^ Your running bitcoind as root?
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bitpop
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June 02, 2014, 01:53:55 AM |
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^^ Your running bitcoind as root?
Sure why not
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gweedo
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June 02, 2014, 02:09:38 AM |
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^^ Your running bitcoind as root?
Sure why not Should really be under it's own user account.
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bitpop
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June 02, 2014, 02:11:42 AM |
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^^ Your running bitcoind as root?
Sure why not Should really be under it's own user account. ehh ill just wipe it
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ShakyhandsBTCer
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It's Money 2.0| It’s gold for nerds | It's Bitcoin
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June 14, 2014, 04:58:46 AM |
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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.
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menace_one
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July 17, 2014, 02:47:01 PM |
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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
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Kergekoin
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September 10, 2014, 07:31:45 PM |
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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.pyWhen 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!
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fitbobcat
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May 10, 2015, 08:29:49 PM |
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Any help to install in a Raspberry Pi with Arch Linux?
Remember the blockchain is ~30GB
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randy8777
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May 10, 2015, 09:32:59 PM |
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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.
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manselr
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May 10, 2015, 09:35:25 PM |
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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.
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