Detailed bitcoin.conf

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bitcoin.conf credits is the bit kernel bitcoind profile bitcoin.conf article describes the default path, the main description is given of configuration items.

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1, the default path bitcoin.conf

• In linux, the default path is bitcoin.conf$HOME/.bitcoin/bitcoin.conf
• In the windows, the default path is bitcoin.conf%APPDATA%\bitcoin\bitcoin.conf
• In mac, the default path is bitcoin.conf$HOME/Library/Application Support/Bitcoin/bitcoin.conf

Bitcoind and does not automatically create bitcoin.conf configuration file under the default path, and therefore a need to create their own into the above directory. If you do not have ready-made configuration files are available, you can copy from GitHub:
bitcoin.conf .

2, bitcoin.conf configuration instructions

In bitcoin.conf configuration file, each row in the form of key = value statement of configuration items and value, #after the contents as comments.

2.1 Overall Configuration

TestNet : connecting the main network or test network:

testnet=0   # 0 - 主网 1 - 测试网

Regtest : the chain is running in private mode

regtest=0  # 0 - 否 1 - 是

Proxy : whether to use a proxy socks5

#proxy=127.0.0.1:9050 # 默认关闭

the bind : local listener address

#bind=<addr>   # 注释此行，表示使用默认监听地址

whitebind : local whitelist listen address

#whitebind=<addr>  # 注释此行，表示使用默认监听地址

the addNode : Adding seed node

#addnode=69.164.218.197  # 可添加多个

Connect : a connection node address

#connect=69.164.218.197  

the listen : whether to enter listening mode, enabled by default, unless the connect configuration

#listen=1

maxconnections maximum number of connections of inbound / outbound:

#maxconnections=

2.2 RPC Configuration

Server : whether to start JSON-RPC Interface

#server=0    # 0 - 不启动 1 - 启动

the rpcbind : rpc listen address of the interface, the default binding to all IP

#rpcbind=<addr>

rpcport : listening port rpc interface

#rpcport=8332

rpcuser : access to the user name rpc interface

#rpcuser=alice
#rpcpassword=DONT_USE_THIS_YOU_WILL_GET_ROBBED_8ak1gI25KFTvjovL3gAM967mies3E=

rpcclienttimeout : rpc client timeout in seconds

#rpcclienttimeout=30

rpcallowip : rpc access whitelist

#rpcallowip=1.2.3.4/24

rpcconnect : CLI-default connection Bitcoin address

#rpcconnect=127.0.0.1

2.3 Configuration wallet

txconfirmtarget : Minimum transaction confirmation number, default: 6

#txconfirmtarget=n

paytxfee transaction fee for every time you send Bitcoin:

paytxfee=0.000x

2.4 Additional Configuration

KeyPool : key pool size

#keypool=100

Prune : Pruning quantity retained, more than this number of historic blocks to delete from memory

#prune=550

2.5 User interface options

min : whether to start the minimization

#min=1

MinimizeToTray : whether to minimize to the system tray

#minimizetotray=1

3, an example bitcoin.conf file

Note the following configuration file, the options have a comment, you need to cancel comment depending on your situation and set the appropriate value:

#testnet=0
#regtest=0
#proxy=127.0.0.1:9050
#bind=<addr>
#whitebind=<addr>
#addnode=69.164.218.197
#addnode=10.0.0.2:8333
#connect=69.164.218.197
#listen=1
#maxconnections=
#server=0
#rpcbind=<addr>
#rpcuser=alice
#rpcpassword=DONT_USE_THIS_YOU_WILL_GET_ROBBED_8ak1gI25KFTvjovL3gAM967mies3E=
#rpcclienttimeout=30
#rpcallowip=10.1.1.34/255.255.255.0
#rpcallowip=1.2.3.4/24
#rpcallowip=2001:db8:85a3:0:0:8a2e:370:7334/96
#rpcport=8332
#rpcconnect=127.0.0.1
#txconfirmtarget=n
#paytxfee=0.000x
#keypool=100
#prune=550
#min=1
#minimizetotray=1