Full node guide: describe blocks-only mode

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David A. Harding 2017-05-13 05:06:26 -04:00
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@ -1310,7 +1310,7 @@ blocks could be served to other nodes.
### Reduce Traffic
Some node operators need to deal with bandwith caps imposed by their ISPs.
Some node operators need to deal with bandwidth caps imposed by their ISPs.
By default, bitcoin-core allows up to 125 connections to different peers, 8 of
which are outbound. You can therefore, have at most 117 inbound connections.
@ -1351,9 +1351,28 @@ blocks and transactions to fewer nodes.
-maxconnections=<num>
{% endhighlight %}
Reducing the maximum connected nodes to a miniumum could be desirable if traffic
Reducing the maximum connected nodes to a minimum could be desirable if traffic
limits are tiny. Keep in mind that bitcoin's trustless model works best if you are
connected to a handful of nodes.
#### Blocks-only mode
{% highlight text %}
-blocksonly
{% endhighlight %}
{% comment %}update-if-segwit: change max bandwidth amounts{% endcomment %}
Causes your node to stop requesting and relaying transactions unless they are
part of a block and also disables listening as described above.
This reduces your node's bandwidth to the absolute minimum necessary to stay
synchronized with the network, about 150 megabytes incoming data per day and
about 1 megabyte of outgoing data per day, but it does mean that your node
won't see incoming transactions until they've received at least one confirmation.
You will still be able to send transactions from the built-in wallet or from
peers you've whitelisted using the `-whitelist` parameter.
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