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@ -62,14 +62,19 @@ The directory can be different of course, but virtual port numbers should be equ
your bitcoind's P2P listen port (8333 by default), and target addresses and ports
should be equal to binding address and port for inbound Tor connections (127.0.0.1:8334 by default).
-externalip=X You can tell bitcoin about its publicly reachable address using
this option, and this can be a .onion address. Given the above
configuration, you can find your .onion address in
-externalip=X You can tell bitcoin about its publicly reachable addresses using
this option, and this can be an onion address. Given the above
configuration, you can find your onion address in
/var/lib/tor/bitcoin-service/hostname. For connections
coming from unroutable addresses (such as 127.0.0.1, where the
Tor proxy typically runs), .onion addresses are given
Tor proxy typically runs), onion addresses are given
preference for your node to advertise itself with.
You can set multiple local addresses with -externalip. The
one that will be rumoured to a particular peer is the most
compatible one and also using heuristics, e.g. the address
with the most incoming connections, etc.
-listen You'll need to enable listening for incoming connections, as this
is off by default behind a proxy.