84 sats \ 5 replies \ @Wumbo 20 May \ on: How do you keep your node private? bitcoin
Bitcoin node and lightning node usually have Tor only options in their settings/config.
FYI - Syncing Bitcoin node via Tor could take several days
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20 sats \ 3 replies \ @SpaceHodler 20 May
I thought syncing didn't depend on whether it was via Tor or the clearnet, as it's about outbound connections (downloading blocks from other nodes) rather than accepting inbound connections (letting other nodes download blocks from yours)?
To sync, you don't need to accept inbound connections at all.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kristapsk 21 May
Tor has slower speed and more latency, it will slow things down.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @kepford 20 May
That's my understanding as well.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Wumbo 20 May
You need to have a bitcoin node running first. That is the syncing part I was referring to.
The node needs to do 700GB download for blockchain info. The downloading over tor can be slow.
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15 sats \ 0 replies \ @kristapsk 21 May
Best is to use both Tor and I2P for bitcoind at the same time. https://raspibolt.org/guide/bonus/bitcoin/i2p.html
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