Bitcoin Core and Node Operations Articles

Bitcoin Core 29.2 guide covering witness mutation checks, onion whitelist permissions, TRUC reorg handling, getblock target fixes and safe rollout.

Bitcoin Core waitfornewblock RPC made simple. See what the feature does, where its limits sit and which checks node or wallet operators should make.

Bitcoin Core waitforblockheight guide covering at-least height waits, timeout returns, response checks, reorganisations, client limits and reliable automation.

Bitcoin Core waitforblock RPC made simple. See what the feature does, where its limits sit and which checks node or wallet operators should make.

Bitcoin Core 30.0 operator guide covering wallet migration, relay policy, lower fee defaults, indexes, IPC mining, networking and safe deployment.

Bitcoin Core 30 data-carrier policy explained: larger OP_RETURN defaults, multiple outputs, aggregate sizing and the boundary between policy and consensus.

Bitcoin Core 29.1 guide covering legacy sigop policy, lower relay fee defaults, logging quotas, dumptxoutset type, 32-bit caps and safe rollout.

Bitcoin Core 28.2 guide covering notarised macOS bundles, signed macOS and Windows binaries, build compatibility, verification and controlled rollout.

Bitcoin Core 29 getdescriptoractivity guide covering block lists, descriptor ranges, mempool inclusion, receive and spend events, privacy and safe reconciliation.

Bitcoin Core 29.0 guide covering UPnP removal, PCP/NAT-PMP, onion ports, orphan-parent retrieval, ephemeral dust, package policy and platform support.

Bitcoin Core 28.1 guide covering derived onion ports, multi-node compatibility, Tor configuration, extended-key memory clearing, builds and staged rollout.

Bitcoin Core 27.2 guide covering P2P self-connect detection, shutdown order, PSBT completeness, non-witness UTXO validation and safe rollout.