Node Operations Articles

Bitcoin Core 0.14.1 guide covering RPC argument compatibility, SegWit mining templates, UTXO memory accounting, dbcache sizing and safe rollout.

BIP 154 guide covering its closed peer-specified proof-of-work slots, anti-DoS goals, algorithm negotiation, hardware fairness, Sybil limits and testing.

Bitcoin Core mempool persistence guide covering its 0.14 introduction, mempool.dat, prioritisation state, startup validation, corruption and safe restart tests.

Bitcoin Core assumevalid guide covering skipped historical scripts, chainwork selection, default anchors, UTXO validation, threat model, benchmarking and rollback.

Bitcoin Core 0.14.0 guide covering assumevalid, mempool persistence, manual pruning, performance, RPC changes, fee bumping and safe historical rollout.

Learn how Komodo notary nodes and mining works, what it can earn, the costs and security checks, and how a Komodo node can support Equihash miners.

Bitcoin Core incrementalrelayfee guide covering BIP 125 bandwidth cost, mempool eviction, separation from minrelaytxfee and safe policy testing.

Bitcoin Core 0.13.2 guide covering wallet mempool rejection, compact-block fixes, chainwork IBD, RPC serialization, fee estimates and safe rollout.

BIP 90 Buried Deployments made simple. See what the proposal changes, its current status and what it means for Bitcoin users and operators.

Learn how Zcash full nodes for miners works, what it can earn, the costs and security checks, and how a Zcash node can support Equihash miners.

Bitcoin Core 0.13.1 guide covering SegWit activation parameters, NULLDUMMY, miner signalling, compact-block support, platform changes and rollback.

Learn how UPS for mining nodes works, what it changes for miners, the money and safety risks, and the checks to make before using it.