Node Operations Articles

Bitcoin Core wallet encryption guide covering passphrases, timed unlocks, keypool refresh, backups, RPC exposure, process memory and recovery tests.

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

Bitcoin Core txindex guide covering arbitrary transaction lookup, storage and sync cost, pruning conflict, reindexing, application needs and recovery tests.

Bitcoin Core clean shutdown guide covering startup verification, SIGTERM, database flushing, supervisors, mining dependencies, interruption and recovery evidence.

Bitcoin Core rpcbind guide covering interface selection, IPv4 and IPv6, containers, rpcallowip, firewalls, mining paths and exposure verification.

Learn how Ethereum uncle rewards works, what it can earn, the costs and security checks, and how a Ethereum node can support Ethash miners.

Bitcoin Core rpcauth guide covering salted password verifiers, generation, configuration, transport security, rotation, permissions and mining RPC tests.

Bitcoin Core rpcallowip guide covering source allow-lists, authentication, proxies, IPv6, firewalls, mining RPC exposure and controlled access tests.

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

Bitcoin Core 0.12 pruning guide covering wallet support, retained blocks, rescans, indexes, backups, mining nodes and reversible deployment tests.

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

Bitcoin Core minrelaytxfee guide covering relay admission, historical units, dust coupling, mining differences, wallet effects and controlled policy tests.