Fallback Nodes

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This is a list of nodes which are considered reliable.

How to use this list

Connect to nodes

You can connect to these nodes with the -addnode=ip switch instead of the usual node harvesting process (through IRC or via the embedded nodelist). You can connect to more than one node by using -addnode=ip more than once. It is usually a good idea to connect to more than one of these nodes.

Nodes without a fixed ip

If the node IP is not fixed (see "Fixed" column), you will have to resolve the node's name (first column) each time the IP changes. Some nodes may have their ip change once a day, some others once a month, and some others may stay on the same IP for years. Still, as long as the IP is not fixed, there is no guarantee it will stay the same.

In order to enable hostname lookups for the -addnode and -connect parameters, you must additionally provide the -dns parameter. Example:

bitcoind -dns -addnode=bitcoin.es

Versions prior to 0.3.22 do not support hostnames to the -addnode parameter, so you must do the resolving part for it. For example on linux:

bitcoind -addnode=$(dig +short bitcoin.es)

IP Transactions

Bitcoin Core versions prior to 0.8.0 also could send IP Transactions to these nodes. If you included your bitcoin address in the "message" field, you might have had your coins back.

Tor network

To use Bitcoin-Qt over Tor hidden services, in a terminal/console enter:

bitcoin-qt -proxy=127.0.0.1:9050 -onlynet=tor

To use Bitcoin with one specific Tor node, run

bitcoin-qt -proxy=127.0.0.1:9050 -connect=abcde.onion

, where abcde.onion needs to be substituted with one of the Tor nodes below. These parameters can be added to bitcoin.conf to make them permanent.

You can find detailed information on running clients and hidden services within Tor in the documentation.

Nodes list

IPv4 Nodes

Hostname Owner IP Fixed Status Last Seen (GMT) Accepts IP transactions
node.bitcoin.xxx www.BitCoin.xxx 66.228.49.201 Yes Up () 2014-08-28 Yes
bitcoin.coinprism.com Coinprism 137.116.225.142 Yes Up () 2014-04-26 Yes
btcnode1.evolyn.net Evolyn 85.214.251.25 Yes Up () 2014-01-26 Yes
InductiveSoul.US Inductive Soul 67.186.224.85 Yes Up () 2013-11-13 Yes
archivum.info Ferraro Ltd. 88.198.58.172 Yes Up () Yes
62.75.216.13 exMULTI, Inc. 62.75.216.13 Yes Down No
69.64.34.118 exMULTI, Inc. 69.64.34.118 Yes Down No
79.160.221.140 K-Norway 79.160.221.140 Yes Down Yes
netzbasis.de unknown3 81.169.129.25 Yes Down Yes
btc.turboadmin.com osmosis 98.143.152.14 Yes Down No
fallback.bitcoin.zhoutong.com Zhou Tong 117.121.241.140 Yes Down No
bauhaus.csail.mit.edu imsaguy 128.30.96.44 Yes Down Yes
jun.dashjr.org Luke-Jr 173.242.112.53 Yes Down
cheaperinbitcoins.com Xenland/Shane 184.154.36.82 Yes Down Yes
django.webflows.fr unknown2 188.165.213.169 Yes Down Yes
204.9.55.71 toasty 204.9.55.71 Yes Down Yes
btcnode.novit.ro ovidiusoft - novit.ro 93.187.142.114 No Down Yes
porgressbar.sk progressbar hackerspace 91.210.181.21 Yes Up () Yes
faucet.bitcoin.st bitcoin street 64.27.57.225 Yes Up () Yes
bitcoin.securepayment.cc SecurePayment CC 63.247.147.163 Yes Up () Yes
x.jine.se jine 213.112.48.166 Yes Up () Yes
www.dcscdn.com Danw12 199.115.228.181 Yes Up ()
ns2.dcscdn.com Danw12 199.115.228.182 Yes Up ()
coin.soul-dev.com Soul-Dev Up ()
messier.bzfx.net BZFX/A Meteorite 91.121.205.50 Yes Up ()
btcnode1.bitgroup.cc BitGroup 198.211.116.191 Yes Up () Yes
btcnode2.bitgroup.cc BitGroup 162.243.120.138 Yes Up () Yes
btcnode3.bitgroup.cc BitGroup 95.85.8.237 Yes Up () Yes
btcnode.xiro.co Xiro Labs 91.121.108.61 Yes Up () No
murder.xf-liam.com Liam W 162.245.217.119 Yes Up () No
bitcoin.bitdonut.co James Hartig
coinno.de jaknam
82.165.44.44 anonymous
bitcoin1.dassori.me gdassori
bitcoin2.dassori.me gdassori
blockchainnode.meulie.net Evert
fullnode.fybsg.com Nagato
n.bitcoin-fr.io Arthur

IPv6 Nodes

Hostname Owner IP Fixed Status Last Seen (GMT) Accepts IP transactions
InductiveSoul.US Inductive Soul 2601:7:6680:2ac:4d29:40ff:7513:fcc7 Yes Up () 11-13-2013 (MDY) Yes
caffeinator.net Atrophy Up () 2013-05-10
2001:470:8:2e1::40 ? 2001:470:8:2e1::40 Yes Down Yes
x.jine.se jine 213.112.52.246 No Down Yes
messier.bzfx.net BZFX/A Meteorite 2001:41d0:1:d632::1 Yes Up ()
murder.xf-liam.com Liam W 2602:ffc5::ffc5:56b6 Yes Up () No
bitcoin.bitdonut.co James Hartig

Tor nodes

This entire list was last checked on 2015-02-22.

Hostname Owner Status Last Seen (GMT) Accepts IP transactions
hhiv5pnxenvbf4am.onion ? Up 2015-03-17 No
bpdlwholl7rnkrkw.onion kenansulayman Up 2015-03-17 ?
bk5ejfe56xakvtkk.onion dserrano5 Up 2015-03-17 No
vso3r6cmjoomhhgg.onion echelon Down 2015-03-17 Yes
e3tn727fywnioxrc.onion Zedd Down 2015-03-17 No
pqosrh6wfaucet32.onion bitcoin street Down 2015-03-17 No
r4de4zf4lyniu4mx.onion:8444 ? Down 2015-01-20 ?
zy3kdqowmrb7xm7h.onion Tril Down 2015-01-20 No
smith4mfhwcq7x3b.onion Smithtrader Down 2014-11-22 ?
i2r5tbaizb75h26f.onion TorDude Down 2014-07-24 No
btcnet3utgzyz2bf.onion anonymous Down 2014-07-24 Yes
kjy2eqzk4zwi5zd3.onion sipa Down 2014-07-24 No
tsyvzsqwa2kkf6b2.onion TorDude Down 2014-05-19 No
igpdszqrbqjhak5z.onion anonymous Down 2014-05-15 ?
evolynhit7shzeet.onion Evolyn Down 2014-05-15 Yes
z55v4ostefnwfy32.onion Tril Down 2014-04-09 No
bitcoin2u5jnjzzz.onion anonymous Down 2014-01-27 Yes
btc4ulpftizx5b72.onion TorNode Down 2013-05-10 Yes
yyl3ipdmyjkfypmx.onion redemerald Down 2013-05-10 Yes
siqdznszjf4e6v5j.onion Tuxavant Down 2013-05-10 ?
7hxvg2lvr2ashzli.onion Tuxavant Down 2013-05-10 ?
x3danbeag2kyx644.onion redemerald Down 2013-01-04 Yes
6hgmaxwellgpv2oe.onion Gmaxwell Down 2012-07-01 No
bitcoinprwwpuinm.onion:8333 ? Down 2012-06-26 ?
mutqcuh7hwxmhx3k.onion Xirafe Down 2012-06-23 ?
sjdntqu5roj4q6lo.onion torservers Down 2012-05-19 ?
bitcoin2bkgm3fke.onion ? Down 2012-05-19 Yes

Adding a node

Before adding yourself as a fallback node, you should be sure your node will stay online for a long time. If a node is offline for more than 24 hours it will be removed from the list.

To add a node in this list, you just need the ip/hostname and your name, the other fields will be filled automatically. Insert the following lines before the END NODELIST line:

|-
| ip || your name

See Also