Fallback Nodes

This is a list of nodes which are considered reliable. Nodes from this list which are down for more than 24 hours will be automatically removed and status of each node is displayed and updated every hour by WikiBot . Wikibot is currently malfunctioning and is incorrectly marking nodes running version 0.6 as being down.

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

You can also send IP Transactions to these nodes. If you include your bitcoin address in the "message" field, you may have your coins back.

Tor network

To use Bitcoin with a Tor hidden service, open a Terminal/Console and start it like this (where abcde.onion needs to be substituted with one of the Tor nodes below):

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

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

These parameters can be added to bitcoin.conf to make them permanent.

Nodes list

IPv6 Nodes

Hostname	Owner	IP	Fixed	Status	Last Seen (GMT)	Accepts IP transactions
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

IPv4 Nodes

Wikibot is currently malfunctioning and is incorrectly marking nodes running 0.6 as being down.

Hostname	Owner	IP	Fixed	Status	Last Seen (GMT)	Accepts IP transactions
dystopianparadise.com	InductiveSoul
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
ns2.dcscdn.com	Danw12	199.115.228.182	Yes
coin.soul-dev.com	Soul-Dev
messier.bzfx.net	BZFX/A Meteorite	91.121.205.50	Yes

There is a list of nodes which have been seen on the network recently at http://blockchain.info/connected-nodes

Tor nodes

Hostname	Owner	Status	Last Seen (GMT)	Accepts IP transactions
btc4ulpftizx5b72.onion	TorNode	Up	2013-05-10	Yes
vso3r6cmjoomhhgg.onion	echelon	Up	2013-05-10	Yes
yyl3ipdmyjkfypmx.onion	redemerald	Up	2013-05-10	Yes
pqosrh6wfaucet32.onion	bitcoin street	Up	2013-05-10	No
fpt6orohw2nuf2kn.onion	Tril	Up	2013-05-10	No
e3tn727fywnioxrc.onion	Zedd	Up	2013-05-10	No
6hgmaxwellgpv2oe.onion	Gmaxwell	Down	2012-07-01	No
kjy2eqzk4zwi5zd3.onion	sipa	Up	2013-05-10	No
siqdznszjf4e6v5j.onion	Tuxavant	Up	2013-05-10	?
sjdntqu5roj4q6lo.onion	torservers	Down	2012-05-19	?
bitcoin2bkgm3fke.onion	?	Down	2012-05-19	Yes
7hxvg2lvr2ashzli.onion	Tuxavant	Down	2013-05-10	?
j43z65b6r2usg3vk.onion	Dybbuk	Down	2011-02-11	Yes
pvuif6nonbhj3o3r.onion	?	Down	2011-02-11	Yes
c5qvugpewwyyy5oz.onion	?	Down	2011-02-11	Yes
mutqcuh7hwxmhx3k.onion	Xirafe	Down	2012-06-23	?
ijzt2eeizty3p5xe.onion	?	Down	2011-02-11	Yes
r4de4zf4lyniu4mx.onion:8444	?	Down	2012-06-26	?
bitcoinprwwpuinm.onion:8333	?	Down	2012-06-26	?
x3danbeag2kyx644.onion	redemerald	Down	2013-01-04	Yes
bitcoinbudtoeks7.onion	?	Down	2011-02-11	?
iy6ni3wkqazp4ytu.onion	?	Down	2011-02-11	?
h4kklwodpcmo6cbq.onion	?	Down	2011-02-11	?
vv6kcfscuntybrzm.onion	?	Down	2011-02-11	?
nlnsivjku4x4lu5n.onion	?	Down	2011-02-11	?
xqzfakpeuvrobvpj.onion	?	Down	2010-11-13	No
4lmduyac3svgrrav.onion	?	Down	2011-02-11	No
usasx4urod3yj4az.onion	?	?	2011-02-11	No

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

• Bitcoin Network
• Fallback Nodes List of longest running Bitcoin Nodes listed by Country.