what if i ran 6 nodes so i could get 6 confirmations?
i think there is way to configure so the peers are just
ones in your network no?
(this is just thought. more academic in nature)
I think you are misunderstanding how Bitcoin works. Confirmations only happens when miners include your transaction into their block. Once you get a confirmation, the subsequent blocks will result in an additional confirmation each. The number of nodes you have doesn't matter. Nodes do verify your transaction but that isn't a "confirmation".
Of course, you can configure nodes into a circle to isolate yourself from the mainnet. But there's no use for that if you're looking for confirmation.