answering my own question upon further research. A basic bitconnect.conf should at least have:



listen=1
maxconnections=50
addnode=107.191.55.64:9239
addnode=138.197.142.231:9239
addnode=159.203.21.28:9239
addnode=177.54.145.2:9239
addnode=185.180.231.188:9239
addnode=198.211.115.116:9239
addnode=46.105.63.132:9239
addnode=61.74.114.155:9239
addnode=67.205.133.63:9239
addnode=78.47.79.232:9239
addnode=81.156.121.62:9239
addnode=85.25.44.119:9239
addnode=163.172.70.26:9239
addnode=1.253.184.18
addnode=100.12.151.153
addnode=100.38.22.247
addnode=103.218.108.50
addnode=103.240.79.66
addnode=103.6.159.18
addnode=104.154.147.87
addnode=104.193.10.63
addnode=104.236.30.72
addnode=104.237.4.51
addnode=104.238.184.90
addnode=107.190.36.182
addnode=108.216.218.128
addnode=108.44.39.120
addnode=109.148.173.250
addnode=109.235.67.6
addnode=110.54.228.141
addnode=111.93.67.65
addnode=112.198.81.78
addnode=112.215.242.128
addnode=113.185.25.30
addnode=115.187.54.19
addnode=116.240.56.40
addnode=116.73.197.238
addnode=118.97.167.7
addnode=121.166.49.72
addnode=121.185.119.101
addnode=122.171.45.58
addnode=128.199.141.136
addnode=128.199.166.25
addnode=13.59.50.50
addnode=138.197.142.231
addnode=139.59.255.119
addnode=14.192.215.96
addnode=14.201.87.74
addnode=144.132.67.231
addnode=144.76.41.217
addnode=144.76.90.209
addnode=149.56.108.121
addnode=151.224.5.96
addnode=158.69.245.58
addnode=159.203.21.28
addnode=167.114.103.43
addnode=171.50.224.154
addnode=172.104.171.224
addnode=173.212.195.36
addnode=173.255.208.239
addnode=173.70.140.84
addnode=174.130.53.78
addnode=174.24.248.160
addnode=174.32.160.106
addnode=176.217.243.188
addnode=176.46.125.107
addnode=177.54.145.2
addnode=178.238.224.213
addnode=178.249.125.24
addnode=178.54.177.145
addnode=179.95.224.183
addnode=181.52.143.36
addnode=181.55.94.15
addnode=185.13.106.219
addnode=185.180.231.188
addnode=185.203.116.197
addnode=186.106.156.35
addnode=187.221.235.65
addnode=187.237.254.125
addnode=188.166.150.87
addnode=188.166.158.172
addnode=188.166.221.26
addnode=188.40.78.31
addnode=190.102.61.208
addnode=190.230.37.226
addnode=192.171.34.66
addnode=192.99.6.52
addnode=193.111.141.153
addnode=193.219.117.110
addnode=193.34.144.164
addnode=195.229.82.26
addnode=197.242.155.220
addnode=197.87.122.65
addnode=201.219.181.194
addnode=203.177.144.191
addnode=205.206.114.116
addnode=207.47.198.253
addnode=208.114.32.92
addnode=210.99.255.203
addnode=212.47.251.88
addnode=213.136.92.147
addnode=216.85.162.50
addnode=218.145.187.72
addnode=220.123.151.113
addnode=220.149.255.16
addnode=24.77.196.89
addnode=32.211.46.160
addnode=34.211.185.210
addnode=37.190.37.58
addnode=37.97.145.69
addnode=45.31.7.8
addnode=45.32.33.17
addnode=45.76.205.235
addnode=45.79.207.58
addnode=46.165.221.81
addnode=47.149.149.55
addnode=47.180.22.86
addnode=47.35.33.19
addnode=47.93.77.195
addnode=49.177.83.246
addnode=5.189.139.238
addnode=5.41.62.62
addnode=5.9.72.7
addnode=50.25.251.36
addnode=51.254.45.117
addnode=52.57.87.251
addnode=59.152.202.68
addnode=61.245.138.249
addnode=62.199.155.8
addnode=62.202.180.231
addnode=62.225.77.2
addnode=64.235.33.195
addnode=68.145.133.247
addnode=68.81.92.251
addnode=69.114.56.194
addnode=69.64.34.147
addnode=70.121.11.191
addnode=70.189.145.240
addnode=70.52.6.216
addnode=70.95.199.147
addnode=71.49.35.157
addnode=73.2.124.125
addnode=74.222.126.101
addnode=76.119.113.168
addnode=76.175.146.223
addnode=76.8.44.59
addnode=78.212.208.81
addnode=78.47.79.232
addnode=79.120.10.42
addnode=79.68.48.95
addnode=80.182.120.68
addnode=82.229.222.170
addnode=82.241.85.96
addnode=84.190.231.194
addnode=84.63.124.201
addnode=85.127.46.100
addnode=85.25.44.119
addnode=86.151.230.92
addnode=86.244.41.155
addnode=87.162.86.108
addnode=88.99.199.93
addnode=89.101.75.71
addnode=89.152.1.139
addnode=89.243.122.35
addnode=90.149.137.194
addnode=90.152.127.222
addnode=90.187.34.97
addnode=90.44.112.65
addnode=91.134.233.254
addnode=92.111.255.146
addnode=93.115.28.54
addnode=93.65.232.35
addnode=93.67.237.16
addnode=93.82.181.6
addnode=93.88.46.28
addnode=94.193.110.201
addnode=96.235.160.238
addnode=96.41.110.104
addnode=97.94.199.25
addnode=98.194.252.55
addnode=99.101.87.78