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Board Bitcoin Technical Support
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The port should be 8333? (node)
by
Donald6680
on 29/07/2024, 18:13:59 UTC
⭐ Merited by LoyceV (6) ,ABCbits (4)
Hello.
I downloaded the entire blockchain (600 gigs) and completed it. I chose the node type pruned, because I had no free space on the hard drive. And I think I am a node now.

Screenshot of bitcoin core status:
https://i.postimg.cc/nh1pQMHs/Screenshot-2024-07-29-212726.png
https://i.postimg.cc/RFLck79S/Screenshot-2024-07-29-212747.png

I have some questions and please help me:

1- Should my port be on 8333? I don't know what my current port is. Given that I am now a pruned node, do I need to be on port 8333?

2- If I want to be a full node in the future, should I be on port 8333?

3- What is the difference between being on port 8333 and not being on port 8333?

4 - What is the difference between full node and pruned? Is full node good and does it help the network more? Is pruned worthless?


i visit https://bitnodes.io/#join-the-network and After clicking the check node option on the site, I received this error:
(My IP:8333 is unreachable)
I did everything mentioned in the links below:
https://bitcoin.org/en/full-node#network-configuration --- https://bitcoin.org/en/full-node#port-forwarding and
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/windows-firewall/create-an-inbound-port-rule.

I'm sorry it took so long.
thank you very much ❤️