Q: Is there a way to monitor my btcd connections -- something like what you can do with the command "bitcoind getinfo" in that program? I have btcd synced up and running on a Windows machine. But I'd really like a way to see at a glance especially how many peers (outbound & inbound) that it has at any moment.
When I try to count how many there might be -- from looking at the long message list in the window -- it seems like there are woefully few connections. Maybe that's normal? But I'd like a way to quickly check that I'm maintaining active live connections (both in and out) at all times.
When I try to count how many there might be -- from looking at the long message list in the window -- it seems like there are woefully few connections. Maybe that's normal? But I'd like a way to quickly check that I'm maintaining active live connections (both in and out) at all times.
You may find the tool in my signature (bitcoind-ncurses) useful.
I have not performed any testing with btcd however other users have reported success with some tweaking (I believe all that is needed is to produce a config file that is formatted in the same way as Bitcoin Core).
It refreshes the number of peers at regular intervals. There is a peer display screen which shows all peers individually however this does not auto-refresh - may do so in the future.
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