One of the main reasons I wanted to run a full node is to further strengthen and decentralize the Bitcoin network. But my Umbrel node does not appear to be accepting any inbound connections based on what I’m seeing in the BTC RPC Explorer app: “connections_in”: 0, “connections_out”: 10, Is there …

Will look at mine this evening, but maybe this is helpful https://www.reddit.com/r/getumbrel/comments/m8umd4/how_do_i_see_how_many_incoming_connections_there/

Thanks so much. I did notice that. By the way, is this forum or Reddit the primary method of communication for Umbrel/Lightning/Bitcoin folks? Or Telegram? Or something called Discord? Or something I haven’t heart of altogether? Being a technically illiterate newb in this space is challenging but I…

Depends who you consider to be the Umbrel/Lightning/Bitcoin folks… you mean the official Umbrel developers? I guess this forum would be the best place, but I don’t really know.

[image] mallardbeakman: By the way, is this forum or Reddit the primary method of communication for Umbrel/Lightning/Bitcoin folks? Or Telegram? Or something called Discord? Or something I haven’t heart of altogether? Telegram seems to be the quickest way to get help from other knowledgeable …

Hello, I am a newbie. I am running Bitcoin Core but I can’t get the inbound connections because I can’t open port 8333. Is this Umbrel no need to open port and can get the inbound connections?

[image] EricTan: because I can’t open port 8333 Then forget it. Why do you keep asking this if you have zero knowledge about nodes? Read first [image] Important links to learn more about Bitcoin Lightning Network Guides IMPORTANT LINKS A. Official Umbrel links Umb…

Fellows, one more question: in order to start to get inboundpeers (and send BC info to them), must I wait until the full sync BC state?

No Inbound Connections to Umbrel Node

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General Discussions

12

2026

February 19, 2022

Incoming Peers question

Support and Troubleshooting

12

3526

March 4, 2022

Getting Started with Umbrel node

Bitcoin and Lightning

19

31183

December 2, 2024

How to open up incoming connections for your Umbrel

Guides

3

4311

January 13, 2025

Getting Started with your Umbrel

Guides

14

35456

July 10, 2025

No Inbound Connections to Umbrel Node

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