# Number of peers is only about 10

**URL:** <https://community.umbrel.com/t/number-of-peers-is-only-about-10/1412>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [June 13, 2021, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/number-of-peers-is-only-about-10/1412 "2021-06-13T15:20:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![ucomm](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/ucomm/32/1821_2.png) [@ucomm](https://community.umbrel.com/u/ucomm)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2021, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/number-of-peers-is-only-about-10/1412/1 "2021-06-13T15:20:15Z")

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Now that i am running umbrel 0.3.12, the number of peers stays around 10 instead of about 125 before the recent umbrel upgrade. Also, my network traffic is down 95%+.

Has the default number of peers changed with the recent umbrel update? How can i control this number?

Thank you to anyone who can help!

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**Author:** ![Freak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71e660/32.png) [@Freak](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Freak)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2021, 2:04pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/number-of-peers-is-only-about-10/1412/2 "2021-06-17T14:04:58Z")

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Have the same questions…Also when you use the bitcoin explorer app it shows 0 inbound. Are we not supporting the network? Only outbound connections? On my raspiblitz I have around 30 connections.

```auto
"localrelay": true,
    "timeoffset": -3,
    "networkactive": true,
    "connections": 10,
    "connections_in": 0,
    "connections_out": 10,
 Whats going on with this???
```

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**Author:** ![btc\_ln](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/btc_ln/32/838_2.png) [@btc\_ln](https://community.umbrel.com/u/btc_ln)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2021, 4:21pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/number-of-peers-is-only-about-10/1412/3 "2021-06-17T16:21:42Z")

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I believe with Umbrel we’re not supporting the on-chain network, but it’s not really a problem. There is plenty of uploading nodes. It’s not a bottleneck.

Having said that I would like to have incoming connections on Umbrel.

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**Author:** ![Freak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71e660/32.png) [@Freak](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Freak)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2021, 4:28pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/number-of-peers-is-only-about-10/1412/4 "2021-06-17T16:28:23Z")

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The main reason I run the node is to support the onchain. I understand why some people would not want to be sending that much data but it should at least be an option.

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**Author:** ![btc\_ln](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/btc_ln/32/838_2.png) [@btc\_ln](https://community.umbrel.com/u/btc_ln)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2021, 4:59pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/number-of-peers-is-only-about-10/1412/5 "2021-06-17T16:59:00Z")

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Right now the best way you can support the Bitcoin network is by opening a few LN channels if you can, because it helps routing payments and thus allows most small transactions to move to the 2nd layer from on-chain reducing fee pressure. This is especially helpful if your LN fees are low.

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**Author:** ![EricTan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecd19e/32.png) [@EricTan](https://community.umbrel.com/u/EricTan)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2022, 10:23am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/number-of-peers-is-only-about-10/1412/6 "2022-02-19T10:23:20Z")

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Are you sure Umbrel no inbound connections?

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**Author:** ![DarthCoin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/darthcoin/32/1628_2.png) [@DarthCoin](https://community.umbrel.com/u/DarthCoin)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2022, 10:58am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/number-of-peers-is-only-about-10/1412/7 "2022-02-19T10:58:46Z")

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Yes, you can see the peers connection in BTC RPC Explorer app in Umbrel.  
But due that your umbrel is behind Tor and do not have the port 8333 open to the whole world, the inbound connections are limited to 10 or 11. By design. And is more than enough to “support the network”

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**Author:** ![EricTan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecd19e/32.png) [@EricTan](https://community.umbrel.com/u/EricTan)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2022, 8:19am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/number-of-peers-is-only-about-10/1412/8 "2022-02-20T08:19:47Z")

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I think you got inbound connections on Umbrel via Tor.