I originally started with Knots and now want to v29.2 of Core. Can I switch back and forth and using the same blockchain data? It seems as though my node is now downloading a completely separate copy of the blockchain for Core to sync to.

Seems you can’t, just stick with Knots and change the policy reqs to whatever is default for 29.2?

You should be able to do that, have you seen this? this should work from Knots to Core as well [image] Migrate from Core to Knots Support and Troubleshooting I would like to run Bitcoin Knots in place of Bitcoin Core on Umbrel v1.3 Considering my node does no…

Switching back and forth can be done very easily by using a symbolic link to the data directory and not require you to install anything nor download a second copy of the blockchain. (But only run 1 at a time, of course!) Going from CORE to Knots: ssh to umbrel cd ~/umbrel/app-data/bitcoin-knots …

I just tried it with a PRUNED data base and it worked too. I would think the key thing to do is make sure the value for Prune Old Blocks matches in each settings.json files before you start the apps. Of course, that breaks the apps that require access to the full blockchain! Again, this was only …

Switching back and forth between Knots and Core

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Pinipon88 November 30, 2025, 12:39pm 3

You should be able to do that, have you seen this? this should work from Knots to Core as well

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Switching back and forth between Knots and Core

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