Two Nodes on Clearnet on Same Network?

[BitcoinKeegan]

Is it possible to run two nodes on the same network on Clearnet?

If not, why not? Do I have to essentially opt to run one on clearnet and not the other?

[MrBitcoin]

Yes, no problem. I used to do exactly that and also added a line in the config that both nodes should always attempt to connect to eachother.

Use -addnode=<ip> to add a node to connect to and attempt to keep the connection open.

[lbrizuela]

where do you use that instruction?

[smolgrrr]

Just adding this to this thread too.

@mayank

Method 2: Direct Synchronization

This method allows you to sync your new node from another running Bitcoin node on the same network or trusted connection, without the need to copy data to a different device.

1. Connect to your Umbrel device by following the instructions in How to SSH into umbrelOS on Umbrel Home or Rasberry Pi or by accessing a terminal on your Linux machine.
2. Run the following command*. If you are on a Linux machine, you may need to replace ~/umbrel with the path to your installation directory, as described in Troubleshooting on Linux:sudo ~/umbrel/scripts/app compose bitcoin exec bitcoind bitcoin-cli addnode "192.168.x.x:8333" "onetry"*Replace “192.168.x.x” with the IP of the existing running node.

Once your new node is fully synced, you can safely remove the IP from peers and go back to a normal connection. For more information, see https://chainquery.com/bitcoin-cli/addnode .