@@ -1021,10 +1021,10 @@ check the release notes for the new version if you are planning to downgrade.
10211021If you want to support the Bitcoin network, you must allow inbound
10221022connections.
10231023
1024- When Bitcoin Core starts, it establishes 8 outbound connections to other
1024+ When Bitcoin Core starts, it establishes 10 outbound connections to other
10251025full nodes so it can download the latest blocks and transactions. If you
10261026just want to use your full node as a wallet, you don't need more than
1027- these 8 connections---but if you want to support lightweight clients and
1027+ these 10 connections---but if you want to support lightweight clients and
10281028other full nodes on the network, you must allow inbound connections.
10291029
10301030Servers connected directly to the Internet usually don't require any
@@ -1075,7 +1075,7 @@ instructions below:
10751075In the bottom right corner of the Bitcoin Core GUI are several icons.
10761076If you hover over the signal strength icon, it will tell you how many
10771077connections you have. The icon won't turn green until you have more
1078- than 8 active connections, which only happens if inbound connections
1078+ than 10 active connections, which only happens if inbound connections
10791079are allowed.
10801080
10811081![ Active connections] (/img/full-node/en-active-connections.png?{{site.time | date: '%s'}})
@@ -1094,7 +1094,7 @@ connections.](#enabling-connections)
10941094
10951095The [ ` getconnectioncount ` ] ( https://developer.bitcoin.org/reference/rpc/getconnectioncount.html )
10961096command will tell you how many connections you have. If you have more
1097- than 8 connections, inbound connections are allowed. For example:
1097+ than 10 connections, inbound connections are allowed. For example:
10981098
10991099<pre >$ <b >bitcoin-cli getconnectioncount</b >
1100110052</pre >
@@ -1350,7 +1350,7 @@ blocks could be served to other nodes.
13501350
13511351Some node operators need to deal with bandwidth caps imposed by their ISPs.
13521352
1353- By default, Bitcoin Core allows up to 125 connections to different peers, 8 of
1353+ By default, Bitcoin Core allows up to 125 connections to different peers, 10 of
13541354which are outbound. You can therefore have at most 117 inbound connections.
13551355
13561356The default settings can result in relatively significant traffic consumption.
@@ -1379,7 +1379,7 @@ per day)**
13791379-listen=0
13801380{% endhighlight %}
13811381
1382- Disabling listening will result in fewer nodes connected (remember the maximum of 8
1382+ Disabling listening will result in fewer nodes connected (remember the maximum of 10
13831383outbound peers). Fewer nodes will result in less traffic usage as you are relaying
13841384blocks and transactions to fewer nodes.
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