pickynode

Some people are picky about the bitcoin nodes they connect to.

Requirements:

You need a working full node on your machine. The bitcoin-cli command should be functional.

Installation:

gem install pickynode

Usage:

Display list of currently connected nodes:

pickynode

Add node type:

pickynode --add=USER_AGENT_FILTER

Ban node type:

pickynode --ban=USER_AGENT_FILTER

Connect to node type:

pickynode --connect=USER_AGENT_FILTER

Disconnect from node type:

pickynode --disconnect=USER_AGENT_FILTER

Help:

pickynode v0.1.4
Options:
  -a, --add=<s>           Add node type
  -c, --connect=<s>       Connect to node type
  -b, --ban=<s>           Ban node type
  -d, --debug             Debug mode
  -i, --info              Local node info
  -o, --output            Output commands
  -s, --disconnect=<s>    Disconnect from node type
  -l, --limit=<i>         Limit number of nodes to add/connect
  -v, --version           Print version and exit
  -h, --help              Show this message

The --add and --connect commands pull data from Bitnodes.