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p2p doc: in bitcoin.conf maxconnections should be >11, fixes #429
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Roman Zeyde authored Jul 22, 2021
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Pruning must be turned **off** for `electrs` to work.
`txindex` is allowed but unnecessary for `electrs`.
However, you might still need it if you run other services (e.g.`eclair`)
However, you might still need it if you run other services (e.g.`eclair`).
The option `maxconnections` (if used) should be set to 12 or more for bitcoind to accept inbound p2p connections.

The highly recommended way of authenticating `electrs` is using cookie file.
It's the most [secure](https://github.com/Kixunil/security_writings/blob/master/cookie_files.md) and robust method.
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