Description

PM2 module to monitor a Bitcoin node with Keymetrics

Install

pm2 install pm2-bitcoin

Requirements

This module requires a Bitcoin Daemon install (tested against v0.13.1.0).

Bitnodes stats

To be able to monitor status via bitnodes.21.co, the node must first be activated manually at https://bitnodes.21.co/nodes/<ADDRESS>-<PORT>/

Configure

• host (Defaults to localhost) : Set the hostname/ip of your bitcoin node
• network (Defaults to mainnet): Set the network of your bitcoin node (mainnet, testnet, regtest)
• username (Defaults to foo): Set the username of your bitcoin node
• password (Defaults to bar): Set the password of your bitcoin node
• nodeAddress (Defaults to ``): Set the public bitcoin node ip address (to check stats with bitnodes.21.co)
• nodePort (Defaults to ``): Set the public bitcoin node port (to check stats with bitnodes.21.co)

How to set these values ?

After having installed the module you have to type : pm2 set pm2-bitcoin:<key> <value>

e.g:

• pm2 set pm2-bitcoin:host localhost (set the bitcoin port to localhost)
• pm2 set pm2-bitcoin:password keppo (use keppo as password for your bitcoin node)

Uninstall

pm2 uninstall pm2-bitcoin