<p><code>keypoolsize</code> only shows how many keys are currently in the keypool. It does not reflect the maximum size of the keypool. The <code>keypool=&lt;n&gt;</code> option does not automatically fill the keypool to that size, you will need to refill it by using <code>keypoolrefill</code>.</p>

<p>If after <code>keypoolrefill</code> you still do not see a larger keypool, then that means your bitcoin.conf file is either named incorrectly, located in the wrong location, or formatted incorrectly.</p>

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Ava Chow
<p>I used keypool=10000 in the conf file but bitcoin-cli -getinfo shows "keypoolsize":1000. Why?</p>

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Try running `keypoolrefill`
Raghav Sood
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But that will just refill it back to 1000 in case I use a couple of addresses and bring it down to 998, right? I need the size to be expanded.
oktested
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This sort of thing is almost totally irrelevant with HD wallets.
Claris
<bitcoin.conf><keypool>
Setting keypool size in the conf file
oktested
# Setting keypool size in the conf file

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-10-25)

I used keypool=10000 in the conf file but bitcoin-cli -getinfo shows "keypoolsize":1000. Why?

**Tags:** bitcoin.conf, keypool

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Try running `keypoolrefill`  
> **username_0**: But that will just refill it back to 1000 in case I use a couple of addresses and bring it down to 998, right? I need the size to be expanded.  
> **username_2**: This sort of thing is almost totally irrelevant with HD wallets.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2018-10-25. Score: 2

`keypoolsize` only shows how many keys are currently in the keypool. It does not reflect the maximum size of the keypool. The `keypool=` option does not automatically fill the keypool to that size, you will need to refill it by using `keypoolrefill`.

If after `keypoolrefill` you still do not see a larger keypool, then that means your bitcoin.conf file is either named incorrectly, located in the wrong location, or formatted incorrectly.


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