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<p>Will this cause issues when running btc-rpc-explorer if I wanted to query old data?</p>
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<p>Yes, as <a href="https://github.com/janoside/btc-rpc-explorer#prerequisites" rel="nofollow noreferrer">it requires <code>txindex</code></a>.</p>
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<p>And if so what is the appropriate pruned node amount to access 1-2 years of blockchain history?</p>
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<p><code>txindex</code> is currently only supported without pruning, so you need to have a non-pruned <code>bitcoind</code> to use <code>btc-rpc-explorer</code>.</p>

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<p>I'm thinking of using <a href="https://github.com/janoside/btc-rpc-explorer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://github.com/janoside/btc-rpc-explorer</a> as my json explorer, but I run a pruned bitcoin node. Will this cause issues when running btc-rpc-explorer if I wanted to query old data? And if so what is the appropriate pruned node amount to access 1-2 years of blockchain history?</p>

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# Do I need a Bitcoin full node in order to use BTC RPC Explorer?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-07-24)

I'm thinking of using <https://github.com/janoside/btc-rpc-explorer> as my json explorer, but I run a pruned bitcoin node. Will this cause issues when running btc-rpc-explorer if I wanted to query old data? And if so what is the appropriate pruned node amount to access 1-2 years of blockchain history?

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, blockexplorer, pruning


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-07-24. Score: 1

> Will this cause issues when running btc-rpc-explorer if I wanted to query old data?

Yes, as [it requires `txindex`](https://github.com/janoside/btc-rpc-explorer#prerequisites).

> And if so what is the appropriate pruned node amount to access 1-2 years of blockchain history?

`txindex` is currently only supported without pruning, so you need to have a non-pruned `bitcoind` to use `btc-rpc-explorer`.


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