<p>Bitcoin Core 0.21+ support BIP 157, but not necessarily by default. In 0.21, it is default to off. You can enable it by adding <code>peerblockfilters=1</code> to your bitcoin.conf file.</p>

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<p>I want to allow my bitcoind node to support BIP157 so that i can allow some friends to connect their LND nodes to it.<br />
Does it support it by default?<br />
Or do i need to explicitly enable it?</p>

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Does Bitcoin Core support BIP157? (some call it neutrino)
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# Does Bitcoin Core support BIP157? (some call it neutrino)

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-04-16)

I want to allow my bitcoind node to support BIP157 so that i can allow some friends to connect their LND nodes to it.  
Does it support it by default?  
Or do i need to explicitly enable it?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-04-16. Score: 7

Bitcoin Core 0.21+ support BIP 157, but not necessarily by default. In 0.21, it is default to off. You can enable it by adding `peerblockfilters=1` to your bitcoin.conf file.


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