<p>Bitcoin Core supports <code>addnode</code> in the configuration which will add a dedicated outgoing peer to the defined IP address. <code>connect</code> will make a single outgoing connection to only that peer and nobody else. </p>

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But how to run 2 wallets at the same time?
user
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You can start Bitcoin Core twice. You will need to start with `-listen=0` on one of them and use a different datadir.
Ava Chow
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Claris
<p>I remember somewhere I saw how to do it, but I can’t find
I want to run 2 wallets without nodes and connect them locally to each other.</p>

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How to connect 2 wallets locally to each other?
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# How to connect 2 wallets locally to each other?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-02-08)

I remember somewhere I saw how to do it, but I can’t find
I want to run 2 wallets without nodes and connect them locally to each other.

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-02-08. Score: 1

Bitcoin Core supports `addnode` in the configuration which will add a dedicated outgoing peer to the defined IP address. `connect` will make a single outgoing connection to only that peer and nobody else.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: But how to run 2 wallets at the same time?  
> **username_2**: You can start Bitcoin Core twice. You will need to start with `-listen=0` on one of them and use a different datadir.  

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