<p>my goal is to set up a full bitcoin node. This is my third try, please help.</p>
<ul>
<li><p>Bitcoin core version: 24.0.1</p>
</li>
<li><p>Hardware spec: MacBook Pro late 2011 i5 4cpu, 4GB ram, 500GB HDD,</p>
</li>
<li><p>Software: fully formatted with OS linux ubuntu LTS 22.04 minimal installation.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Internet: 500MB wifi download conecction. 150MB upload.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>I also set up in ./bitcoin with nano, a bitcoin.conf with settings :</p>
<ul>
<li>server=1</li>
<li>txindex=1</li>
<li>daemon=1</li>
<li>rpcport=8332</li>
<li>rpcbind=0.0.0.0</li>
<li>rpcallowip=127.0.0.1</li>
<li>rpcallowip=10.0.0.0/8</li>
<li>rpcallowip=172.0.0.0/8</li>
<li>rpcallowip=192.0.0.0/8</li>
<li>zmqpubrawblock=tcp://0.0.0.0:28332</li>
<li>zmqpubrawtx=tcp://0.0.0.0:28333</li>
<li>zmqpubhashblock=tcp://0.0.0.0:28334</li>
<li>whitelist=127.0.0.1</li>
<li>rpcauth=bitcoin:[output of rpcauth.py]</li>
</ul>
<p>So, when I use bitcoind to start bitcoin core, I do not know why it just randomly stops downloading the blockchain at certain blocks and the window terminal closes itself. This issue started around blocks of 2015-09. Also, I should say that sometimes it takes less than a minute and sometimes could be running for 30 mins or more and then shutdown again.</p>
<p>After this, I am opening a new tab, then I use bicoind, bitcoin-cli stop and then again bitcoind to run it back up again. (I do this because I dont know if I need to start and close it right before running it again).</p>
<p>As I can't be every minute running all the time the core download, I would like to ask for help due to, I would like to identify the issue in order to just wait it to download and not be every minute running it:</p>
<ul>
<li>It is my hardware?</li>
<li>It is the peer conection?</li>
<li>My OS, my btc core version...?</li>
<li>Etc...</li>
</ul>

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2023-01-04T13:42:52.517Z
My guess would be that your Bitcoin Core process is running out of memory and getting killed.
Pieter Wuille
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2023-01-04T14:20:47.410Z
Thank you Pieter for your answer. getting a better hardware should fix this? If this so, its because ram or drive memory?
Blocknoob
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2023-01-04T14:47:22.080Z
See if any of the advice here helps: https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/50580/208
Pieter Wuille
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2023-01-04T22:19:05.977Z
Thanks for your support!
Blocknoob
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2023-01-05T15:10:31.653Z
Maybe do not use txindex until you know you need it.
Mercedes
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Bitcoin core download randomly stops
Blocknoob
# Bitcoin core download randomly stops

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-01-04)

my goal is to set up a full bitcoin node. This is my third try, please help.

* Bitcoin core version: 24.0.1
* Hardware spec: MacBook Pro late 2011 i5 4cpu, 4GB ram, 500GB HDD,
* Software: fully formatted with OS linux ubuntu LTS 22.04 minimal installation.
* Internet: 500MB wifi download conecction. 150MB upload.

I also set up in ./bitcoin with nano, a bitcoin.conf with settings :

* server=1
* txindex=1
* daemon=1
* rpcport=8332
* rpcbind=0.0.0.0
* rpcallowip=127.0.0.1
* rpcallowip=10.0.0.0/8
* rpcallowip=172.0.0.0/8
* rpcallowip=192.0.0.0/8
* zmqpubrawblock=tcp://0.0.0.0:28332
* zmqpubrawtx=tcp://0.0.0.0:28333
* zmqpubhashblock=tcp://0.0.0.0:28334
* whitelist=127.0.0.1
* rpcauth=bitcoin:[output of rpcauth.py]

So, when I use bitcoind to start bitcoin core, I do not know why it just randomly stops downloading the blockchain at certain blocks and the window terminal closes itself. This issue started around blocks of 2015-09. Also, I should say that sometimes it takes less than a minute and sometimes could be running for 30 mins or more and then shutdown again.

After this, I am opening a new tab, then I use bicoind, bitcoin-cli stop and then again bitcoind to run it back up again. (I do this because I dont know if I need to start and close it right before running it again).

As I can't be every minute running all the time the core download, I would like to ask for help due to, I would like to identify the issue in order to just wait it to download and not be every minute running it:

* It is my hardware?
* It is the peer conection?
* My OS, my btc core version...?
* Etc...

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, full-node, installation

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: My guess would be that your Bitcoin Core process is running out of memory and getting killed.  
> **username_0**: Thank you Pieter for your answer. getting a better hardware should fix this? If this so, its because ram or drive memory?  
> **username_1**: See if any of the advice here helps: https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/50580/208  
> **username_0**: Thanks for your support!  
> **username_2**: Maybe do not use txindex until you know you need it.  

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