<p>One easy way to check if your node is active and running and reachable by nodes is to head over to <a href="https://bitnodes.earn.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">bitnodes</a> and use the IP address of the machine running bitcoin core (or if you are on a home network, you'll need to find out your public IP address, which can be found by visiting <a href="http://whatismyip.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">What is My IP</a>) and enter it into the "Join the Network" tool. Remember that your node will only accept incoming connections once it is fully verified, which can take a bit of time. </p>

<p>If you struggle with getting incoming connections to work, give the <a href="https://bitcoin.org/en/full-node#network-configuration" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Networking Configuration</a> section of the Running a Full Node docs a read.</p>

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Assuming you have a testnet node, do you know if bitnodes still works?  So far it seems like it does not.
Matt Jensen
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<p>I just followed the instruction to run full node in Ubuntu using the below bitcoin.org link.
<a href="https://bitcoin.org/en/full-node#ubuntu-1610" rel="noreferrer">https://bitcoin.org/en/full-node#ubuntu-1610</a>
How do I verify if the full node in PC is active and running? Thanks!</p>

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Checking if full node is running
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# Checking if full node is running

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-11-12)

I just followed the instruction to run full node in Ubuntu using the below bitcoin.org link.
<https://bitcoin.org/en/full-node#ubuntu-1610>
How do I verify if the full node in PC is active and running? Thanks!

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-11-12. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

One easy way to check if your node is active and running and reachable by nodes is to head over to [bitnodes](https://bitnodes.earn.com) and use the IP address of the machine running bitcoin core (or if you are on a home network, you'll need to find out your public IP address, which can be found by visiting [What is My IP](http://whatismyip.com)) and enter it into the "Join the Network" tool. Remember that your node will only accept incoming connections once it is fully verified, which can take a bit of time.

If you struggle with getting incoming connections to work, give the [Networking Configuration](https://bitcoin.org/en/full-node#network-configuration) section of the Running a Full Node docs a read.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Assuming you have a testnet node, do you know if bitnodes still works?  So far it seems like it does not.  

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