<p>You should check if port <code>8333</code> is open. If port is closed from internet, bitcoin client will make only 8 outgoing connections. <code>maxconnections</code> parameter works only for incoming connections.</p>

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2017-08-21T09:49:12.173Z
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<p>I set <code>maxconnections=125</code> in <code>bitcoin.conf</code> but still has only 8 connections in nodelist. Please tell why?</p>

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Why there is only 8 peers in bitcoind?
Denis Leonov
# Why there is only 8 peers in bitcoind?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-08-21)

I set `maxconnections=125` in `bitcoin.conf` but still has only 8 connections in nodelist. Please tell why?

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, bitcoind, peers


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-08-21. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

You should check if port `8333` is open. If port is closed from internet, bitcoin client will make only 8 outgoing connections. `maxconnections` parameter works only for incoming connections.


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