<blockquote>
  <p>Can someone tell me why my node is not appearing on the live map?</p>
</blockquote>

<p>It is likely due to the software that they are running and it does not necessarily see your node. You don't have to be on the map in order to be online. You don't have to be listed on any website in order to be online. That you are not on the map should not concern you as it does not matter. It's just a fancy graphic and does not actually mean much.</p>

<p>You can check if you are connected to the network by using the <code>getconnectioncount</code> or <code>getnetworkinfo</code> commands. Those will tell you how many connections to other nodes that you have, and if it is more than 0, then you are connected to the Bitcoin network.</p>

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Thanks for your answer Andrew.
Is it possible to connect to another node of my choice? My friend runs a node and I would like to be connected to his node. His IP is: 119.23.55.31:8333

Looking forward to your response
Synthia Bob
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You can use the `addnode` command to connect to a specific node.
Ava Chow
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Ava Chow
<p>Try</p>

<pre><code>bitcoin-cli getconnectioncount
</code></pre>

<p>How many connections do you have? Are you sure your port 8333 is open?</p>

<p>Bitnodes API returns a DOWN status for your node.</p>

<pre><code>curl -H "Accept: application/json; indent=4" https://bitnodes.earn.com/api/v1/nodes/2001:0:9d38:6abd:18e2:3f37:8f79:532e-8333/

{
    "hostname": "",
    "address": "2001:0:9d38:6abd:18e2:3f37:8f79:532e",
    "status": "DOWN",
    "data": null,
    "bitcoin_address": "",
    "url": "",
    "verified": false,
    "mbps": null }
</code></pre>

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Bontano
<p>I wanted to verify that my node is on the bitcoin network. For this I used the 'getnetworkinfo' command on my bitcoincore console and was able to optain my node's IP address. This is: 2001:0:9d38:6abd:18e2:3f37:8f79:532e
I then entered this address and port (8333) into <a href="https://bitnodes.earn.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://bitnodes.earn.com</a> and my node checked out.
However my node does not display, when I look at the map of live nodes at: <a href="https://bitnodes.earn.com/nodes/live-map/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://bitnodes.earn.com/nodes/live-map/</a></p>

<p>Can someone tell me why my node is not appearing on the live map?</p>

<bitcoin-core><network><nodes><full-node>
How to confirm my node is on the network?
Synthia Bob
# How to confirm my node is on the network?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-04-29)

I wanted to verify that my node is on the bitcoin network. For this I used the 'getnetworkinfo' command on my bitcoincore console and was able to optain my node's IP address. This is: 2001:0:9d38:6abd:18e2:3f37:8f79:532e
I then entered this address and port (8333) into <https://bitnodes.earn.com> and my node checked out.
However my node does not display, when I look at the map of live nodes at: <https://bitnodes.earn.com/nodes/live-map/>

Can someone tell me why my node is not appearing on the live map?

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, network, nodes, full-node


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-04-29. Score: 2

> Can someone tell me why my node is not appearing on the live map?

It is likely due to the software that they are running and it does not necessarily see your node. You don't have to be on the map in order to be online. You don't have to be listed on any website in order to be online. That you are not on the map should not concern you as it does not matter. It's just a fancy graphic and does not actually mean much.

You can check if you are connected to the network by using the `getconnectioncount` or `getnetworkinfo` commands. Those will tell you how many connections to other nodes that you have, and if it is more than 0, then you are connected to the Bitcoin network.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks for your answer Andrew. Is it possible to connect to another node of my choice? My friend runs a node and I would like to be connected to his node. His IP is: 119.23.55.31:8333  Looking forward to your response  
> **username_1**: You can use the `addnode` command to connect to a specific node.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2018-04-29. Score: 1

Try

```
bitcoin-cli getconnectioncount

```

How many connections do you have? Are you sure your port 8333 is open?

Bitnodes API returns a DOWN status for your node.

```
curl -H "Accept: application/json; indent=4" https://bitnodes.earn.com/api/v1/nodes/2001:0:9d38:6abd:18e2:3f37:8f79:532e-8333/

{
    "hostname": "",
    "address": "2001:0:9d38:6abd:18e2:3f37:8f79:532e",
    "status": "DOWN",
    "data": null,
    "bitcoin_address": "",
    "url": "",
    "verified": false,
    "mbps": null }

```


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