<p>The default port I think should be 8332 not 8832, however if you modify your config file to include:</p>

<p>RPCPort=8832</p>

<p>Then restart server and it should work</p>

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hafnero
<p>You may want to add the following line to your .config file:</p>

<pre><code>listen=1
</code></pre>

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mmm, interesting, I thought that -server implied listen as well? Does anyone know for certain on this?
hafnero
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Peter H
<pre><code> # server=1 tells Bitcoin-QT to accept JSON-RPC commands.
 server=1

 # You must set rpcuser and rpcpassword to secure the JSON-RPC api
 rpcuser=bhhtufhrt
 rpcpassword=ferhrhh
</code></pre>

<p>im trying to connect to my bitcoin thats my conf file but i cant connect to </p>

<pre><code>http://127.0.0.1:8832/
</code></pre>

<p>im running on my local machine</p>

<bitcoin-core>
Cannot connect to bitcoin-qt server
user3162803
# Cannot connect to bitcoin-qt server

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-03-10)

```
 # server=1 tells Bitcoin-QT to accept JSON-RPC commands.
 server=1

 # You must set rpcuser and rpcpassword to secure the JSON-RPC api
 rpcuser=bhhtufhrt
 rpcpassword=ferhrhh

```

im trying to connect to my bitcoin thats my conf file but i cant connect to

```
http://127.0.0.1:8832/

```

im running on my local machine

**Tags:** bitcoin-core


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2014-03-10. Score: 1

The default port I think should be 8332 not 8832, however if you modify your config file to include:

RPCPort=8832

Then restart server and it should work


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### Answer by username_2 on 2014-03-10. Score: -1

You may want to add the following line to your .config file:

```
listen=1

```

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: mmm, interesting, I thought that -server implied listen as well? Does anyone know for certain on this?  

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