Lnd: Warning message about unknown option: bitcoind.rpchost

Created on 9 Sep 2018 · 8Comments · Source: lightningnetwork/lnd

Background

When I start LND I see a warning message in the log for the option bitcoind.rpchost:

2018-09-09 17:20:39.933 [WRN] LTND: /home/bitcoin/.lnd/lnd.conf:25: unknown option: bitcoind.rpchost

Line 25 simpy contains: bitcoind.rpchost=127.0.0.1

Your environment

version of lnd
Version 0.5.0-beta commit=a1f549754b61c1ba84466f0226997687127f7fc0
which operating system (uname -a on *Nix)
Linux hostname 4.14.62-v7+ #1134 SMP Tue Aug 14 17:10:10 BST 2018 armv7l GNU/Linux (RaspberryPi)
version of btcd, bitcoind, or other backend
bitcoind

Source

frennkie

Most helpful comment

Oh.. sorry.. I overlooked that there is a [Bitcoin]and a [Bitcoind] section. Solved.

frennkie on 9 Sep 2018

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All 8 comments

Can you post the whole config?

halseth on 9 Sep 2018

I am getting a similar warning for 'bitcoind.rpcpass':

lnd --bitcoin.active --bitcoin.testnet --debuglevel=debug --bitcoin.node=bitcoind --bitcoind.rpcuser=xxx --bitcoind.rpcpass=xxx --bitcoind.zmqpubrawblock=tcp://127.0.0.1:28332 --bitcoind.zmqpubrawtx=tcp://127.0.0.1:28333 --externalip=x.x.x.x

2018-09-09 11:51:06.699 [WRN] LTND: C:\Users\xxx\AppData\Local\Lndlnd.conf:15: unknown option: bitcoin.rpcpass

saubyk on 9 Sep 2018

lnd.conf

bitcoin.active=1
debuglevel=debug

enable either testnet or mainnet

bitcoin.testnet=1

bitcoin.node=bitcoind
bitcoind.rpcuser=xxx
bitcoin.rpcpass=xxx
bitcoind.zmqpubrawblock=tcp://127.0.0.1:28332
bitcoind.zmqpubrawtx=tcp://127.0.0.1:28332

bitcoind.zmqpath=tcp://127.0.0.1:28332

externalip=x.x.x.x

autopilot.active=1

autopilot.maxchannels=7

autopilot.allocation=0.2

saubyk on 9 Sep 2018

bitcoin.conf

testnet=1
txindex=1
server=1
dbcache=6000
daemon=1
rpcuser=xxx
rpcpassword=xxx
zmqpubrawblock=tcp://127.0.0.1:28332
zmqpubrawtx=tcp://127.0.0.1:28333

saubyk on 9 Sep 2018

[Application Options]
debuglevel=info
maxpendingchannels=5
alias=xxx
color=#68F442
rpclisten=0.0.0.0:10009
tlsextradomain=x.y.z
restlisten=127.0.0.1:8080
[Bitcoin]
bitcoin.active=1
bitcoin.mainnet=1
bitcoin.node=bitcoind
bitcoind.rpchost=127.0.0.1
bitcoind.rpcuser=raspibolt
bitcoind.rpcpass=xxx
bitcoind.zmqpubrawblock=tcp://127.0.0.1:28332
bitcoind.zmqpubrawtx=tcp://127.0.0.1:28333

frennkie on 9 Sep 2018

Try setting the category [Bitcoind] above it

halseth on 9 Sep 2018

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Oh.. sorry.. I overlooked that there is a [Bitcoin]and a [Bitcoind] section. Solved.

frennkie on 9 Sep 2018

👍2

That resolved it for me... WOW the order of the Category solved for me as well.