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-# Sample hsd config file (~/.hsd/hsd.conf)
-
-#
-# Options
-#
-
-# network: main
-
-#
-# Node
-#
-
-prefix: ~/.hsd
-db: leveldb
-max-files: 64
-cache-size: 100
-
-#
-# Workers
-#
-
-workers: true
-# workers-size: 4
-# workers-timeout: 5000
-
-#
-# Logger
-#
-
-log-level: debug
-log-console: true
-log-file: true
-
-#
-# Chain
-#
-
-prune: false
-checkpoints: true
-entry-cache: 5000
-index-tx: false
-index-address: false
-
-#
-# Mempool
-#
-
-mempool-size: 100
-limit-free: true
-limit-free-relay: 15
-reject-absurd-fees: true
-persistent-mempool: false
-
-#
-# Pool
-#
-
-compact: true
-bip37: false
-listen: true
-max-outbound: 8
-max-inbound: 30
-max-proof-rps: 100
-
-# Proxy Server (browser=websockets, node=socks)
-# proxy: foo:bar@127.0.0.1:9050
-# onion: true
-# upnp: true
-
-# Custom list of seeds
-# seeds: key@127.0.0.1
-
-# Local Host & Port (to listen on)
-host: ::
-# port: 12038
-
-# Public Host & Port (to advertise to peers)
-# public-host: 1.2.3.4
-# public-port: 12038
-
-# Brontide Identity Key (see also ~/.hsd/key)
-identity-key: 74b4147957813b62cc8987f2b711ddb31f8cb46dcbf71502033da66053c8780a
-
-# Always try to connect to these nodes.
-# nodes: key@127.0.0.1,key@127.0.0.2
-
-# Only try to connect to these nodes.
-# only: key@127.0.0.1,key@127.0.0.2
-
-#
-# Miner
-#
-
-coinbase-flags: mined by hsd
-# coinbase-address: hs1qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqrfy4d0
-preverify: false
-max-block-weight: 4000000
-reserved-block-weight: 4000
-reserved-block-sigops: 400
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-#
-# HTTP
-#
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-http-host: ::
-# http-port: 12037
-# ssl: true
-# ssl-cert: @/ssl/cert.crt
-# ssl-key: @/ssl/priv.key
-api-key: bikeshed
-# no-auth: false
-
-#
-# Wallet
-#
-
-wallet-checkpoints: true
-wallet-auth: false