Operator guide

How-to hub for running a BLVM node. You do not need the Consensus, Protocol, or Governance sections for day-to-day operations.

New to BLVM? Installation → Quick Start (regtest, ~5 minutes) → this page for ongoing tasks.

First sync and daily run

Task	Guide
Config, RPC verify, and mainnet IBD	First Node Setup (mainnet IBD)
Regtest local dev (5 min)	Quick Start
Start / stop / backup	Node Operations
Import Bitcoin Core datadir	Operations — Core datadir
Configuration file and env	Node configuration
All config keys (reference)	Configuration Reference

Mainnet first sync touches several docs—use this map instead of reading them in arbitrary order.

Topic	Guide
First mainnet sync (config, RPC verify, checklist)	First Node Setup — Mainnet IBD
Parallel download, chunk tuning, assume-valid	Performance — Parallel IBD
Optional age-tiered UTXO store (`BLVM_IBD_ENGINE=1`)	IBD UTXO engine
Bandwidth limits when serving peers during their IBD	IBD bandwidth protection
Stuck, slow, or quiet sync	Troubleshooting — Mainnet IBD
`[ibd]` keys and `BLVM_IBD_*` env vars	Configuration Reference — IBD

Task	Guide
Pre-mainnet checklist	Deployment posture
RPC auth and transport	RPC transport × authentication
Threat surfaces	Threat models

Task	Guide
Database backends	Storage Backends
LAN peering (faster sync when LAN peers exist)	LAN Peering
Transports (TCP default)	Transport abstraction
Mempool / RBF policies	RBF and Mempool Policies

Task	Guide
Mining overview	Mining Integration
Stratum V2	Stratum V2 + Merge Mining, Stratum V2 module
DATUM / Ocean	Datum module