{"action":"opened","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/bitcoin-solutions/multibit-hd/issues/568","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/bitcoin-solutions/multibit-hd/issues/568/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/bitcoin-solutions/multibit-hd/issues/568/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/bitcoin-solutions/multibit-hd/issues/568/events","html_url":"https://github.com/bitcoin-solutions/multibit-hd/issues/568","id":77785958,"number":568,"title":"Feature request: Connect exclusively to a defined (local) full node","user":{"login":"wodry","id":8447873,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8447873?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/wodry","html_url":"https://github.com/wodry","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/wodry/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/wodry/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/wodry/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/wodry/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/wodry/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/wodry/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/wodry/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/wodry/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/wodry/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":0,"created_at":"2015-05-18T20:01:56Z","updated_at":"2015-05-18T20:01:56Z","closed_at":null,"body":"Found this in the Bitcoin Wiki about the advantage of connecting MultiBit HD exclusively to a full node which the User is also running in parallel.\r\n\r\n>if you use a lightweight client like MultiBit but configure it to connect exclusively to your full node, then you will contribute to the network's economic strength and receive protection from some possible attacks against lightweight nodes. \r\n\r\n([source] (https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Full_node#How_to_run_a_full_node))\r\n\r\nSince I am running a full node, I would like to take the advantage of connecting my MultiBit HD exclusively to my full node's Onion address (Tor hidden service, bitcoin node is tor-only).\r\n"}}