---
name: "dogecoin-qt"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "dogecoin"
version: "1.10.0-7.1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dogecoin-qt"
---

# dogecoin-qt(1)

peer-to-peer network based digital currency

## NAME

dogecoin-qt - peer-to-peer network based digital currency

## DESCRIPTION

### Usage:

-

  dogecoin-qt \[command-line options\]

## OPTIONS

- \-?

  This help message

- **-conf=**\<file\>

  Specify configuration file (default: dogecoin.conf)

- **-pid=**\<file\>

  Specify pid file (default: dogecoind.pid)

- **-gen**

  Generate coins

- **-gen**=*0*

  Don't generate coins

- **-datadir=**\<dir\>

  Specify data directory

- **-dbcache=**\<n\>

  Set database cache size in megabytes (default: 25)

- **-timeout=**\<n\>

  Specify connection timeout in milliseconds (default: 5000)

- **-proxy=**\<ip:port\>

  Connect through socks proxy

- **-socks=**\<n\>

  Select the version of socks proxy to use (4-5, default: 5)

- **-tor=**\<ip:port\>

  Use proxy to reach tor hidden services (default: same as **-proxy**)

- **-dns**

  Allow DNS lookups for **-addnode**, **-seednode** and **-connect**

- **-port=**\<port\>

  Listen for connections on \<port\> (default: 8333 or testnet: 18333)

- **-maxconnections=**\<n\>

  Maintain at most \<n\> connections to peers (default: 125)

- **-addnode=**\<ip\>

  Add a node to connect to and attempt to keep the connection open

- **-connect=**\<ip\>

  Connect only to the specified node(s)

- **-seednode=**\<ip\>

  Connect to a node to retrieve peer addresses, and disconnect

- **-externalip=**\<ip\>

  Specify your own public address

- **-onlynet=**\<net\>

  Only connect to nodes in network \<net\> (IPv4, IPv6 or Tor)

- **-discover**

  Discover own IP address (default: 1 when listening and no **-externalip**)

- **-checkpoints**

  Only accept block chain matching built-in checkpoints (default: 1)

- **-listen**

  Accept connections from outside (default: 1 if no **-proxy** or **-connect**)

- **-bind=**\<addr\>

  Bind to given address and always listen on it. Use \[host\]:port notation for IPv6

- **-dnsseed**

  Find peers using DNS lookup (default: 1 unless **-connect**)

- **-banscore=**\<n\>

  Threshold for disconnecting misbehaving peers (default: 100)

- **-bantime=**\<n\>

  Number of seconds to keep misbehaving peers from reconnecting (default: 86400)

- **-maxreceivebuffer=**\<n\>

  Maximum per-connection receive buffer, \<n\>\*1000 bytes (default: 5000)

- **-maxsendbuffer=**\<n\>

  Maximum per-connection send buffer, \<n\>\*1000 bytes (default: 1000)

- **-upnp**

  Use UPnP to map the listening port (default: 1 when listening)

- **-paytxfee=**\<amt\>

  Fee per KB to add to transactions you send

- **-server**

  Accept command line and JSON-RPC commands

- **-testnet**

  Use the test network

- **-debug**

  Output extra debugging information. Implies all other **-debug**\* options

- **-debugnet**

  Output extra network debugging information

- **-logtimestamps**

  Prepend debug output with timestamp

- **-shrinkdebugfile**

  Shrink debug.log file on client startup (default: 1 when no **-debug**)

- **-printtoconsole**

  Send trace/debug info to console instead of debug.log file

- **-rpcuser=**\<user\>

  Username for JSON-RPC connections

- **-rpcpassword=**\<pw\>

  Password for JSON-RPC connections

- **-rpcport=**\<port\>

  Listen for JSON-RPC connections on \<port\> (default: 8332 or testnet: 18332)

- **-rpcallowip=**\<ip\>

  Allow JSON-RPC connections from specified IP address

- **-rpcthreads=**\<n\>

  Set the number of threads to service RPC calls (default: 4)

- **-blocknotify=**\<cmd\>

  Execute command when the best block changes (%s in cmd is replaced by block hash)

- **-walletnotify=**\<cmd\>

  Execute command when a wallet transaction changes (%s in cmd is replaced by TxID)

- **-alertnotify=**\<cmd\>

  Execute command when a relevant alert is received (%s in cmd is replaced by message)

- **-upgradewallet**

  Upgrade wallet to latest format

- **-keypool=**\<n\>

  Set key pool size to \<n\> (default: 100)

- **-rescan**

  Rescan the block chain for missing wallet transactions

- **-salvagewallet**

  Attempt to recover private keys from a corrupt wallet.dat

- **-checkblocks=**\<n\>

  How many blocks to check at startup (default: 288, 0 = all)

- **-checklevel=**\<n\>

  How thorough the block verification is (0-4, default: 3)

- **-txindex**

  Maintain a full transaction index (default: 0)

- **-loadblock=**\<file\>

  Imports blocks from external blk000??.dat file

- **-reindex**

  Rebuild block chain index from current blk000??.dat files

- **-par=**\<n\>

  Set the number of script verification threads (1-16, 0=auto, default: 0)

### Block creation options:

- **-blockminsize=**\<n\>

  Set minimum block size in bytes (default: 0)

- **-blockmaxsize=**\<n\>

  Set maximum block size in bytes (default: 250000)

**-blockprioritysize=**\<n\> Set maximum size of high-priority/low-fee transactions in bytes (default: 27000)

SSL options: (see the Dogecoin Wiki for SSL setup instructions)

- **-rpcssl**

  Use OpenSSL (https) for JSON-RPC connections

- **-rpcsslcertificatechainfile=**\<file.cert\>

  Server certificate file (default: server.cert)

- **-rpcsslprivatekeyfile=**\<file.pem\>

  Server private key (default: server.pem)

- **-rpcsslciphers=**\<ciphers\>

  Acceptable ciphers (default: TLSv1+HIGH:!SSLv2:!aNULL:!eNULL:!AH:!3DES:@STRENGTH)

### UI options:

- **-lang=**\<lang\>

  Set language, for example "de\_DE" (default: system locale)

- **-min**

  Start minimized

- **-splash**

  Show splash screen on startup (default: 1)