Add -rpcbind option to allow binding RPC port on a specific interface

Add -rpcbind command option to specify binding RPC service on one
or multiple specific interfaces.

Functionality if -rpcbind is not specified remains the same as before:

- If no -rpcallowip specified, bind on localhost
- If no -rpcbind specified, bind on any interface

Implements part of #3111.
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Wladimir J. van der Laan
2014-02-17 17:35:40 +01:00
parent fa41db8779
commit deb3572ab1
2 changed files with 62 additions and 36 deletions

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@@ -304,10 +304,11 @@ std::string HelpMessage(HelpMessageMode hmm)
strUsage += "\n" + _("RPC server options:") + "\n";
strUsage += " -server " + _("Accept command line and JSON-RPC commands") + "\n";
strUsage += " -rpcbind=<addr> " + _("Bind to given address to listen for JSON-RPC connections. Use [host]:port notation for IPv6. This option can be specified multiple times (default: bind to all interfaces)") + "\n";
strUsage += " -rpcuser=<user> " + _("Username for JSON-RPC connections") + "\n";
strUsage += " -rpcpassword=<pw> " + _("Password for JSON-RPC connections") + "\n";
strUsage += " -rpcport=<port> " + _("Listen for JSON-RPC connections on <port> (default: 8332 or testnet: 18332)") + "\n";
strUsage += " -rpcallowip=<ip> " + _("Allow JSON-RPC connections from specified IP address") + "\n";
strUsage += " -rpcallowip=<ip> " + _("Allow JSON-RPC connections from specified IP address. This option can be specified multiple times") + "\n";
strUsage += " -rpcthreads=<n> " + _("Set the number of threads to service RPC calls (default: 4)") + "\n";
strUsage += "\n" + _("RPC SSL options: (see the Bitcoin Wiki for SSL setup instructions)") + "\n";