enable a ban list ✋ Monero node and GUI wallet

Activate the blocklist in the Monero GUI wallet or Monero node.

I've written this here before, but even if it only draws the attention of a few wallet and node operators to the banlist, it's already worth it. It reduces the connections to suspicious, potentially useless or even counterproductive nodes in the Monero network.

Monero GUI wallet

If your run your own local node through the GUI wallet, go to Settings. In the “Daemon startup flags” box, input “–ban-list <file-path-to-ban-list>”. Then click the orange “Stop daemon” button. It will take a few seconds for the daemon to shut down. Then click the orange “Start daemon” button. If you use a remote node, whoever operates the remote node will decide if the ban list is enabled.

✋ node operators enable a ban list

The Monero Research Lab (MRL) has decided to recommend that all Monero node operators enable a ban list

https://github.com/Boog900/monero-ban-list/blob/main/ban_list.txt

Download the ban list and:

./monerod --ban-list <file-path-to-ban-list>

🧐 https://gist.github.com/Rucknium/76edd249c363b9ecf2517db4fab42e88