# Connect Bisq to local regtest node

**URL:** <https://bisq.community/t/connect-bisq-to-local-regtest-node/9972>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [November 21, 2020, 6:03pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/connect-bisq-to-local-regtest-node/9972 "2020-11-21T18:03:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![oshirowanen](https://bisq.community/user_avatar/bisq.community/oshirowanen/32/2739_2.png) [@oshirowanen](https://bisq.community/u/oshirowanen)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2020, 6:03pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/connect-bisq-to-local-regtest-node/9972/1 "2020-11-21T18:03:47Z")

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Hello,

I have a local regtest node running bitcoin 0.20. The Bisq documentation suggests the Bisq can detect a local node and connect to it automatically, but for me this does not seem to work. Bisq connects to Bitcoin Mainnet (using Tor).

I have tried going to settings and typing in [http://localhost:18443/](http://localhost:18443/), I then restart and it still connects to the Mainnet.

i have starting Bisq using the command

./Bisq --btcNodes=http://localhost:18443

but it still connects to the mainnet.

How do I connect Bisq 1.4.2 to a local bitcoin 0.20 regtest node?

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**Author:** ![MnM](https://bisq.community/user_avatar/bisq.community/mnm/32/257_2.png) [@MnM](https://bisq.community/u/MnM)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2020, 9:07am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/connect-bisq-to-local-regtest-node/9972/2 "2020-11-22T09:07:27Z")

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This was replied at Keybase, isn’t it?

This is what @huey said, I’m going to collect it for reference:

- [https://github.com/bisq-network/bisq/blob/master/docs/README.md](https://github.com/bisq-network/bisq/blob/master/docs/README.md)
- You need to specify Bisq to connect to the regtest. Something like --baseCurrencyNetwork=BTC\_REGTEST. That documentation should help.