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### bootnodes
### bootnodes
```bash tab="Syntax"
```bash tab="Syntax"
--bootnodes=< enode: / / id @ host:port > [,< enode: / / id @ host:port > ...]...
--bootnodes[ =< enode: / / id @ host:port > [,< enode: / / id @ host:port > ...]...]
```
```
```bash tab="Example Command Line"
```bash tab="Example Command Line"
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bootnodes=["enode://c35c3...d615f@1.2.3.4:30303","enode://f42c13...fc456@1.2.3.5:30303"]
bootnodes=["enode://c35c3...d615f@1.2.3.4:30303","enode://f42c13...fc456@1.2.3.5:30303"]
```
```
```bash tab="Example Node Acting as Bootnode"
--bootnodes
```
List of comma-separated enode URLs for P2P discovery bootstrap.
List of comma-separated enode URLs for P2P discovery bootstrap.
When connecting to mainnet or public testnets, the default is a predefined list of enode URLs.
When connecting to mainnet or public testnets, the default is a predefined list of enode URLs.
Specify bootnodes when connecting to a [private network ](../Configuring-Pantheon/Testing-Developing-Nodes.md#bootnodes ).
Specify bootnodes when connecting to a [private network ](../Configuring-Pantheon/Testing-Developing-Nodes.md#bootnodes ).
!!! note
Specifying a node is a [bootnode ](../Configuring-Pantheon/Testing-Developing-Nodes.md#bootnodes )
must be done on the command line not in a [configuration file ](../Configuring-Pantheon/Using-Configuration-File.md ).
### config
### config
```bash tab="Syntax"
```bash tab="Syntax"