user5309: I'm running Abe to create a blockchain SQL database, so I don't want the Bitcoin client to touch my copy of the blockchain at the moment. But I would like to query the blockchain with the bitcoind client. Is there a way to run bitcoind without connecting to other nodes?

user1409: I see two approaches:

Use --connect <hostname> with the hostname set to something that doesn't exist.
Unplug from the network.


5309: <p>I'm running Abe to create a blockchain SQL database, so I don't want the Bitcoin client to touch my copy of the blockchain at the moment. But I would like to query the blockchain with the bitcoind client. Is there a way to run bitcoind without connecting to other nodes?</p>
 1409: <p>I see two approaches:</p>

<ol>
<li>Use <code>--connect &lt;hostname&gt;</code> with the hostname set to something that doesn't exist.</li>
<li>Unplug from the network.</li>
</ol>
