# Running a local Fuel node connected to Testnet using P2P but instantly crash **URL:** \ **Category:** Fuel Network\ **Tags:** testnet\ **Created:** [May 4, 2024, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.fuel.network/t/running-a-local-fuel-node-connected-to-testnet-using-p2p-but-instantly-crash/5235 "2024-05-04T16:59:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![crypt0mate](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.fuel.network/crypt0mate/32/2445_2.png) [@crypt0mate](https://forum.fuel.network/u/crypt0mate)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2024, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.fuel.network/t/running-a-local-fuel-node-connected-to-testnet-using-p2p-but-instantly-crash/5235/2 "2024-05-04T19:07:47Z")
Hi, > [@Node error while installing](https://forum.fuel.network/t/node-error-while-installing/5073/2): > > Hi @KonstantinosNikolaki handshake Team announced on discord that running nodes has been temporarily disabled. > [@Testnet node head behind](https://forum.fuel.network/t/testnet-node-head-behind/4916/5): > > I can provide more insight into what we’re currently working on. Right now, our guide on running nodes depends on Fuel’s reserve nodes, and we restrict the connection to a maximum of 50 nodes at any time to sync with us. We have considered temporarily increasing this limit tenfold, but given Fuel’s growing interest and popularity, this approach is simply not sustainable in the long run. The core client team is now redeveloping the method by which synced nodes can communicate with each other. TL… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.fuel.network/t/running-a-local-fuel-node-connected-to-testnet-using-p2p-but-instantly-crash/5235)._