diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e123ea4..09f4b47 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Get started
 
 Docs
 ---
-* [Hardware Requirements](docs/hardware.md)
+* [Hardware requirements](docs/hardware.md)
 * [Installation](docs/install.md)
 * [Configuration and maintenance](docs/configuration.md)
 * [Using services](docs/services.md)
diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index fa872d5..4a64c57 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -89,21 +89,21 @@ services.bitcoind = {
 };
 
 # Open the p2p port in the firewall
-networking.firewall.allowedTCPPorts = [ config.services.nix-bitcoin.port ];
+networking.firewall.allowedTCPPorts = [ config.services.bitcoind.port ];
 ```
 
 ## Allow bitcoind RPC connections from LAN
 
 ```nix
 services.bitcoind = {
-  # Listen to connections on all interfaces
-  address = "0.0.0.0";
+  # Listen to RPC connections on all interfaces
+  rpc.address = "0.0.0.0";
 
   # Allow RPC connections from external addresses
   rpc.allowip = [
     "10.10.0.0/24" # Allow a subnet
     "10.50.0.3" # Allow a specific address
-    "0.0.0.0" # Allow all addresses
+    "0.0.0.0/0" # Allow all addresses
   ];
 
   # Set this if you're using the `secure-node.nix` template
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ services.bitcoind = {
 };
 
 # Open the RPC port in the firewall
-networking.firewall.allowedTCPPorts = [ config.services.nix-bitcoin.rpc.port ];
+networking.firewall.allowedTCPPorts = [ config.services.bitcoind.rpc.port ];
 ```
 
 ## Allow connections to electrs
@@ -181,9 +181,26 @@ Some services require extra steps:
 Use a bitcoind instance running on another node within a nix-bitcoin config.
 
 ```nix
+imports = [ <nix-bitcoin/modules/presets/bitcoind-remote.nix> ];
+
 services.bitcoind = {
+  enable = true;
+
   # Address of the other node
   address = "10.10.0.2";
+  rpc.address = "10.10.0.2";
+
+  # Some nix-bitcoin services require whitelisted bitcoind p2p connections
+  # to work reliably.
+  # Search for `whitelistedPort` in this repo to see the affected services.
+  # If you're using one of these services, either add a whitelisted p2p port
+  # on your remote node via `whitebind` and set it here:
+  whitelistedPort = <remote whitebind RPC port>;
+  #
+  # Or use the default p2p port and add `whitelist=<address of this node>` to
+  # your remote bitcoind config:
+  whitelistedPort = config.services.bitcoind.port;
+
   rpc.users = let
     # The fully privileged bitcoind RPC username of the other node
     name = "myrpcuser";
@@ -196,8 +213,6 @@ services.bitcoind = {
     # joinmarket-ob-watcher.name = name;
   };
 };
-# Disable the local bitcoind service
-systemd.services.bitcoind.wantedBy = mkForce [];
 ```
 
 Now save the password of the RPC user to the following files on your nix-bitcoin node:
@@ -211,6 +226,8 @@ $secretsDir/bitcoin-rpcpassword-public
 ```
 See: [Secrets dir](#secrets-dir)
 
+Restart `bitcoind` after updating the secrets: `systemctl restart bitcoind`.
+
 # Temporarily disable a service
 
 Sometimes you might want to disable a service without removing the service user and
@@ -221,7 +238,8 @@ Use the following approach:
 ```
 systemd.services.<service>.wantedBy = mkForce [];
 ```
-This way, the systemd service still exists, but is not automatically started.
+This way, the systemd service still exists, but is not automatically started.\
+Note: This only works for services that are not required by other active services.
 
 # Appendix
 
diff --git a/helper/makeShell.nix b/helper/makeShell.nix
index 933ecb4..7dd93fb 100644
--- a/helper/makeShell.nix
+++ b/helper/makeShell.nix
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ pkgs.stdenv.mkDerivation {
     )}
 
     eval-config() {
-      NIXOS_CONFIG="${cfgDir}/krops/krops-configuration.nix" nix eval --raw -f ${nixpkgs}/nixos system.outPath
+      NIXOS_CONFIG="${cfgDir}/krops/krops-configuration.nix" \
+        nix-instantiate --eval ${nixpkgs}/nixos -A system.outPath | tr -d '"'
       echo
     }
 
diff --git a/modules/bitcoind.nix b/modules/bitcoind.nix
index b38cf25..2d1ea64 100644
--- a/modules/bitcoind.nix
+++ b/modules/bitcoind.nix
@@ -398,10 +398,12 @@ in {
           install -o '${cfg.user}' -g '${cfg.group}' -m 640 <(echo "$cfg") $confFile
         fi
       '';
+
       # Enable RPC access for group
       postStart = ''
         chmod g=r '${cfg.dataDir}/${optionalString cfg.regtest "regtest/"}.cookie'
       '';
+
       serviceConfig = nbLib.defaultHardening // {
         Type = "notify";
         NotifyAccess = "all";
diff --git a/modules/hardware-wallets.nix b/modules/hardware-wallets.nix
index 807fb66..d8d2871 100644
--- a/modules/hardware-wallets.nix
+++ b/modules/hardware-wallets.nix
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ let
   };
 
   cfg = config.services.hardware-wallets;
-  dataDir = "/var/lib/hardware-wallets/";
-  enabled = cfg.ledger || cfg.trezor;
 in {
   inherit options;
 
diff --git a/modules/presets/bitcoind-remote.nix b/modules/presets/bitcoind-remote.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c62125
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/presets/bitcoind-remote.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+
+let
+  cfg = config.services.bitcoind;
+  secretsDir = config.nix-bitcoin.secretsDir;
+in {
+  services.bitcoind = {
+    # Make the local bitcoin-cli work with the remote node
+    extraConfig = ''
+      rpcuser=${cfg.rpc.users.privileged.name}
+    '';
+  };
+
+  systemd.services.bitcoind = {
+    preStart = lib.mkAfter ''
+      echo "rpcpassword=$(cat ${secretsDir}/bitcoin-rpcpassword-privileged)" >> '${cfg.dataDir}'/bitcoin.conf
+    '';
+    postStart = lib.mkForce "";
+    serviceConfig = {
+      Type = lib.mkForce "oneshot";
+      ExecStart = lib.mkForce "${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/true";
+      RemainAfterExit = true;
+    };
+  };
+}