How can I simulate private bitcoin network with random peer discovery

Question

I am looking for a way to simulate a 1000 node bitcoin network on my private LAN/Wifi network.

Answer 1

You can model the whatever network you wish to using the regtest mode right.. The trick is to sandbox them if you are trying to connect on a LAN. specify a unique port (if listening) and rpcport (if using rpc) for each node specify a unique data directory for each node