IBD over clearnet?

Is there a way to do the initial block download over clearnet and then switch it back to private once finished?

Yes, you can do this. In fact, it’s the default behavior.

A fresh installation of StartOS and Bitcoin Core will download blocks from peers connected to over clearnet.

The setting you’re looking for to then disable clearnet is in Config → Advanced → Peers → Disable Clearnet.

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