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102 sats \ 2 replies \ @kepford 20h \ parent \ on: Umbrel releases redesigned Bitcoin Node App bitcoin
They've had a Knots app for some time. Also platforms like Umbrel and StartOS make it very easy for devs to add their apps to their systems via containers.
These node in box solutions have been nothing but great for getting people to run their own nodes. I have set up several of them. I see this as part of the long path to exposing less technical people to bitcoin. Many will never dig deeper but that wasn't true for me. Umbrel and some of the other node in box solutions saved me a ton of time getting a node spun up.
I've also set nodes up completely from scratch but that wasn't my first time and probably will never be something most people will do. Its not hard to find problems with Umbrel or StartOS if you look long enough. But, its all about tradeoffs to me.
I agree. node running maybe eventually becomes like router running (which many people manage to do), but it need to look like plug the thing in to the wall and the internet and then you are done. The node in a box companies are moving towards this; more power to 'em!