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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @Scoresby 7h \ parent \ on: Should I get a cold card? bitcoin
I've been able to run a node on an old Thinkpad x230. I don't know how shit your old computer is but you may still be able to do it.
If it's disk space that's keeping you back, just prune. People say it's bad, but I don't think it's that much of a trade-off (you still verify everything), and it's a lot better than not running a node at all.
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17 sats \ 1 reply \ @stack_harder OP 7h
it's so bad that i once it's on, it's just unusable and frozen all the time etc even getting a browser going is hard work
i figure better get something new and dedicated to only being a node
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102 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 14m
I'm guessing you aren't running Linux.
A good cheap way to run a node is on an old laptop with Linux or a 1 liter PC by Dell or Lenovo. I have bought a few on eBay and put new SSDs in them. They make great nodes. Low power use and small. You can install Umbrel or StartOS
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