0 sats \ 4 replies \ @02d6987ce2 8 Dec 2022 \ on: How much would you pay for a cloud hosted Bitcoin Full Node bitcoin
Are you kidding? You can run BTC Pay server on a $10 P/M digital ocean instance with full ~650gb blockchain
You shouldn't look to charge more than $20-25, and that should include lightning management
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12 sats \ 3 replies \ @gd OP 8 Dec 2022
I think you may have misread my post. I'm talking about a Bitcoin full node with a 400GB blockchain sync, not a BTC Pay server.
If you want to sync a 400GB blockchain to DO then you need to pay for the storage for that.
Neutrino nodes on the other hand— Yes, I totally am on board with those price points.
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99 sats \ 2 replies \ @02d6987ce2 8 Dec 2022
Apologies, you are right, I just checked and indeed my cloud btcpay instance is just 50gb disk / 2gb memory. Didn't realise it wasn't actually a Full Node, thanks for correcting me.
For full node I do run a Start 9 personal server on a RasPi which has no cloud dependency. The cost for that is ~250 eur inc. peripherals (just hardware)
EDIT: just checked the pricing for a VPS with 1TB of storage. Wow!! Home node is surely the way to go if you are cost-conscious.
EDIT2: Thank goodness for small blocks!
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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @gd OP 8 Dec 2022
I'll be honest, you got me excited at the prospect of being able to run them for $20!
How do you like the Start9 node? I've not had an opportunity to try them out yet but it looks pretty cool.
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11 sats \ 0 replies \ @02d6987ce2 8 Dec 2022
Start 9 works great, and in a few weeks there are some big things coming:
  • clearnet (currently all services run over tor)
  • nextcloud (sovereign storage)
  • embassy pro (built on Librem Mini)
It's also nice to be able to run your own Sphinx server and send IMs over lightning. All using your own hardware (no need to dox yourself with a centralised cloud provider, or depend on one)
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