I'm looking for some data on what bottleneck variables go into an initial btc blockchain sync. e.g. If you have an NVMe drive, but you are syncing over tor only I assume the NVMe vs Sata drive isn't going to matter. Anyone have any data on that?
can you just use a vpn instead or tor? I'm ignorant, but that seems like it would be a ton faster for the initial download
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You can use a VPN but it probably isn't as anon as tor, but that isn't usually built into apps like umbrel. You could even download over the internet without tor or a VPN, it just exposes your VPN to the world and lets them know you are running a btc node.
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