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Ask SN: What hardware do you run your bitcoin node on?

120 sats \ 24 comments \ @0xtr 22 May 2022 bitcoin

What hardware do you run your bitcoin node on? E.g Raspberry pi, Intel NUC, AWS/Azure etc

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71 sats \ 0 replies \ @longhorn 22 May 2022 freebie

An old pc running Linux.

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @And1 23 May 2022

Rasperry Pi 3b but I want to switch to a faster device. I'm thinking about buying a refurbished mini PC.

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @nullama 23 May 2022

A computer that I have physical access to.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xtr OP 23 May 2022

Yeah but what kind of hardware is it? I've hosted all my nodes on RPIs but I've heard that a lot of people are happy with e.g the Intel NUCs so I'm trying to figure out what hardware to buy for my next node/node upgrade

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @nout 23 May 2022

Raspberry Pi 4.

21 sats \ 2 replies \ @PseudoRamdom 22 May 2022

One runs on Rasberry Pi. Another one runs on HP EliteDesk 800 G3 Mini

1 sat \ 1 reply \ @0xtr OP 23 May 2022

Ooh, the HP EliteDesk looks slick. Are you happy with it?

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @PseudoRamdom 15 Jun 2022

Sorry for the late reply. Yeah it’s been good so far. Running Ubuntu server edition.

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @nullcount 22 May 2022

Proxmox VM on a distributed cluster. Allows me to live migrate the VM to another server without missingb a single CPU cycle or network request.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xtr OP 23 May 2022

Nice! What does the distributed cluster look like, do you host all of it at home over multiple servers? Or is it all remote cloud?

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @faithandcredit 22 May 2022

ASUS PN50

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xtr OP 23 May 2022

Cool, what specs is it configured with? Are you happy with it?

21 sats \ 3 replies \ @tomlaies 22 May 2022

AWS????

I imagine it's Raspberry Pi or old, sorted out laptops for most people, but AWS? In my mind this would be a little against the spirit of Bitcoin due to lack of self sovereignty and dependence on other entities - but maybe I'm just unaware of it / never heard of that due to statistical coincidence.

2 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xtr OP 23 May 2022

Yeah I added it in case someone actually did host their node on a corpo cloud. I obviously agree that that's not a good or smart way to do it

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @02174b3c39_lntxbot 5 Jun 2022

Not everybody has the same needs or skills and its not for the free to judge the choices of others' freedom.

Sovereignty includes, one hopes, the choice to cede it in certain areas of one's life.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @south_korea_ln 31 May 2022

You probably haven't heard of Voltage then.

Indeed, goes against the spirit of self-sovereignty.

At the same time, the fact this type of service exists probably tells that most people don't care about this aspect.

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @takaponka 23 May 2022 freebie

Two Rpi4 they do the job, looks good with cryptocloaks cases ! Mini PC with Linux are perfect as well.

21 sats \ 5 replies \ @siim 23 May 2022 freebie

Protectli Vault

I originally got it just to install OPNSense firewall on it, but realised that with Proxmox installed, it can quite easily run 2-3 small VMs, including a node box. Quiet and efficient.