Anything I can do with the spare machine for/with BTC/Lightning?
I'm not a developer, I'm a product designer who is somewhat technical. However I'm looking to learn, hands on.
25 sats \ 3 replies \ @frostdragon 4 Aug 2022
You probably wouldn't want to use it for mining for running a node long term, but it could be a good learning experience to set those up! Assuming you don't already have those things. Might be helpful if you want to do that more seriously in the future.
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @linesgone OP 4 Aug 2022
I have neither, but would like to get my feet wet with it. Any links of where to begin with what I need?
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35 sats \ 1 reply \ @frostdragon 4 Aug 2022
https://bitcoin.org/en/full-node#what-is-a-full-node is going to be your primary resource, not to mention https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin
Umbrel is good / helpful for setting up a bitcoin and lightning nodes. Planning to use them later this year to set up a bitcoin node. https://umbrel.com
Not actually sure for bitcoin mining - I think mining pools have set up guides, but for educational purposes I'd want to try it independently anyway.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @linesgone OP 4 Aug 2022
🙏🏻
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @kilianbuhn 4 Aug 2022
With spare time you could learn programming swift!
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @linesgone OP 4 Aug 2022
I already know basic swift… but yes, useful.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @beorange 4 Aug 2022
Probably... set up your own bitcoin "validator" node (to contribute to the network), plus a lightning node if you feel adventurous (and then use a graphical front-end or mobile app to connect to it).
If you were a developer, you could then try to build stuff on top of it (tip bot, etc).
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