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*SLP411 K3tan Why Raspberry Pi Bitcoin Nodes Are Bad*
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SLP411 K3tan Why Raspberry Pi Bitcoin Nodes Are Bad 🎧

> My longtime friend, K3tan rejoins me on the show to chat about various things but importantly, we chat about why Raspberry Pi Bitcoin Nodes are bad. We chat:
> 
> - Reliability & Performance of Raspberry Pi's vs other options
> - What you can use instead
> - Cost
> - Bitcoin node packages
> - Electrum server comparison
> - HDD & SSD requirements
> - Separating bitcoin from non-bitcoin apps
> - Self-hosting

> Links:
> 
> - Twitter: [@_k3tan](https://twitter.com/_k3tan) 
> - Ministry of Nodes Nodebox guide: [Ubuntu Node Box Guide 2022 Edition](https://www.ministryofnodes.com.au/ubuntu-node-box-guide-2022) 
> - [Ministry of Nodes Consulting](https://ministryofnodes.com.au/consulting)
> - Article: [My Home Lab](https://k3tan.com/my-home-lab) 
> - [Craig Raw's blog post on electrum server performance](https://sparrowwallet.com/docs/server-performance.html)
> - Prior episode: [SLP315 k3tan -- Networking For Bitcoiners](https://stephanlivera.com/episode/315/)

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