11 sats \ 11 replies \ @Cje95 24 Oct \ parent \ on: Why aren't you running a node yet? bitcoin
It seems like it would take up a ton of space does it not?
The blockchain is 693 GB right now but you can run a pruned node if space is a limited. A pruned node still downloads and verifies all blocks but deletes them past one that increase beyond a certain threshold that you can set base on your needs. All newer computers have more than enough space to run a pruned node.
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How small can a pruned node be?
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Oh wow. that isn't big at all. Good to know. If I have issues with my pi, I might try that out.
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It seems really important. I am excited to get up and running. It's funny. I have been mining regularly for a few years now. Even though, I am quite uneducated on Bitcoin in general.
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I think right now it is less than 700 GB. Depends on what is a lot for you. Storage is quite cheap now. Unless you mean physical space.
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@ChrisS says you can prune it down to under 20gb or so.
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My Mac only has 256 gb. They charge so much for storage so.i went with a smaller size. Kind of annoying..
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