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130 sats \ 2 replies \ @DarthCoin 28 Dec 2024 \ on: Do you run a Lightning node standalone or with a packager? lightning
I've run all bundle nodes. Testing them.
Those are good for starters that are not so familiar with CLI commands.
Yes if you start doing yourself as a noob all those apps it can go crazy. The bundle in dockers have pro and contra issues. In the end the user MUST learn how to debug and run CLI commands.
I wrote some guides about these aspects.
Now I prefer to run compartimelized nodes:
- a central bitcoin core only. This can serve blocks for any and multiple other nodes - electrum spv, neutrino, btc rpc, esplora. Also if I need a quick full btc node I could copy the blockchain data direvtly or sync over LAN faster.
- each LN node implementation on its own machine, when is needed and also could be used as backup funding source between them. Neutrino for LND is really underrated. You can spin up a LN node in matter of minutes.
- a machine with separate btc apps: lnbits, alby hub, btcpay, thunderhub, rtl etc
- all the rest of non-btc apps I run with a NAS or dedicated server machine. There is no need to mix with btc apps.
Putting everything in one machine is a mistake and bring only trouble. Especially the btc core that is eating a lot of resources and LN node needs a continuous I/O with the disk. If add any non-btc apps you are just creating more trouble.
Thanks Darth. Never gave much thought to the load that Bitcoin Core and an LN node can put on a machine. Maybe that’s why the Start9 I had always seemed to be choking (e.g. always trying to sync but never quite getting there).
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I agree about neutrino, but could not find any btcd node to connect to on testnet3. Do you know any?
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