Oddbean

You don't need a separate computer or a lot of space to run a bitcoin node. You can install Bitcoin core on your day to day computer/laptop and prune it to only take up a few GB. This allows you to broadcast transactions to the chain without relying on someone else's node. Please do this if you don't already.

IMO you can't really call yourself a bitcoiner until you do this. nostr:nevent1qqs9d4kcmpn9mc0alfdau2wtvz44p6hc7v8djv6rykl5hrfxavmqnkcpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfdupzpckv7l8jqspl8u4y54dn9rcduwlrs4v2040nxce0m2h0cunvrj8tqvzqqqqqqyjyyfqf

Thanks for the info. I have few questions. Can we run a lightning node on a pruned Bitcoin Core Node? And one more question, Can I run Lightning node on my MacOS without using umbrel or any OS, are there any CLI/GUI interfaces through which I can run a LIGHTNING node?

Been running Bitcoin core unpruned from home server for sometime now and restricted to using TOR only. Also, I have a lightning node, SANJOSE_UBETCHA instance running on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. If this wasn't a free-forever service, from a cost prospective it wouldn't make financial sense to run a lightning node.

Pruned nodes are useful. I run both. I've run a pruned #node on my phone for years. But #pruned nodes vs full nodes miss the point. The point is that #Bitcoin is a #P2P (person to person) system. Meaning... my node communicates directly with your node to transact and store value. No #middlemen. No #intermediaries. No #miners, #developers. No #rockstars, #celebrities, #gurus #cults of personality. #Politics or #religion. Just #purity, supported by #virtue. This is what makes Bitcoin unique. This is what makes Bitcoin highly valuable, powerful and AWESOME! I don't have to rely on some greed driven jackass middle man to hold or use MY! money. We're going through a phase where people are trying to rationalize dumping all kinds of garbage into the blockchain to increase fees. They want to recreate the money printing disaster that necessitated the creation of Bitcoin. Bitcoin's security and greatness is based on the fact that almost anyone who wants to can run a full node and be completely sovereign over their money. Sovereign under a monetary policy with a limited supply and extremely low or no #transaction #fees. No fees that would devalue your Bitcoin, tax your ability to use it, or add inflation to your Bitcoin by proxy. If we can't limit Bitcoin transactions to legitimate Bitcoin financial transactions only. Then we need to #suspend all transaction fees until we get close to the end of the #block #rewards. It's not in the interest of Bitcoin owners, users and supporters to continue to allow the blockchain abuse being committed. Abuse that artificially and fraudulently inflates transaction fees. The miners job is to earn the block reward. Not trash the blockchain. Or rip-off the owners and users of Bitcoin. It's going to stop. One way or another.