Oddbean new post about login | logout I’m now officially a “Node Runner”! By running my own node, I help make the game: More decentralized. More secure. More private (self-sufficient). More efficient. I don’t trust, I verify, hence more integrity. More of the people, by the people. Thx to everyone who helped me level up, including our conversation - @Jeff Booth 🙏🏻 very grateful! https://m.primal.net/KfDF.jpg
Welcome to the club. ⚡
We are the nodes 😎
Welcome to the club, may your node stay up without any issues, when nostr relay?
I'm a bit of a novice here...am I beyond pulling this off or is there maybe a solid tutorial I could follow on YouTube or elsewhere? I'm interested just not sure how to move forward.
I guess that's a good starting point from @BTCsessions https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxdf8G0kzsUXSgv6TahOzg5mhNNprVKjM&si=YQc4wVadGabj8stV
and this (more high level about bitcoin) https://youtu.be/vc_7I6Fnqkk?si=b6sjueC9WMfn-rag
If you just want a Bitcoin Node, it's really easy, just don't put any BTC on it (Bitcoin core has a built-in wallet) and you've got nothing to lose. Hardest part was deciding what hardware to run it on (raspberry pi or a laptop/pc/cloud) and if I should use a service like Umbrel or build it from sourcecode myself (I chose the last one since it's just 3 lines of commands, but you have to configure tor as well, which was fine but only do that if you're not scared of command prompt 🙂) conclusion: everyone can do it, let me know if you need help!
Appreciate that!
@BTCsessions made a solid video using @Start9 to run bitcoin core and other services. But yea, you can also just purchase a 1TB or 2TB SSD hard drive from best buy and download bitcoin core directly! https://youtu.be/DKBJ3_3ZomU?feature=shared
which node did you choose to run?
Looks like Umbrel, so you can even run a lightning node with a few clicks and maybe start making some sats
At your service! 💜♾️
Now open a few lightning channels and add a Bitaxe.
Awesome!
Woohoo! 🥳 Exciting! What equipment did you go with? I’d love to follow your lead!
niiice. however. try figuring out a non-plug and play solution. I started with start9 and then finally was convinced the only truly sovereign node is running off your own linux. 🫡
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StartOS is Linux...
I love my start9! but learning how to run terminal commands and maintaining your own node updates is more sovereign 💪 I'll always recommend start9 to a new plebian doe ❤️
