Not long ago I posted on here that I finally run my own node on Windows 10. There was a lot of comments suggesting Linux and umbrel.
After a few hours of research, here's what I did in case somebody wants to do the same.
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Got a used mini PC from eBay for £70
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Flashed ubuntu server 22.04.2 LTD onto us stick with Belena Etcher
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Installed ubuntu os on my new used mini pc (couldn't be simpler and I never touched Linux before)
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Downloaded and installed umbrel from terminal (command to this on umbrel's website)
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Synchronised blockchain within 24 hours (it was much quicker than synching on windows)
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Opened 8333 port on my router to accept incoming connections to my node
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Edited bitcoin config file to accept max 30 connections at a time and upload 5gb a day
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Restarted the node and it's now been up for 2 hours!
The total time spent on making this happen is roughly 3 hours with no prior Linux knowledge (minus the chain download).
I'm loving the fact I can troubleshoot my bone server through ssh from the laptop and see what's up with the node either from there or umbrel.local even on my phone.
Next project: just bought Antminer S9 from eBay. So happy! :).
Awesome! Keep us posted on the node and how the Antminer works out as well.
This is great! I think that’s a record setting setup, mine took a couple days to sync. Let us know how the antminer does! I imagine it’s too competitive for me but I hope it fulfills what you need it to do.