Newbie node
Been thinking of running a node. I've got an old desktop that's just gathering dust. Any reason that wouldn't work?
Posted Sep 3, 2022, 4:34 PM UTC
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Depends on the desktop specifics. Check https://bitcoin.org/en/full-node#minimum-requirements
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Or myNode, or Umbrel, or a kijillion other options answered here on r/Bitcoin.
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While an old desktop will likely work, it's not going to be very low power compared to a Pi4 etc.
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Would work just fine, but try to at least upgrade to 8gb of RAM before installing the firmware. You don’t want a node running out of memory. Trust me. I was running a 4gb umbrel and my node would go offline at least once every other week and would require a hard reboot to clear cache. I eventually took it offline because let’s face it, my node wasn’t operating in a healthy way.
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It needs a cpu, 2GB+ ram and a 1TB hdd/ssd. That's it.