Umbrel home is kinda expensive, I've bought a similar mini pc (Beelink mini pc)under $200 for the same specs. The only advantage is umbrel home is gonna help you with the migration.
I don’t come to the #Nostr expecting anything, but if you wouldn’t mind boosting this note I’d appreciate it. 🙏
I’m one of the founders of nostr:npub1hxfkcs9gvtm49702rmwn2aeuvhkd2w6f0svm4sl84g8glhzx5u9srk5p6t, a community of noderunners on the Nostr, currently with over 340 member nodes and an active Telegram group, where we help new and experienced users connect, share knowledge, and expand the Lightning network together.
I started my journey into running a bitcoin and Lightning node in early 2021, when I was one of the first 100 members of Plebnet.
Built on a Raspberry Pi4 with 8 GB of ram, my current node, Dan on the Moon now runs 60 channels with a total capacity of nearly 175 million sats.
In early January, 2023, soon after joining the Nostr, I realized there was no organized group of noderunners, so I decided to start one along with a few other people. Within 3 months, we had reached 200 members, and are on track to double that by our one year anniversary.
Due to the current high-fee environment, my node hardware is struggling under the load. With no way to expand memory and disk space in the current configuration, it's due for an upgrade.
Because it runs Umbrel, I've decided the path of least resistance will be to purchase an Umbrel Home, which sells for $500 US, and ships with a migration assistant to seamlessly move all of the existing node data and channels.
In the future, I plan to also build a second node on custom-built components, but the current need is to keep this node stable and not end up in a situation where any of my channels get force-closed.
If I am able to raise the funds through Geyser, the node will be renamed "The Nodestrich" and will provide more stability for my channel peers, who have been some of the most supportive and helpful people I have met since I started my journey.
Thank you! 💜⚡️🫂
Discussion
Yeah, it’s all about the migration. I know it’s technically possible to do it by cloning the drive and copying over the channel data, but it’s kind of a scary prospect at the moment given the number of channels and the risk of force closures.
I’ve asked nostr:npub1aghreq2dpz3h3799hrawev5gf5zc2kt4ch9ykhp9utt0jd3gdu2qtlmhct if they had planned to release a standalone migration assistant for custom-built nodes but I haven’t heard of anything being planned or released yet.
You just need to copy the LND directory to your new node. It's very easy. I can help if you need it.
I did this several months ago when I migrated from a Raspberry Pi 4 to my current setup, which is a $150 used Dell notebook.
Might take you up on that. I have alternate hardware specs but it's coming in at a similar price point. I prefer to not buy used equipment because you never know what kind of lifespan it has left in it. I'll hit you up and if we come up with a better budget I'll revise the Geyser.