Derek, are you speaking from experience with the product? I have been looking around at different "node" solutions and saw reviews that Umbrel was problematic. I'm not sure who to believe at this point. Probably have to spin up 3 or 4 and make a decision based on my own experience.
nostr:npub1aghreq2dpz3h3799hrawev5gf5zc2kt4ch9ykhp9utt0jd3gdu2qtlmhct is turning into a hell of a self hosting platform, beyond Bitcoin and Lightning. The future of computing is self sovereign. I'm impressed.
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I ran Umbrel for 2.5 years. I only left the platform because I'm a power user and needed to do more and build my own tools. If I was not as tech savvy as I am, I would still be running Umbrel.
Also somewhat tech savvy and I’ve use umbrel but now over to start9 because time savings and after all it is a bitcoin focused os
I'm tech retarded but realize the concept of self sovereignty is uber important so I was thinking of buying a Start9 server so I can get customer service for the OS. I dunno, seems smart.
Good choice.
I was also leaning toward Start9, but don't really have experience with any of them. I have plenty of vSphere / Windows server experience so I consider myself tech savvy enough to self-host something. I'm just not sure which one yet. LOL
Haha yeah I really like the Start9 story (hardware, OS and software are all sovereignty focused). + White glove support for those who buy the hardware. Hopefully the reality matches the narrative.
Support is essential for me.
I don’t need any more hardware so I’ll be happy to just donate a a little bit.
Not looking for any hand holding because I like some small self involvement