Node question:
If I have a newish high end computer that I use for computationally heavy work and need to ensure its longevity because I can’t replace it for many years, is it worth running a full node from that machine for like 8 hours a day?
I don’t know that much about how running a node affects the hardware.
I also don’t like leaving it running over night.
Is there any use to adding a node?
#asknostr
Shouldn’t affect the hardware, the resource requirements are fairly minimal. Mostly space for the blockchain and about 1GB RAM.
But IMO it’s probably not worth running a node for only 8hours a day, better to just have a dedicated hardware for the node and run it 24/7 instead.
🙏 thanks!
I like to keep my nodes up 24/7, in which case I would say you are better off having a dedicated low power computer instead. You don't need a lot of resources. These new mini pcs nowadays have plenty of power to run a node, space for two storage devices if you want some redundancy and they are inexpensive.
My suggestion would be for a mid range mini that you can turn into a server which could run nodes and some of your own self hosted software.
I did this with a monero node for a while and it was only inconvenient if I suddenly wanted to make a tx and it wasnt synced.
it should be the same.
eventually i just put a node on a $300 always-on laptop tho
