Block limit hasn’t changed since segwit. Filling up blocks with more data (that is paid for) has always been the goal (which is why developing scaling solutions has been so important). The nature of that content is irrelevant.
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Why is an SSD required versus HDD? My node runs on an HDD and I’ve never noticed any issues. They are waaaay cheaper. I got a name brand 4TB HDD for like $80.
High chance of running into problems, especially if using a raspberry pi.
Is raspberry pi the standard? 🤔
Interestingly there is not even a standard raspberry pi! They keep getting better all the time (old model 3s basically are strongly discouraged as of a couple years ago for most node running software) which means they should be able to keep up.
Then bitcoin was/is already broken. Has nothing to do with inscriptions.
How so? While this HDD is new I’ve used an HDD as a second hard drive for my desktop and running Bitcoin core on my desktop for years without a hiccup.
It’s not a guarantee it’s just as I said, moving physical parts can wear out more easily.
https://www.tomshardware.com/features/ssd-vs-hdd-hard-drive-difference
Definitely true, but even an HDD based node you have to replace every couple years or a 1TB pruned SSD node doesn’t feel like the end of the world. Maybe I’m missing something or oversimplifying.
Read/write time is faster for ssd I believe and also might have a longer shelf life because no physical moving pieces to wear out but otherwise either should be fine as you say.
The whole reason block sizes remained smaller was to make sure people could store the block chain on their own devices and nodes could be diverse and decentralized. Sure content is irrelevant but if the blochain gets too large it can price out "mom and pop" nodes. As long as hard drive storage grows cheaper and the block chain doesn't surpass that affordability were fine.
Right. That’s my point. The block limit is set and hasn’t been increased since segwit. Inscriptions/ordinals aren’t and cant change that. They are just using the limit that the whole network of nodes advocated for with segwit.