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Darin 1y ago

My bitcoin node running on a Raspberry Pi has been flaky lately. nostr:npub126ntw5mnermmj0znhjhgdk8lh2af72sm8qfzq48umdlnhaj9kuns3le9ll warned me. So I partitioned a gaming PC and I’m running #bitcoin core on Proxmox. The sync just finished.

My skills are old and rusty. I don’t really know what I’m doing. Next steps are to install my LND wallet and try to recover it from my old Raspberry Pi. Then install the companion apps. Time to read more Start9 docs and watch nostr:npub1rxysxnjkhrmqd3ey73dp9n5y5yvyzcs64acc9g0k2epcpwwyya4spvhnp8 videos.

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CB 1y ago

Same experience about a year ago, but had migrated the first Embassy to a NASPi and the later migrated to an old Optiplex. I just restored my entire Start9 on it. Worked great, but your approach is probably better.

Now I’m learning my lesson and breaking my services based on performance and usage, and trying to leverage proxmox now.

The improvements have made for some struggles along the way, but I feel they balanced the move very well and I was able navigate. Grandmas of the world can’t operate them yet, but hopefully they’ve got some Grandson Jim’s to host their Vaultwarden.

FOSS projects like nostr:npub126ntw5mnermmj0znhjhgdk8lh2af72sm8qfzq48umdlnhaj9kuns3le9ll are essential if we want to avoid the centralized stockades. There’s an interesting parallel to the nostr:npub12pl4h7pk0svg8ug4mhu7a90hn6nf83eqadd94pccgsafn73s392qpt42wq avoiding the giant processors. In this comparison we are the cattle and our information is the meat.

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Darin 1y ago

I like the fact that with proxmox, I could crank up CPU and memory during the sync and now dial it back afterwards.

My real challenge is understanding the function of each component.

I HATE what I did the first time. I followed steps and it worked. I didn’t understand any of it.

At this point I need to understand it and figure out how to take my roughly $300 in my lightning node (Raspberry Pi) and move it to my new node.

I know it’s really on chain and will always be there until I move it off chain but if my LND wallet on my new gaming machine doesn’t have the same credentials I’ll never see it.

I’m missing some basic fundamentals.

I’ve come to realize that people tend to produce two types of content. 1) detailed how to (step by step)

Or

2)Why you should love Bitcoin.

I can’t seem to find the fundamentals. LOL

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CB 1y ago

I definitely feel that. I’m in the security industry, but not the sovereign “don’t trust, verify” side of things. A bit like going to a podiatrist when you need a neurosurgeon. I work in cucked environments that rely heavily on third-party, closed source solutions.

So I’m still learning and need both nostr:npub1rxysxnjkhrmqd3ey73dp9n5y5yvyzcs64acc9g0k2epcpwwyya4spvhnp8 -type tutorials along with fundamentals. He does provide a good balance of both most of the time.

Ex: Somebody asked about setting up a time-lock contract for their bitcoin yesterday. Was searching around. Found lots of resources, but a straightforward simple tutorial followed by fundamentals is not so easy to find. Somebody suggested GPT.

Have you experimented with Spirit of Satoshi yet? Perhaps that could fill that void. I wonder if it has been trained on Start9, Umbrel tutorials and the like. Thinking it’s time to check it out.