Are you going the DIY way (Ubuntu) or you are going the quick Umbrel/Start9 easy stuff?
A short #nostr love story:
Yesterday i commented a post from nostr:npub1s33sw6y2p8kpz2t8avz5feu2n6yvfr6swykrnm2frletd7spnt5qew252p by sharing my goal of finally setting up my own #bitcoin node.
I mentioned being about 100,000 sats away from that goal as the last thing missing was a 2TB ssd.
Immediately after posting a kind anonymous nostrich zapped me 50k right away and thuss cut the distance to go in half within seconds.
Today a hord of supporting plebs joined together and zapped me missing 50k.
I never dreamed of such a shit ton of support just by mentioning my goal 😱
Huge thanks to all the awesome nostriches who helped me achieve my goal in under 24 hours 🤯🙏
Thank you
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I hope i didn’t miss anyone 😅
The missing ssd is on it’s way towards it’s new home and the mini pc is ready to be setup. 💪
Will share the progress and likely some questions that occur along the way 😅
Such an awesome day … so blessed 🙏🥹🫂💜 
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Discussion
I am looking into Start9 atm. But i am also a little experienced with Ubuntu (at least setting up PCs).
Any recommendation or advice about the difference?
Highly recommended to roll your own! DIY is the way, a bit more work at first but you won’t regret it in the end.
Check out MiniBolt guide
Bookmarked 💪
Thanks for sharing, looking into it 🙏
What is the biggest advantage of DIY in your opinion?
You have a lot more control over how things are set up and run. You learn a TON in the process and you will be a more sovereign and knowledgeable noderunner. You are not trusting any 3rd parties with precompiled packages, etc.
Sounds interesting to me
One of the things I have found while using S9 OS. You can not control your keys. You have to get the Backup from and for the system’s. What happens if S9 (as company) stop working or I loss my hardware? How could I force close my channels and recover my fund on-chain? (And what “chain” if I do not have any key).
I mean.. obviously those hypothetical situations are very unlikely but I don’t wanna wait it to happen to worry about it.
If you have a basic understanding of Linux, build your own.
I wrote a few articles about getting started.
My DMs are open if you have questions
This article will guide you step by step of how to install Bitcoin Core https://yakihonne.com/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzqg8p0hgwcxassvng3eee4kyhp8gy0h4j8m23g6pzalwj6g4w2pxhqq255nfnvvuxju2wv3kkgdmex9yh262cg46nympgmgv
Umbrel is an Altcoin Node.
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