Not a Raspberry Pi.

Whatever software you choose to use, whether it's start9 or umbrel or my node or you spin up your own stack, just don't use a fucking Raspberry Pi. It's probably what I'm going to be emphasizing the most. You can argue all day about software stacks, but if you're hardwear a shit, then your node is gonna have issues in the long run.

Get a cheap refurbished device on eBay or just use an old computer you have lying around your house if you have one. Upgrade the hard drive bare minimum single terabyte 2tb preferably. If you're uncomfortable building your own computer, there are a couple people I can tag on Nostr who are selling nodes.