I also recently started running a node, Welcome to the rabbit hole!
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🤔 Curious whether I should do it or not
I did it, and in terms of custody it’s the way. For that alone, the process is pretty easy and very rewarding.
There is a rabbit hole you can go down running a lightning node. This will require more time and technical understanding, but if you are determined, you can add value to the lightning network.
And I do this all just purely of my PC?
I recommend building from scratch and running a dedicated machine. Umbrel’s raspberry pi tutorial is a great start and has a parts list of everything you’ll need.
After install you just run everything through local.umbrel which is a very friendly UI.
Gm ⚡️ thanks for sharing this
It's better on a dedicated machine.