Lightning node and Nostr relay should ideally run on separate VMs. Raspberry Piis not sufficient hardware for it.

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W/lightning, totally agree should be separate. Bitcoin, depends on need of the server.

I agree they should be kept separate. And I would personally keep them separate and not due to hardware/resource limits but because I simply don’t want anything else on my Bitcoin node. I’m concerned about my node becoming compromised. I initially thought it was okay but I changed my mind after presenting the idea to the Raspiblitz folks.

However, it is still the user’s choice and some setups may provide sufficient isolation for some.

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Nothing except your main Lightning node on one box.

Nostr relay, secondary LN node (with liquidity) and other apps on a different box.

* with small liquidity

It depends on the users needs, but a Pi is absolutely sufficient enough for a private relay to store your own notes and events. I wouldn't co-mingle the two services though, for security purposes.

Is there a video or something how to set up ?

I don't know, sorry. I setup my relay manually.

Ime,, pis usually die just from running docker; if I were to run my relay in a pi I’d do it straight on the metal and skip docker altogether.

Would the hw in a pi allow for a private relay on top of ie umbrel (that is running full node and lightning)?

yes, it would. though, i wouldn't recommend it. i don't like mixing bitcoin with other applications for security purposes.

So umbrel app store is a bad take on the personal server set up?

Its really practical though.

It’s really practical, sure, but they have many applications that are resource dependent and/or is far too security compromising to really recommend past your first/initial node, learning about how these systems work.