It’s not hard, look at the specs of the beloved Umbrel of 500$ and get used parts for a lot cheaper. Anything with 16GB and 2T SSD is an upgrade from your PI.
I’m sorry for your situation but your finances and priorities are of your own control. Maybe you should reconsider them.
I don’t think I deserve this kind of response. I’ve been building a node community since almost the first month I started here. People can choose to support or not if they feel I have provided them value. This isn’t about getting free stuff. Show me your proof of work.
You are right, my response was rude and I am sorry about it.
I believe that your post could be misleading in the way I have expressed but I shouldn’t have used that way to deliver my opinion.
Sorry mate
All good here. 🫂🤝
I did consider that I might get some criticism for going that route vs. DIY, but my first responsibility is to my channel peers and keeping them from getting force closed. I am just looking out for them and want to make sure I can transition everything with no issues. I appreciate any and all suggestions on alternative setups.
nostr:npub1aeh2zw4elewy5682lxc6xnlqzjnxksq303gwu2npfaxd49vmde6qcq4nwx has been incredibly generous as a Nostr citizen. I’ve known him since December ‘22 and met him a few times IRL. He’s dedicated an incredible amount of time building the #Nodestrich community, which has helped hundreds of neophyte Nostr users become noderunners. With the fees we are seeing right now, the importance of this work is even more evident and I for one am incredibly grateful that he helped me become a #Nodestrich
He has helped out numerous people on their own projects, giving them his time and expertise without asking for anything in return. The nostr:npub1wxl6njlcgygduct7jkgzrvyvd9fylj4pqvll6p32h59wyetm5fxqjchcan logo and nostr:npub1c0nfstrlj0jy8kvl953v84hudwnpgad0zx709z0ey7nmjp0llegslzg243 branding are his work. He’s been generous as a guest contributor for the nostr:npub19mduaf5569jx9xz555jcx3v06mvktvtpu0zgk47n4lcpjsz43zzqhj6vzk , has advised us and helped us improve our product, helped with networking and much more.
Perhaps you should pause before passing judgement on someone you don’t know. You could have actually been constructive and spec’d out some hardware for him, but instead you chose to be a dick.
Not passing any judgement, I don’t refute anything that he has done for the community. I am just pointing out that the justifications provided for it has no technical ground.
If he wants a Umbrel Server from donations since he is a contributing member it’s fine, however where I am not agreeing is the premise that it is a key node with lots a channels therefore the Umbrel Server is a must and not a luxury.
It’s just my opinion
Well your opinion is fucking rude. Here I fixed it for you. 
🤣 can’t make this shit up. Meanwhile that’s what I see in my feed.
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Since when do freedom of speech and freedom of censorship mean that there are no consequences? Quite the opposite. Freedom of speech and censorship come with more responsibility.
Proof of work matters. Helping out members of your community matters.
Don’t be a dick. 
But after consideration, you are right, rightfully or not, my opinion was delivered in a rude way. I should and will apologize.
Well I guess I’m the dick now after that meme I posted, didn’t see your response 😬
Either way, I think we need to recognize proof of work and support the devs, relay operators and content creators that make this place better. 🫂
No problem man, your response was called for.
Someone that rolls out punches should be able to accept taking a few. I asked for it 🫂
nostr:npub1yrshm58vrwcgxf5guuu6mztsn5z8m6era4g5dq3wlhfdy2h9qntsp0ja94 I actually have you to thank for pushing me out of my comfort zone to begin with. I had been struggling with the choice of a DIY build vs. something I knew would work out of the box, but wouldn’t be as good in the long run, and wouldn’t teach me something new. 🫂
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