How big is the entire blockchain right now in terms of gigabytes ?
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The timechain is currently 464.2 GB
Sheeeeeshhhh okokok so it is def possible I just wonβt be storing it on my laptop Iβll get a cheap SSD instead, damn lemme actually see if I can go buy one locally rn
Like 500 or so; you donβt need to hold the entire thing; you can prune to 500MB
I was literally just wondering this!!! Okay amazing!!! π« what about a lighting node is that very different ?
I can only limit to 1GB but Iβll do it
Holy shit itβs gonna take forever to catch up huh π Iβm still 10 yrs behind and its been synchronizing for 20 mins
Your time preference is showing.
π€£ wrong one Tony, just not gonna sit in front of my computer till itβs done! gonna go workout and do other stuff then since my work laptop is now unusable for a day or so by itβs own estimates π«π
this is why we wanted small blocks; imagine if blocks were 8MB or 32MB π
Omggg I wishhhhhhh!!! Does it really need to be this big ?
The start is huge. The pruning is happening later. The blockchain is like 500Gb.
The pruning happens as you validate; otherwise youβd be forced to store the entire thing at IBD and then prune to the size you want to keep which would defeat the purpose of pruning (ability to run a node with minimum storage requirements)