Umbrel OS is dogshit slow.
Gonna have to falsh this and install Ubuntu... and then start again..
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Have you thought about trying proxmox
taking a look at it now...
it seems quite technical? I'm looking at ubuntu server right now, all I need is to have my own BTC node, lighting and some other smaller containers. I'm using an older laptop to run the server.
So if you want to get off and running fast, I have a guide to running startos in proxmox which will give you the benefit of the onion and local addresses and being able to get the btc node off and running. I can also send you a link to a site which helps you get a bunch of other containers running easily, like 1 command for next cloud and gitea, etc.
You can also very easily spin up a vm with Ubuntu or Debian to run your node on. The benefit is memory abstraction so if you add ram or disk space it's easy to expand.
I'm currently working on a dummy proof script/documentation to go from home node to full cloud bitcoin super node with minimal inputs while preserving customizable stuff, but the farm chores take precedent in the summer.
oh I see, this would be at a datacenter right? I realised I needed to install ubuntu because the server version is headless, and that's kinda pointless on a laptop.
For my needs, a local home server is fine. In fact, I want to just tinker around and actually download the node at least once first, try out lighting intergrations like BTCPay etc.
I'm also paying for the servers, two at the moment, so I really want to reduce my costs.
I currently have a relay running at a datacenter, using strfry. wss//nostr.sovrgn.co.za
Nope, I have mine running on a 2tb nuc at home.
you that NUC looks pretty decent! Umbrel has one too, and there's these "microserver" PCs which are also cool.
Tell me something, other than the HDD space, what is the real difference between a NUC and say a i3 laptop?
The laptop I have is 4gb, 1tb hdd(though I should swap it for a SSD) and then it has screen + peripherals.
I've been weighing up "headless" vs getting an enterprise second-hand laptop (something meaty) to run as a home server
If they have identical specs then nothing besides form factor. A pc is a pc. Probably cost of the screen increases the laptop cost, and maybe increases power draw, but idk.
I like headless because I can just access it from my laptop but you can do that with the laptop server too if you know the ip or setup port forwarding, but my router doesn't permit it.
Have you bought hardware yet? I have a referral I can give you for a guy that is awesome and will help you set things up.
I'm in South Africa, so it may be harder to get. But we have datacenters here too. I haven't bought any hardware, nor do I intend to; it'd rather be as "light as possible" - if you know what I mean.
I'd rather run relays in datacenters and just keep "core" things on a "hot" laptop.
Fair enough.