How much storage space do I need to run a btc node?
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Depends on what you wanna do with it, I guess.
For a "pruned" node 10GB might do,
for the full blockchain with UTXO set, txindex and stuff it's more like ~750 right now, so I'd recommend a minimum of 1TB, better make it 2.
Agreed. For a full archival node, youāll probably want at least 2TB. Thatās enough to accommodate the current chain data, plus room for an indexing service like Fulcrum, plus room to grow.
If you donāt want all the historical data, you can get away with 10GB like lassdas said.
Also, note that the storage doesnāt have to be all high speed. The block data can go into lower-speed, cheaper (HDD) disk space while the indexes and UTXO set data can be on higher speed (SSD) drive.
This is somewhat of an advanced configuration though. So if a 2TB SSD is in your budget, thatās the simpler option.
Last full block Chaim install I did was 390Gb
Reccomentd 1TB drive if you can allow it
1tb is enough for the next few years, currently about 650gb
Any recommendations for the software? I'd like to remain as self sovereign as possible. Use case for running a node is to have a full node. And learn. I doubt I'll use it for much right away other than learning
Again, it depends.. on your skills and preferences.
Easiest way would be to just install startOS from start9, or umbrel.
I run both, kinda like startOS more, although it does everything (and i mean EVERYTHING) thru Tor, which is quite slow even on .local
devs say clearnet-options will come soonā¢, so we wait.
In the meantime i installed umbrel, to try it out and get clearnet-connections.
But if you wanna learn you can build and install everything yourself on a basic ubuntu or something, done that a couple of times too.
It's no rocket-science, if you can read tutorials and follow instructions you're good to go.
Iāve found nostr:npub126ntw5mnermmj0znhjhgdk8lh2af72sm8qfzq48umdlnhaj9kuns3le9ll super easy to use and setup. Also they have great docs on their website to help you setup and connect services.
Agreed.
My start9-node has been running btc, eletcrs, lnd and more smoothly for about a year now and the only thing i can actually complain about is: Tor-only and not even tunnelsats will do as a workaround.
But they promised to give us options, so we wait.
Iāve only been using it as a lightning node for a few months but itās been solid.
Iām running a pruned node on a mini pc (256 GB) since I already have a Ronin Dojo full node.