Three years ago, I built an Umbrel node.
Last summer, I built a node from scratch.
Today, I finished my nostr:npub126ntw5mnermmj0znhjhgdk8lh2af72sm8qfzq48umdlnhaj9kuns3le9ll node.
I don't like recommending technology to people without fully having used it myself. I often tell people to use Start9 even though I only never "used" it in any production sort of manner. I only installed the OS, poked around the settings and marketplace a bit, then stopped using it.
That changes today. I will be migrating my Umbrel node over to my Start9 node as soon as Bitcoin finishes syncing.
Main differences for me is that S9 uses https and Umbrel refuses to use https.
Umbrel has newer software, S9 takes longer to update (my opinion).
S9 uses long URLs, look like Bitcoin addresses, Umbrel uses servername plus port.
S9 has a server backup but don’t use the 24 word for Lightning. Umbrel has 24 words for Ln but no backup solution for the server…
Just my 2ct and my opinion.
Btw: I am running a S9 at the moment.
Very interesting feedback 🤙🏻
