Continuing my attempt at an "easy mode" bitcoin node build on a used Lenovo laptop (~$120?).
Installing Ubuntu Desktop 22.04.3 LTS was smooth. Installing Umbrel via their bash script was easy once the Docker registry server was back online.
PROBLEM: Umbrel apps wouldn't install via the web UI. Had to free up port 53 for some reason.
https://www.linuxuprising.com/2020/07/ubuntu-how-to-free-up-port-53-used-by.html
Okay, now we're finally cooking!
Will let it do a full IBD just to see what this CPU (Intel Core i3-10110U) is capable of. It's overkill for our needs, while still being a 4-yr-old cpu and still quite cheap. Came with 16GB RAM and I swapped in an okay 2TB nvme.
That's 4.6x more powerful than a Raspi4. IBD started about 5 minutes ago. We'll see how long it takes to finish.
I have been running almost exactly the same setup recently but instead of Ubuntu I used Trisquel GNU/Linux
I now migrated from using the ThinkPad to a fanless, steel encased, miniPC also with Trisquel. Even with only 8GB Ram, I have lots to spare despite having 5 awesome bitcoin apps running on Umbrel.
Never heard of Trisquel before. Is that second screenshot a separate monitoring app on a phone?
https://trisquel.info/ is pure GNU/Linux with the proprietary Linux kernel deblobbed. It is one of thr few dostros that does not include or recommend any propertiary software at all in its repositories. It is endorsed by the FSF and the only usable distro I trust. Its based on Ubuntu so very user friendly but everything nasty stripped away and way more lightweight than Ubuntu. Especially if you opt for trisquel mini with the lxde release.
The second screenshot is a section of my trisquel desktop. Its conky with the Automatik theme for system monitoring.
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If I want to monitor remotely from my android tablet I just connect with VNC, you'll notice the X11 vnc server application running in my system tray.
