> curl -L https://umbrel.sh | bash
lmao
The easiest #bitcoin node setup I've tried so far is:
* Debian 12 w/XFCE desktop gui
* Umbrel
Debian installer is good. Simple enough for almost anyone.
Only other task is to get Umbrel installed... in just TWO SIMPLE COMMANDS!
* `apt install curl`
* `curl -L https://umbrel.sh | bash`
BUT THERE'S A "BUT"!!
It's only this simple if I log in as `root`. The user that the setup creates doesn't have `sudo` access. Obv I can add the user to sudoers, but now we're getting deeper into linux and losing the total noob simplicity.
I'm not a linux security expert. At all.
Is it a "Nope, unacceptable!" to install and run the Umbrel docker containers as `root`?
Discussion
Same tradeoff as a one-click LunaNode btcpay VM. Trust vs convenience to lower the skill barrier to entry.
Simplest possible laptop build ain't gonna be the most secure nor the most sovereign.
Someone suggested RaspiBlitz which has the same installation approach:
It is what it is. 🤷🏻♂️