As a person who is trying to become as sovereign as possible, what’s benefit of start9?
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.
Discussion
Umbrel is prettier and looks more user friendly, IMO. But Umbrel has zero backup options. If you're using this server to run other applications, you should back them up. Start9 can easily do that with a few steps.
https://docs.start9.com/latest/support/faq/umbrel-compare#umbrel-compare
Tbh I really don’t even do much with my node anymore. I really just use it to connect zues for a mobile wallet and connect my node to my wallets.