Why all the hate on the Pi? Fulcrum was rubbish on a Pi but it turns out Electrs works just fine and dandy and I've learned heaps in the process which is ultimately what this was about. Use what you have and stack sats, rather that dis the Raspberry Pi, no?
I think you're misunderstanding what nostr:npub1r7psmkr4zv93xnal8un6d8hvmpsn5jvhfzn3kk38rfcel6awznks7znspg is arguing for.
When he says "hunt for used equipment" he just means an old laptop or a miniPC.
Most plebs mistakenly think "bitcoin node" = Raspberry Pi.
But the point is that even an older used computer is still way more powerful and WAY more reliable than a Raspi. It's a much better starting point for spinning up your own node.
So Dimi is saying: "Yeah, I sell refurbished used computers that are set up to be awesome bitcoin nodes OR you can absolutely do all that yourself."
Just don't do it on a Raspberry Pi!
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Raspis just aren't long-term reliable. My Raspi4 node died twice and completely corrupted its ssd each time. They would almost certainly do better with a UPS, but at that point the arguments in favor of repurposing an old laptop get stronger (laptop's battery is effectively a UPS).
And sure, "use what you have" but you said above that you ordered a new Pi 5.
Just trying to make the point that there's better bang for the buck (esp if it's free if you have an old laptop lying around!) and better reliability and performance out there.
Like I said above, the pleb culture has ingrained "node" = "Raspi". Trying to encourage people to seek out better (and often cheaper) options.
Help me out here nostr:npub1pfezegswrn8lpt0aerp2hvyhj4lsuzln9kcccs5p7qch2m2sawxsxcelvf!
Agree with Keith on this with one additional comment, use your old node raspi for ham radio.
The new association for btc plebs to btc devs should be “raspi” = “ham radio digital modes”.
Lol, ham radio 😂
Yeah but no. No better bang for the buck than repurposing what you have. A Pi with an external powered USB hub is stable AF. Never had an issue with reliability.
Pi's themselves are random in quality. Some are very reliable. Others less so. That's what you get when you buy toy quality hardware.
We recommend used ThinkPads because they were originally $1,500 enterprise quality machines but they sell for less than $200 when entire fleets are sold off lease. I particularly recommend the 2019 E series because it has upgradable RAM to 32GB and two internal SSDs. You can't get that level of reliability and performance with Pi.
Neither is it needed FFS!
100% A node based on a raspberry pie is not long term sustainable. Especially if you want to do more than just run the core. If you want to do lightning, and mempool, lnbits, fulcrum and any other kind of add-on, you definitely need a better hardware.