I like
Lenovo or Hp mini PCs (ebay $25) *Bare* with power adapter
7500T cpu (ebay $30)
16GB ddr4 *dual channel* 2x8gb ram (new $25)
2TB Sata SSD (new $80-$100)
Total $160-$180
Powerful x86 with huge RAM and 2TB storage enough for another decade of full archival.
Ok thanks! I'll have a look. And should I use Umbrel or something else?
I’ve used raspiblitz and Start9, never umbrel personally, BTC sessions covered it I think.
Start9 (StartOS open source)
https://github.com/Start9Labs/start-os
https://docs.start9.com/0.3.5.x/
It’s good, just keep in mind you’ll need to connect to everything over Tor so for example Nunchuk wallet on mobile doesn’t connect over tor by default, you’ll need a tor proxy like Orbot- which is doable but I hope Nunchuk supports this inside the app in future.
Blockstream Green should work fine, and the Keeper wallet does too I believe, was going to test Keeper this weekend
Raspiblitz is great and more lightweight if you decide to go with a pi
Ok, I'll do some more research on these. Thanks 🫂
Whatever you decide it’s best to jump in with anything you got and learn!
Start with Bitcoin core pruned on your personal computer!
Always can upgrade or run multiple in future, give equipment to family as gifts!
Don’t trust…. verify! (On your own node)
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