You can easily run a full bitcoin node (not to be confused with a miner) using a raspberry pi and a 1TB SSD with Umbrel software

Hello,

I wanted to share my experience setting up a full bitcoin node and how easy the experience was for me.

If you have these components laying around or can afford to get a 16GB+ raspberry pi kit, USB to SATA cable, and a 1TB SSD, you can run your own full node and have access to the bitcoin blockchain without the help of a third party (ie an exchange or wallet app) as well as helping with decentralization of the network and securing your investment.

All I had to do was follow the raspberry pi assembly manual and watch a 6 minute YouTube tutorial on how to install Umbrel software to a microSD card. I'll admit I have a little more technical knowledge than the average Joe, but with a little bit of patience, troubleshooting, and a handy search engine, anyone can figure it out fairly quickly.

The process essentially involved putting together the raspberry pi, hooking it up to my internet and a spare monitor (in my case an old TV monitor), downloading the umbrel software to a microSD card on my windows computer using a USB to microSD converter (often comes in raspberry pi kits), loading the SD card into the pi, and powering on. [I did encounter a bug during the validation step when writing Umbrel to the SD card. It has something to do with the windows OS, but can be skipped during writing and isn't a necessary step in writing Umbrel to the SD card successfully. You just have to hit the skip button during the validation step when it is writing.]

This process can be very easy and I encourage anyone invested in bitcoin and wanting to participate in maintaining the network to give it a try. It's a fun and fulfilling project.

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Submitted January 02, 2022 at 07:02AM by Hottjuicynoob https://ift.tt/343rW0y

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