I'm about to upgrade my Matebook D16 with a 2Tb drive, ditching Windows 11 for a Linux distro. It’s a project for vanlifers wanting to run a Bitcoin node on their old laptops. Bodhi 7.0 caught my eye because it’s lightweight and fast. You just add what you need. I’ve successfully run a node on Ubuntu before, so I’m hoping for similar results here. Any advice or tips? I'll be using public WiFi or a mobile hotspot.
No special tips from me. But since Bodhi’s built on Ubuntu, a lot of Ubuntu tutorials should work. Just watch out for the GUI differences since Bodhi uses Moksha while Ubuntu runs GNOME.
Right? It’s like a stripped-down version of the "Jammy Jellyfish" release. Where do they even come up with these names? Anyway, it has no Snap, which is good since that slows things down. Perfect if you just need a node. I’m using Thunderbird for emails and WaterFox for browsing. I’ll see if I can add those if they fit my needs. Bodhi only needs about 250Mb of RAM, which gives plenty of space for running the node.
Yeah, as long as your RAM and dbcache are solid, you should be good. Just don’t create wallets or send transactions unless you’re on Tor. Public WiFi? You never know who’s listening.
Ha, good point. Those names are something else too. But I was surprised that it uses less RAM than I thought. Their FAQ says 512MB is a minimum. Plus, nodes don’t encrypt connections, just remember that.
My chainstate is about 11 GB now. If that doesn’t fit in your RAM, Bitcoin Core will have to work way harder for every block. I tried it with 8 GB of RAM and it wrote several TB of data. Have you maxed out your Matebook to 16 GB yet? I mean, why bother with a node that eats 2 GB of bandwidth weekly if you're stuck on public WiFi? Isn't Electrum a better option?
Right, Microsoft claims you can run Windows Server Core with 512MB too. But that doesn’t mean it’ll run smoothly or your apps will perform well. 8GB is the minimum for any decent performance, and 16GB is ideal. After the initial sync, 2GB a week isn’t so bad if you’re on public WiFi for just an hour daily.
I know I'm going off-topic, but wow, Windows Server with only CLI in 512MB? That’s wild. I knew it was possible on Linux, but Windows too? Shame you gotta buy a license for Windows Server though. I can see old machines running obscure software in headless mode.