DAY 3: BITCOIN CORE DOWNLOAD = 6.15%
Topic: [CHALLENGE] Run A Bitcoin Node: 14 Days To 14 Merits - page 86. (Read 20123 times)
DAY 8
+17,51%
Almost forgot to report because I was tired on holiday. Let's just say I'm sticking to the forum time, because maybe the date in the bottom corner will be a little different from the daily count here.
+17,51%
Almost forgot to report because I was tired on holiday. Let's just say I'm sticking to the forum time, because maybe the date in the bottom corner will be a little different from the daily count here.
Day 14 Progress:
Code:
{
"chain": "main",
"blocks": 483524,
"headers": 826728,
"bestblockhash": "00000000000000000057ed8440407a56be436ec6526ce42ed0efa7682d1c8990",
"difficulty": 888171856257.3206,
"time": 1504552604,
"mediantime": 1504550261,
"verificationprogress": 0.2636072008596604,
"initialblockdownload": true,
"chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000008413e8d92ba1f851839e2d",
"size_on_disk": 92198746044,
"pruned": true,
"pruneheight": 386488,
"automatic_pruning": true,
"prune_target_size": 99999547392,
"warnings": ""
}
Day 2
Progress: 8.99% sync
Progress: 8.99% sync
Day 12
Day 14
Code:
{
"chain": "main",
"blocks": 826664,
"headers": 826666,
"bestblockhash": "00000000000000000000998976f67ebe8d9337a4d88da7743a974eef7ee1fb06",
"difficulty": 70343519904866.8,
"time": 1705831681,
"mediantime": 1705828899,
"verificationprogress": 0.9999857310317726,
"initialblockdownload": false,
"chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000667657a24a13bc546a482ad4",
"size_on_disk": 4844087158,
"pruned": true,
"pruneheight": 824220,
"automatic_pruning": true,
"prune_target_size": 4999610368,
"warnings": ""
}
I doubt it has pruned at all because at first I set it to 20GB, then 400GB, and currently 500GB.
Why? You'll have all the drawbacks of pruning (like not being able to rescan or import), without much of the benefits (half a TB less disk consumption).Quote
Currently the Bitcoin folder is 405GB so it hasn’t reached pruning yet, and I will likely increase it as it approaches the limit I set. With that, I’m looking at 575GB as you said, which means I have 170GB more to download. Calculations right?
So you have 29.6% to go. That means your progress estimate is too optimistic. 
Code:
"blocks": 764772,
"headers": 826648,
But pruning means to limit the storage space it uses, right? Even if I have set pruning, I doubt it has pruned at all because at first I set it to 20GB, then 400GB, and currently 500GB. Currently the Bitcoin folder is 405GB so it hasn’t reached pruning yet, and I will likely increase it as it approaches the limit I set. With that, I’m looking at 575GB as you said, which means I have 170GB more to download. Calculations right?
Code:
"blocks": 764772,
"headers": 826648,
DAY 16 progress: 100% sync 
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Cheers mate. Bravo.
DAY 12
Code:
{
"chain": "main",
"blocks": 764772,
"headers": 826648,
"bestblockhash": "0000000000000000000649b201f29bb79baf5a8c2826d16f26846448195a411b",
"difficulty": 36950494067222.41,
"time": 1669468079,
"mediantime": 1669463296,
"verificationprogress": 0.8199601146946276,
"initialblockdownload": true,
"chainwork": "00000000000000000000000000000000000000003a3c7e99f100596ddd2b1ead",
"size_on_disk": 430271518803,
"pruned": true,
"pruneheight": 400915,
"automatic_pruning": true,
"prune_target_size": 499999834112,
"warnings": ""
}
Already in November 2022. I am wondering how and why it’s already that close but the percentage is just about 82%. Does it mean that about 18% of these blocks to be downloaded were created just in 2023?
DAY 14 (final for the contest - but not final for my node):
Code:
{
"chain": "main",
"blocks": 826652,
"headers": 826652,
"bestblockhash": "00000000000000000000386add456f9dfa218ca360d6b89c7dd99801d86aa0e8",
"difficulty": 70343519904866.8,
"time": 1705824941,
"mediantime": 1705818634,
"verificationprogress": 0.9999986128841603,
"initialblockdownload": false,
"chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000667357e5c42581c48fecdbe4",
"size_on_disk": 616242482271,
"pruned": false,
"warnings": ""
}
DAY 16 progress: 100% sync
After 16 long days, with countless internet issue, slow bandwidth speed, load shedding etc etc etc, it's finally synced. Feels great actually. Kind of an achievement for me.
After 16 long days, with countless internet issue, slow bandwidth speed, load shedding etc etc etc, it's finally synced. Feels great actually. Kind of an achievement for me.
DAY 7
+8,5%
+8,5%
Day 13 progress
Code:

{
"chain": "main",
"blocks": 452856,
"headers": 826586,
"bestblockhash": "0000000000000000009eacd8c5702e0c914353efc76a0a589339cd6b03c3f4ae",
"difficulty": 422170566883.8369,
"time": 1486993050,
"mediantime": 1486991883,
"verificationprogress": 0.2052807757801414,
"initialblockdownload": true,
"chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000003ed59a6552d365f89f2fa7",
"size_on_disk": 117939300763,
"pruned": true,
"pruneheight": 0,
"automatic_pruning": true,
"prune_target_size": 299999690752,
"warnings": ""
}
Second Day:
Where is everyone else
All you have to do is run a node and get it synced - no strings attached.If this is still open Will setup my system later today and join the "Run A Bitcoin Node challenge"
Though from the looks of this looks like that 1000merit barrier sent users watching from the fence, but challenge accepted.
Bitcoin core downloaded
and now waiting for the pre sync to be done and should see some progress...25 weeks to go
Let the fight for Ram begin....Chrome just joined the chat
DAY 1
Progress: (valid as of the creation date of this post)
If you see any error in the progress report like your name isn't listed correctly, and so on, please let me know so I can fix it.
Code:
Day 1:
kuriboh
Day 6:
bayu7adi
Day 11:
oktana
Shishir99
Day 12:
spiker777
Day 13:
SilverCryptoBullet
apogio
Day 15+:
DYING_S0UL (awaiting 99% synced)
If you see any error in the progress report like your name isn't listed correctly, and so on, please let me know so I can fix it.
Day 11
Day 13
Code:
{
"chain": "main",
"blocks": 826550,
"headers": 826550,
"bestblockhash": "00000000000000000003af57904acc3564a0f71e4cec5f5154df6c58499ccc9b",
"difficulty": 73197634206448.34,
"time": 1705753719,
"mediantime": 1705750068,
"verificationprogress": 0.9999980860976642,
"initialblockdownload": false,
"chainwork": "00000000000000000000000000000000000000006659c2c68026f36e506fe79f",
"size_on_disk": 4924156856,
"pruned": true,
"pruneheight": 824053,
"automatic_pruning": true,
"prune_target_size": 4999610368,
"warnings": ""
}
Day 11
Code:
{
"chain": "main",
"blocks": 721281,
"headers": 826537,
"bestblockhash": "000000000000000000027119328593460d4855e50265b017a5f3f70d1057b444",
"difficulty": 26643185256535.46,
"time": 1643684204,
"mediantime": 1643682249,
"verificationprogress": 0.7405031947519984,
"initialblockdownload": true,
"chainwork": "000000000000000000000000000000000000000027f694d30cbed896d7ca579e",
"size_on_disk": 371440213225,
"pruned": true,
"pruneheight": 400915,
"automatic_pruning": true,
"prune_target_size": 499999834112,
"warnings": ""
}
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