Do you remember how long the initial sync took?
Approximately 2.5 weeks over TOR.
I also did an IBD once using Start9's suite, on clearnet, I think it was approximately a week - but for this I am not perfectly sure. I don't run this node anymore.
Topic: [BitcoinTalk Node Tutorial #5] Hosting a Monero node on the same machine (Read 306 times)
December 28, 2024, 03:27:56 PM
Approximately 2.5 weeks over TOR.
I also did an IBD once using Start9's suite, on clearnet, I think it was approximately a week - but for this I am not perfectly sure. I don't run this node anymore.
December 28, 2024, 03:14:27 PM
Just make sure to pay attention to that post: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.63800526, because it literally delayed my internet speed in the whole house.
My internet isn't that fast, but even torrents with many connections aren't a problem for other "users" in the house. Even Bitcoin Core only uses full bandwidth once in a while, because my system is the limiting factor. For Monero, I expect my hardware to be even more limiting, so I expect bandwidth to be lower.Quote
I am certain that it will work properly, since I 've been running it on a worse machine than yours and it's okey-ish.
Do you remember how long the initial sync took? December 28, 2024, 02:18:58 PM
I have a spare laptop with 8 GB RAM and SSD (big enough for pruning). Any idea how a Monero GUI node would perform on that? I last tried a Monero node years ago on a server with HDD, and it slowed down the entire server so I never touched it again.
In general, as you already know, a Monero node is demanding.
I am certain that it will work properly, since I 've been running it on a worse machine than yours and it's okey-ish.
Just make sure to pay attention to that post: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.63800526, because it literally delayed my internet speed in the whole house.
December 28, 2024, 02:01:55 PM
I have a spare laptop with 8 GB RAM and SSD (big enough for pruning). Any idea how a Monero GUI node would perform on that? I last tried a Monero node years ago on a server with HDD, and it slowed down the entire server so I never touched it again.
August 28, 2024, 01:40:45 PM
Is it better for the monero network to run a node over clearnet or tor? I've heard running over tor increases chances of a sybil attack
The only advantage of a Sybil attacker in Tor is that they can create an infinite number of onion addresses for free, which would come at a cost to do with IP addresses. I cannot think of any other advantage. If you're being Sybil attacked in a Proof-of-Work blockchain system, it means the attacker owns a good percentage of the hashrate, because otherwise, your client would stuck on a block height, and you could notice that you're being Sybil attacked. In the case of an attacker who has the incentive and amount of money to Sybil attack, the cost to acquire a few IP addresses would really be negligible.
August 28, 2024, 12:47:37 PM
Is it better for the monero network to run a node over clearnet or tor? I've heard running over tor increases chances of a sybil attack
March 13, 2024, 10:35:34 AM
Does it go slow to you too?
Yes, it was actually slowing down my whole internet connection at home. I was trying to use watch some videos on YouTube and it was very slow.
What saved me was:
1. I changed in-peers and out-peers to much lower values.
2. I used the limit-rate to limit the up and down rate.
I think specifically I have set them to:
in peers = 8
out peers = 20
limit rate = 2048
I am not sure about the specific issue that you mention though...
March 13, 2024, 09:48:30 AM
I just tried installing a Monero full node on my Raspberry Pi 4 today. It didn't go well. Installation is spot on, and I'm glad that I could use the Monero GUI (which is officially supported by Monero dev team), but it's just too resource-requiring for a Pi that already runs a Bitcoin node.
The ugly part wasn't synchronization. That took a week on my HDD, and it's a reasonable amount of time given that Monero has an exponentially larger spend index size. The ugly part is that it's faster to run a pruned node on my main computer (with no running in the background) and open it up whenever I want to make a transaction, than connecting to my Raspberry Pi via remote node. It was trying to calculate the automatic fee, and had stuck...
Does it go slow to you too?
The ugly part wasn't synchronization. That took a week on my HDD, and it's a reasonable amount of time given that Monero has an exponentially larger spend index size. The ugly part is that it's faster to run a pruned node on my main computer (with no running in the background) and open it up whenever I want to make a transaction, than connecting to my Raspberry Pi via remote node. It was trying to calculate the automatic fee, and had stuck...
Does it go slow to you too?
January 09, 2024, 09:11:55 AM
Which model? My experience with Pi nodes was... mediocre, to say the least, in the (now somewhat distant) past. Especially due to initial block download time. 
In my guide, I showed that you basically really want 8GB of RAM.
In my guide, I showed that you basically really want 8GB of RAM.It's the Raspberry Pi 4b 8GB RAM as I mention in the first tutorial.
To be honest, I chose the RPi because it was very cheap, but if I had plenty of money I would probably choose an NUC. The 8GB RAM sound sufficient of course. The IBD took 72hrs for me.
I highly recommend Core Lightning (as used in my guide). You can take my guide as a starting point. 
Yes I will go with CLN and I will definetely take a look at it.
January 09, 2024, 09:07:27 AM
Yeah mine too. I thought of running all the essentials on a rapberry pi.
Which model? My experience with Pi nodes was... mediocre, to say the least, in the (now somewhat distant) past. Especially due to initial block download time. In my guide, I showed that you basically really want 8GB of RAM.The only thing I haven't yet figured out is whether I will make it a Lightning node as well. If I do, I will probably do it using CLN and not LND. But I need to find the necessary time, otherwise I will never make it.
I highly recommend Core Lightning (as used in my guide). You can take my guide as a starting point. January 09, 2024, 08:54:52 AM
Thanks, I try to keep it updated, as seen in the changelog.
I'll update it again this week; it's been 6 months..
My guide is more focused on setting up a dedicated machine that runs all (and only) the Bitcoin 'essentials'.
I'll update it again this week; it's been 6 months..
My guide is more focused on setting up a dedicated machine that runs all (and only) the Bitcoin 'essentials'.
Yeah mine too. I thought of running all the essentials on a rapberry pi. The only thing I haven't yet figured out is whether I will make it a Lightning node as well. If I do, I will probably do it using CLN and not LND. But I need to find the necessary time, otherwise I will never make it.
January 09, 2024, 08:45:37 AM
I think with Core and Monero people will find the information online easily; just Electrs was surprising to me when I first installed it. Maybe I shall add information about that in my own guide.. 
Very nice guide. Congrats to you too.I'll update it again this week; it's been 6 months..
My guide is more focused on setting up a dedicated machine that runs all (and only) the Bitcoin 'essentials'.
January 09, 2024, 08:42:47 AM
Looks great now, super comfortable to navigate. So you decided against something like a little 'disclaimer' or information regarding disk utilization at the top of the Bitcoin Core, Electrs and Monero guides?
So you decided against something like a little 'disclaimer' or information regarding disk utilization at the top of the Bitcoin Core, Electrs and Monero guides? No, absolutely not. I have just forgotten about it.
I am adding it now! I will run sudo du -sh on each directory and I will update the posts.I think with Core and Monero people will find the information online easily; just Electrs was surprising to me when I first installed it. Maybe I shall add information about that in my own guide..
Very nice guide. Congrats to you too.
January 09, 2024, 08:37:15 AM
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I will definetely do both, in fact the first suggestion is very useful. That way it is more apparent that the posts are part of a series, otherwise, one could miss it. Thanks So you decided against something like a little 'disclaimer' or information regarding disk utilization at the top of the Bitcoin Core, Electrs and Monero guides? I think with Core and Monero people will find the information online easily; just Electrs was surprising to me when I first installed it. Maybe I shall add information about that in my own guide..
January 08, 2024, 07:45:44 AM
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I will definetely do both, in fact the first suggestion is very useful. That way it is more apparent that the posts are part of a series, otherwise, one could miss it. Thanks
January 08, 2024, 07:38:41 AM
I just realized that it's a series; maybe would be a good idea to add backlinks to all or at least the first tutorial to the top.
There are. Just check on top of each post. And there is also a link to the next one on the bottom of each post.Yeah, I think as a user I'd like to see how much RAM & CPU, but maybe most importantly how much disk space, every additional piece of software uses. From my own experience, it should be just Bitcoin Core and Monero taking up most of the disk space.
Hey n0nce.
So:
Code:
Bitcoin 626G
Monero 174G
Electrs 66G
Monero 174G
Electrs 66G
January 07, 2024, 08:02:17 AM
Yeah, I think as a user I'd like to see how much RAM & CPU, but maybe most importantly how much disk space, every additional piece of software uses. From my own experience, it should be just Bitcoin Core and Monero taking up most of the disk space.
Hey n0nce.
So:
Code:
Bitcoin 626G
Monero 174G
Electrs 66G
Monero 174G
Electrs 66G
January 06, 2024, 11:41:24 AM
I just realized that it's a series; maybe would be a good idea to add backlinks to all or at least the first tutorial to the top.
There are. Just check on top of each post. And there is also a link to the next one on the bottom of each post.
So every post is linked with the previous and the next one.
January 06, 2024, 10:06:03 AM
If you are interested in the hardware that I use, you can head back to the 1st tutorial of the series, in which I install bitcoin core on the same machine.
I just realized that it's a series; maybe would be a good idea to add backlinks to all or at least the first tutorial to the top.If you want to know how much RAM and CPU the node uses, then I will definitely make sure to update the original post.
In fact it is interesting to see how much RAM all of the apps I have installed in the series use (Bitcoin Core, Electrs, Sparrow, Monero)
Yeah, I think as a user I'd like to see how much RAM & CPU, but maybe most importantly how much disk space, every additional piece of software uses. From my own experience, it should be just Bitcoin Core and Monero taking up most of the disk space. In fact it is interesting to see how much RAM all of the apps I have installed in the series use (Bitcoin Core, Electrs, Sparrow, Monero)
January 06, 2024, 07:45:34 AM
It would be interesting to add a few details in terms of requirements (computing and storage) to the top of the guide.
I remember fondly the days when people downloaded Bitcoin Core, back when it was the default wallet to run on your daily driver laptop, coming back a few days later to 'full hard drive' notifications from their operating system..
Especially, when someone is already running Bitcoin Core on the same machine and maybe even chose their SSD to fit a certain number of years worth of Bitcoin blockchain on it.
I remember fondly the days when people downloaded Bitcoin Core, back when it was the default wallet to run on your daily driver laptop, coming back a few days later to 'full hard drive' notifications from their operating system..
Especially, when someone is already running Bitcoin Core on the same machine and maybe even chose their SSD to fit a certain number of years worth of Bitcoin blockchain on it.
Hello.
If you are interested in the hardware that I use, you can head back to the 1st tutorial of the series, in which I install bitcoin core on the same machine.
If you want to know how much RAM and CPU the node uses, then I will definitely make sure to update the original post.
In fact it is interesting to see how much RAM all of the apps I have installed in the series use (Bitcoin Core, Electrs, Sparrow, Monero)
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