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Quote from: Reynaldo on December 22, 2014, 05:59:31 PM

Running a node with raspberry pi seems a big task but.. its possible, for example i was thinking on setting up my raspberry pi b + that ihave around as a cold wallet, but if theres a bitcoin-qt available for ARM you should go ahead and try it.

I've made a script for that, still in Beta, but works (some issues with btchip's HID keyboard replay and udev rule ...)

https://github.com/aussiehash/Bitcoin-for-SBC

Really nice, gonna test it out.. have you considered electrum for offline wallet? should be the same to use it with your model, in fact its better since i dont need the whole blockchain :O!

Really clean script, there's much to learn from it, I'll try to use it with my Archlinux ARM instead of Raspbian

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Quote from: blg425 on December 22, 2014, 10:32:40 AM

Hey guys,

I have a raspberry Pi B+ that I'm doing nothing with, i'd like to run it as a BTC node, though the Blockchain is getting bigger and bigger. Anyone have a good tutorial that caters to the new model?

Also is there profit to be made by running a quality node or not at all? (in the past got paid running NXT nodes)

Didn't know there is a B+ model out there as well of the Pi.

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Quote from: Reynaldo on December 22, 2014, 05:59:31 PM

Running a node with raspberry pi seems a big task but.. its possible, for example i was thinking on setting up my raspberry pi b + that ihave around as a cold wallet, but if theres a bitcoin-qt available for ARM you should go ahead and try it.

I've made a script for that, still in Beta, but works (some issues with btchip's HID keyboard replay and udev rule ...)

https://github.com/aussiehash/Bitcoin-for-SBC

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Raspberry Pi model B+ includes only 512mb ram. To run a full node, be sure to add swap. If you only have a SD card, do not run a full node as swap and heavy read and writes on the SD card would most likely shorten the lifespan. Use a HDD/SSD instead.

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The problem is the memory. If you have an external drive to plug in, then you'll be fine. USB flash drives just die all the time.

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I am in the same situation, I have a B+ and dont know what to do with it!

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Quote from: crazy-pilot on December 23, 2014, 04:53:42 AM

Well the things we can do with Raspberry are quite small in terms of BTC projects, I loved mining BTC with usb miners and Minepeon for example.

Maybe if you have a LCD/TFT screen you could show the current rate of BTC/USD or EURO for example or even combine it with your current BTC balance, i've done this project in the past, let me see if I still have the code somewhere, would safe you a lot of time coding, and if you're not technical it is almost copy / paste.

I would say that it's unnecessary...but here is the video, I think you mean the same: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7kInkXEl6M

Here is also a GitHub source: https://github.com/grepped/raspberry-pi_btc-ticker

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Aside from getting disturbed by an alien blue glow and seeing the exchange rate on my desk all the time, surprisingly little has changed. Knowing the exact rate is useful while trading, but I find the data is difficult remember, so I can see the use for a 1hr/24hr averaging system, and having the backlight change from green/red on uptick/downtick, allowing for a visual index.

Will report back if I experience a singularity with the blockchain.

True.

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Well the things we can do with Raspberry are quite small in terms of BTC projects, I loved mining BTC with usb miners and Minepeon for example.

Maybe if you have a LCD/TFT screen you could show the current rate of BTC/USD or EURO for example or even combine it with your current BTC balance, i've done this project in the past, let me see if I still have the code somewhere, would safe you a lot of time coding, and if you're not technical it is almost copy / paste.

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Quote from: Valzador on December 22, 2014, 06:07:29 PM

To run a bitcoin node all you have to do is install bitcoin on it and then run through terminal

Code:

bitcoind -server -daemon

You can then just pull out the HDMI cable as you won't be needing the view anymore.

The bitcoin blockchain is quite big so you might need a 64GB+ Sd card.

If he uses a sdcard it will wear out really quick. He does not need to use HDMI cable for setup, he can just SSH to the raspberry pi ...

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To run a bitcoin node all you have to do is install bitcoin on it and then run through terminal

Code:

bitcoind -server -daemon

You can then just pull out the HDMI cable as you won't be needing the view anymore.

The bitcoin blockchain is quite big so you might need a 64GB+ Sd card.

Reynaldo

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Running a node with raspberry pi seems a big task but.. its possible, for example i was thinking on setting up my raspberry pi b + that ihave around as a cold wallet, but if theres a bitcoin-qt available for ARM you should go ahead and try it.

Move all the things that write on SD to a HDD, here is one of my setups:

http://mywayonlinux.blogspot.com/2014_05_01_archive.html

you can use some usbs sticks for caching and those things so SDcard does not get corrupted and get a nice external HDD for permanent connection to the raspberry and the node can run on that HDD without having to worry about space.

If you have a hdd around from a laptop you can use: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MQ97QGE/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A29Y8OP2GPR7PE and use it as a usb

For more usb ports since you may need them, ill recommend this usb hub: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003Z4G3I6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

You would have to set up cross compiling in case that you want to compile the bitcoin-qt or compile it for ARMv6 using your computer.
My first choice would be Arch linux ARM without X server

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Quote from: Small on December 22, 2014, 10:59:03 AM

Quote from: blg425 on December 22, 2014, 10:32:40 AM

Hey guys,

I have a raspberry Pi B+ that I'm doing nothing with, i'd like to run it as a BTC node, though the Blockchain is getting bigger and bigger. Anyone have a good tutorial that caters to the new model?

Also is there profit to be made by running a quality node or not at all? (in the past got paid running NXT nodes)

There are already a lot of Bitcoin Nodes around the world, it wouldn't do much
unless you live in less Bitcoin-Savvy areas in the world like Developing Asian Countries (Philippines, Indonesia, India, etc.)

You'd have a better bet by hosting a project you have using that Rasp. Pi.
Maybe a website or using it as a server for an online app.

That is not the right mindset. If everyone would say "there is anyway enough nodes", the Bitcoin network wouldn't exist anymore.

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There's no profit in running a full Bitcoin node, but if you have a fast connection, you'd be helping out the community.
To run a node, all you need is the latest Bitcoin Core.

Otherwise, you could buy a domain and use the RasPi as your own website server. Maybe a torrent seedbox. There are many options

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Quote from: blg425 on December 22, 2014, 10:32:40 AM

Hey guys,

I have a raspberry Pi B+ that I'm doing nothing with, i'd like to run it as a BTC node, though the Blockchain is getting bigger and bigger. Anyone have a good tutorial that caters to the new model?

Also is there profit to be made by running a quality node or not at all? (in the past got paid running NXT nodes)

There are already a lot of Bitcoin Nodes around the world, it wouldn't do much
unless you live in less Bitcoin-Savvy areas in the world like Developing Asian Countries (Philippines, Indonesia, India, etc.)

You'd have a better bet by hosting a project you have using that Rasp. Pi.
Maybe a website or using it as a server for an online app.

blg425

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Hey guys,

I have a raspberry Pi B+ that I'm doing nothing with, i'd like to run it as a BTC node, though the Blockchain is getting bigger and bigger. Anyone have a good tutorial that caters to the new model?

Also is there profit to be made by running a quality node or not at all? (in the past got paid running NXT nodes)

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