50 sats \ 0 replies \ @nullcount 29 Jun 2023 \ on: Help me choose a node setup bitcoin
If your server has the resources, I recommend installing Proxmox. It's Debian based but it's a type 1 hypervisor that lets you easily spin up virtual machines.
This way, you can run multiple Umbrel instances on the same server hardware. I use one Umbrel for LN, one Umbrel just to have a spare copy of the Blockchain, and another Umbrel for media, and non-BTC stuff.
You could even spin up a VM and try all three of your options on the same box at the same time!
The learning curve is not that bad especially if you've used type 2 hypervisors like virtualbox.
In addition to VMs proxmox let's you do fancy stuff like RAID, backups, and high availability clusters. If you have at least 3 servers running proxmox, you can even do live VM migrations from one server to another. This feature is super cool because it lets you migrate your LN node to another hardware without missing a single route or needing to shutdown your node.