0 sats \ 6 replies \ @Athena_Alpha 5 Nov 2023 \ parent \ on: I'm lame I guess. Node aesthetics matter to me. bitcoin
Clearly it's so OP can call themselves a Node Runner 😎
No. Just calling a node runner is not enough. That's why we have so many shity nodes in the network that do not do any good but wrong, because many noobs want to be jyst nodd runners without anything else.
Read my guides, I explained there WHY and WHO should run public nodes.
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I feel like Athena may have just been keeping it a bit light hearted with a smile on their face.
The question you should ask yourself, Darth, is, does it matter to you or the network if a noob runs a node that's not 100% functional/optimal?
What can go wrong... Aside from noob maybe losing their own keys and wasting some of their own time?
Just an FYI: under your first link there's a dead link with heading "Main reason why you should run a node - In Bitcoin We Trust"
My main goal with running a node is to help support the network. I would also use it as my own wallet for a portion of my BTC. However, I'm comfortable with Cold Card so don't see myself going 100% on my own.
Routing my own payments through it/lightning isn't high on my list CURRENTLY, but in order to learn more I need to do keep moving in that direction.
Bitcoin for me is not so much escaping government control (though I understand fully why that's important to some), but more NOT being tied 100% to that financial system.
Calling myself a node runner... Sure, why not. I like being part of the Bitcoin network on all levels. I don't broadcast my involvement to the general masses, but I also don't need to stay in a basement pretending to be a freedom fighter with my node.
I definitely do not have your level of knowledge, but if you just aggressively throw a giant list of links at less experienced users YOU might actually be doing more damage than good. Maybe the noob you turn away might end up being a valuable asset down the road.
Anyway, peace! I'll definitely ask questions when I need them.... And yes, I'm reading some of your links for f* sakes. LoL.
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I feel like Athena may have just been keeping it a bit light hearted with a smile on their face.
Yes it was meant to be tongue in cheek, probably should have put a "😛" emoji or something in there. Also from his grammar it seems English isn't @DarthCoin first language so that likely made it harder too
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does it matter to you or the network if a noob runs a node that's not 100% functional/optimal?
Yes, it is very important to have a healthy network, not full of trash. My payments DEPEND on each public node in the network. That's why is imperative to be most of them good nodes, not just some dudes running shity nodes.
Maybe the noob you turn away might end up being a valuable asset down the road.
Goood! Bitcoin is not for the weak, only for brave. I sent you that shit ton of links to learn. If you are scared, then stay away.
If you are smart enough to run a good node, go ahead, you are more than welcome. Also keep in mind to have enough capital to sustain that public node, not coming with shity channels of 100k sats.
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You're referring to solely to nodes with open lightning channels, yeah?
What about just running a Bitcoin core node. Is that considered pointless if it's not up to some standard you're setting?
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Yes, is also pointless.
Most of these core nodes will have:
- by default only max 8 outbound connections
- slow bandwidth to seed the blocks to other new nodes, limited to those 8 outbound
- in order to give more outbound connections you need to open the port 8332 and have a static public IP. Also you need a powerful machine to be able to handle the huge traffic and memory that will be used. Only few nodes could do that in the network. Not talking also about the size of the mempool, if you really want to "help the network"...
As a personal node, yes is enough with 8 connections. But in order to say "I want to help the network" you MUST to those things.
Additional you could offer neutrino services, that is more necessary but also will take some memory.
You see? is not just running a node...
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