Yep, HDDs are not reliable, it's much better an SSD. Even with the SSD, it's better to oversize it because there is a limit on how much writings you can do.

javier

bitcoin

I'm closing my old 300 channels Lightning node, here are the reasons

I ran a few casa nodes way back in the day. The hard drive kept failing. I think maybe it was too hot. Casa always replaced the hardware but I still don't know if/how much money I lost. After the 3rd hd failure I packed it up. Not worth the effort and funds risk. I am always surprised to read how much more time, effort, and funds others put into running personal LN nodes.

I think you're making the right choice. Mobile wallets are quite good these days. Sorry to hear about the lost funds.