85 sats \ 2 replies \ @k00b 22 Oct \ on: is my old laptop good enough to run a lightweight node? bitcoin
Laptops make great nodes because they have a backup power source. You'll just want to run a pruned node (guide from @TheBTCManual).
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27 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 22 Oct
even much better a LN node in neutrino mode https://docs.lightning.engineering/lightning-network-tools/lnd/enable-neutrino-mode-in-bitcoin-core
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @stack_harder OP 23 Oct
that's handy because that laptop has to be plugged in at all times since the battery is trash. looking into a pruned node now
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