Bitcoin full node and query server
May 29, 2024
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evoskuil21:09
This is the lowest end specification run I've ever attempted.
8 dual cores (16 logical) @ base clock 2.1GHz
8 GiB 2400Mhz RAM
2TB 560/530 MBps SATA SSD
7 year old Dell board
2.3Gbps peak measured WAN bandwidth.
It completed a full chain sync to block 840,000 in 2:15.
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jungly06:50
Interesting point about smaller machines using higher milestones and then validatingv the rest after the download. Does that mean we end up creating two types of nodes? Those that validate the entire chain vs those that validate from a large checkpoint? I understand that's the norm anyway right now.
It'll be interesting to see how long the validation on a smaller machine takes, even if it has fewer cores.
All that aside, the "scaling with hardware" objective is very much happening! 🚀