Running a node on a Pi — still worth the ceremony?

Storage needs keep growing and cheap mini-PCs undercut the Pi on price-per-performance now. Is the Pi node era over?

Moved to a used mini-PC. Sync time alone justified it.

The Pi still wins on power draw and silence. Mine just keeps ticking.

The ceremony IS the point. Verifying your own money should feel like something.

For what it's worth, a small test rental before committing has saved me twice now — watch the shares land at your own pool first. Numbers welcome.

Not sure I buy that. multisig with a written recovery plan beats any single clever hiding spot.

Counterpoint: heat reuse in the garage is what makes the maths work for me in winter. Am I missing something obvious?

Interesting point above. heat reuse in the basement is what makes the maths work for me in winter. What's everyone else seeing?

Strong disagree with the last reply — firmware updates over USB first, OTA only after you trust the supply. Learned the hard way.

Second this. insurance for rented-out rigs is decoration unless the use is named in writing. Anyone tried the opposite?

Good thread this. firmware updates over USB first, OTA only after you trust the supply. Learned the hard way. Would you do it differently?

Good thread this. heat reuse in my flat is what makes the maths work for me in winter. Curious what the group thinks.

BTC on the small rigs, BTC on the big ones — diversification of boredom. Would you do it differently?

Underrated topic. undervolting bought me 16% efficiency for a small hashrate haircut, and I'd do it again. Would you do it differently?

My S21 has been at it for 78 days straight and the numbers at the wall still surprise me. What's your setup?

Interesting point above. insurance for rented-out rigs is decoration unless the use is named in writing. Anyone measuring something different?

Good thread this. running a node changed how I think about the whole stack, mining included. Anyone measuring something different?

Reading this from {place}, a small test rental before committing has saved me twice now — watch the shares land at your own pool first. Am I missing something obvious?